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State Representative, District 116

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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 Bexar County: parts of San Antonio, Leon Valley and Balcones Heights. Rhett Rosenquest Smith is on the Secretary of State's ballot certification and Bexar County's sample ballot but was not listed with general-election status on the Secretary of State's qualified-candidates list on 2026-09-27.

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Rhett Rosenquest Smith

Republican

The gist

  • Supports mental health care access for veterans.
  • Supports protecting religious practice from government interference.
  • Supports law enforcement while protecting constitutional rights.
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  1. Supports mental health care access for veterans.

    Priorities — Rhett Rosenquest Smith

    Campaign website · vote4rhett.org

    “Working to ensure Texas veterans have access to the mental health care, rehabilitation, resources, and support they have earned through their service.”

  2. Supports protecting religious practice from government interference.

    Priorities — Rhett Rosenquest Smith

    Campaign website · vote4rhett.org

    “Protecting religious freedom and the right of Texans to openly practice their faith without unnecessary government interference.”

  3. Supports law enforcement while protecting constitutional rights.

    Priorities — Rhett Rosenquest Smith

    Campaign website · vote4rhett.org

    “Supporting law enforcement, safe communities, and policies that uphold Texas law while protecting the constitutional rights of Texans.”
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Trey Martinez FischerOfficial portrait — Texas House of Representatives

Trey Martinez Fischer

DemocraticIncumbent

Attorney; State Representative

The gist

  • Supports a higher state minimum wage.
  • Supports expanding Medicaid.
  • Opposed the open carry and campus carry bills.
  • Authored a bill requiring efficiency audits of Operation Lone Star.In office
  • Authored a bill making the education commissioner elected.In office
  • Authored a bill allowing homestead taxes in installments.In office

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

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  1. Supports a higher state minimum wage.

    Issues — Trey Martinez Fischer

    Campaign website · treymartinezfischer.com

    “Rep Martinez Fischer is still committed to the fight for a higher minimum wage for all Texans”

  2. Supports expanding Medicaid.

    Issues — Trey Martinez Fischer

    Campaign website · treymartinezfischer.com

    “Expanding Medicaid makes financial sense and is good business”

  3. Opposed the open carry and campus carry bills.

    Issues — Trey Martinez Fischer

    Campaign website · treymartinezfischer.com

    “Rep Martinez Fischer was the most vocal opponent of both the Open Carry and Campus Carry bills.”

  4. Authored a bill requiring efficiency audits of Operation Lone Star.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “efficiency audits of Operation Lone Star and other border security programs”

  5. Authored a bill making the education commissioner elected.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “making the Texas Education Commissioner an elected office”

  6. Authored a bill allowing homestead taxes in installments.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “the payment in installments of ad valorem taxes on a residence homestead”

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