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State Representative, District 122

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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: all of Shavano Park, Hill Country Village and Grey Forest; parts of San Antonio, Helotes, Fair Oaks Ranch and Hollywood Park, and unincorporated areas.

Photo of Shelly Nickels
Shelly NickelsCampaign photo — shellynickels.com

Shelly Nickels

Democratic

Physician

The gist

  • Supports protecting reproductive rights, including IVF.
  • Supports capping prescription drug costs.
  • Supports holding data centers accountable for resource use.
  • Opposes school voucher programs.
  • Opposes using the Texas National Guard for federal policing.
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  1. Supports protecting reproductive rights, including IVF.

    Issues — Shelly Nickels for Texas House

    Campaign website · shellynickels.com

    “Protect women's reproductive rights, including access to IVF, which the Republican platform seeks to make illegal in Texas.”
  2. Supports capping prescription drug costs.

    Issues — Shelly Nickels for Texas House

    Campaign website · shellynickels.com

    “Lower prescription drug costs for Texas families by capping costs and negotiating through government health plans.”
  3. Supports holding data centers accountable for resource use.

    Issues — Shelly Nickels for Texas House

    Campaign website · shellynickels.com

    “Hold high-demand industries, including data centers, accountable for their impact on water, air, infrastructure, and electricity demand.”
  4. Opposes school voucher programs.

    Issues — Shelly Nickels for Texas House

    Campaign website · shellynickels.com

    “Stop voucher schemes that drain money from neighborhood public schools.”
  5. Opposes using the Texas National Guard for federal policing.

    Issues — Shelly Nickels for Texas House

    Campaign website · shellynickels.com

    “Protect our military, including the Texas National Guard, from having to perform federal policing activities”
Photo of Mark Dorazio
Mark DorazioOfficial portrait — Texas House of Representatives

Mark Dorazio

RepublicanIncumbent

General contractor; State Representative

The gist

  • Authored a law recognizing gold and silver as legal tender.In office
  • Authored a law on background checks for Medicaid providers.In office
  • Authored a bill for state purchases of gold bullion.In office
  • Authored a bill on the wording of city bond propositions.In office
  • Authored a bill on reporting arrests of people unlawfully present.In office

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

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  1. Authored a law recognizing gold and silver as legal tender.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Mark Dorazio, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver”
  2. Authored a law on background checks for Medicaid providers.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Mark Dorazio, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs”
  3. Authored a bill for state purchases of gold bullion.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Mark Dorazio, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “purchasing gold and silver bullion for this state to hold in the Texas Bullion Depository”
  4. Authored a bill on the wording of city bond propositions.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Mark Dorazio, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “the text of municipal ballot propositions on the issuance of bonds”
  5. Authored a bill on reporting arrests of people unlawfully present.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Mark Dorazio, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “law enforcement reports concerning certain arrest information of persons who are not lawfully present in the United States”

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