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State Representative, District 114

Vote for
1
Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Texas laws and the state budget in the Texas House of Representatives.

In Dallas County: part of Dallas.

Taxes & budget

  • Tim McDonoughRepublican

    • Supports abolishing property taxes.
  • John BryantDemocratic

    • Pledges to raise the tax share paid by commercial property.

Public safety

  • Tim McDonoughRepublican

    • Supports National Guard and State Guard border deployment.
  • John BryantDemocratic

    • Supports banning sales of military-style assault rifles.

Education

  • Tim McDonoughRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • John BryantDemocratic

    • Authored a bill on educator pay and pre-K programs.In office

Roads & infrastructure

  • Tim McDonoughRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • John BryantDemocratic

    • Pledges to make energy companies pay to winterize plants.
    • Supports connecting Texas to the national electric grid.

Health & human services

  • Tim McDonoughRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • John BryantDemocratic

    • Authored a bill to expand Medicaid eligibility.In office

Government & transparency

  • Tim McDonoughRepublican

    • Opposes using gambling to fund state government.
  • John BryantDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Courts & justice

  • Tim McDonoughRepublican

    • Supports overhauling the criminal bail system.
    • Proposes removing hate-crime provisions from Texas law.
  • John BryantDemocratic

    No documented position found.

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