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State Representative, District 115

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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: all of Addison; parts of Irving, Coppell, Dallas and Farmers Branch.

Danny Rosellini

Republican

Semi-retired

The gist

  • Supports school tax compression and stronger homestead protections.
  • Supports steps toward eliminating property taxes.
  • Supports expanding career and technical education.
  • Proposes charging infrastructure costs to those driving demand.
More about Danny
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  1. Supports school tax compression and stronger homestead protections.

    Danny Rosellini for Texas House District 115

    Campaign website · rosellinifortx.com

    “Support meaningful tax compression and stronger homestead protections.”
  2. Supports steps toward eliminating property taxes.

    Danny Rosellini for Texas House District 115

    Campaign website · rosellinifortx.com

    “Take measurable steps toward eliminating property taxes altogether.”
  3. Supports expanding career and technical education.

    Danny Rosellini for Texas House District 115

    Campaign website · rosellinifortx.com

    “Expand career and technical education pathways to prepare students for real-world success.”
  4. Proposes charging infrastructure costs to those driving demand.

    Danny Rosellini for Texas House District 115

    Campaign website · rosellinifortx.com

    “Require infrastructure costs to be paid by those driving demand.”
Photo of Cassandra Hernandez
Cassandra HernandezOfficial portrait — Texas House of Representatives

Cassandra Hernandez

DemocraticIncumbent

Lawyer; State Representative

The gist

  • Supports fully funding public schools with state money.
  • Supports gun safety changes while backing gun rights.
  • Supports expanding Medicaid.
  • Supports raising the minimum wage.
  • Supports exceptions to the state abortion ban.
  • Authored a bill on replacement-cost insurance payments for homes.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Cassandra
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  1. Supports fully funding public schools with state money.

    Cassandra Garcia Hernandez for Texas

    Campaign website · cassandrafortexas.com

    “Her priority is to fully fund public schools with state funds and take care of teachers, while lowering property taxes.”
  2. Supports gun safety changes while backing gun rights.

    Cassandra Garcia Hernandez for Texas

    Campaign website · cassandrafortexas.com

    “Representative Hernandez will work to implement reasonable gun safety reforms to stop gun violence.”
  3. Supports expanding Medicaid.

    About & Issues — Cassandra Garcia Hernandez

    Campaign website · cassandrafortexas.com

    “expanding Medicaid will create an influx of billions of dollars into the Texas economy”
  4. Supports raising the minimum wage.

    About & Issues — Cassandra Garcia Hernandez

    Campaign website · cassandrafortexas.com

    “Representative Hernandez supports raising the minimum wage.”
  5. Supports exceptions to the state abortion ban.

    Cassandra Garcia Hernandez for Texas

    Campaign website · cassandrafortexas.com

    “Representative Hernandez supported exceptions to the current ban on reproductive choice.”
  6. Authored a bill on replacement-cost insurance payments for homes.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Cassandra Garcia Hernandez, 89th Legislature Regular Session

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “payment of the replacement cost of lost or damaged property under a homeowner's, renter's, or condominium owner's insurance policy”

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State Representative, District 115 · Texas 2026 General Election · The Gist