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State Representative, District 19

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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.

All of Burnet, Kendall, Gillespie and Blanco counties; part of Travis County. Kelly Hall (Democratic) was declared ineligible and is not a general-election candidate.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Tom LuckDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Ellen TroxclairRepublican

    • Authored law on disaster costs in tax-rate calculations.In office

Education

  • Tom LuckDemocratic

    • Supports ending school vouchers and fully funding public schools.
    • Opposes religious instruction in public schools.

  • Ellen TroxclairRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Tom LuckDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Ellen TroxclairRepublican

    • Authored bill on local guaranteed income programs.In office

Environment & parks

  • Tom LuckDemocratic

    • Supports laws regulating water use and data centers.

  • Ellen TroxclairRepublican

    • Authored bill on city regulation of Ashe juniper removal.In office

Health & human services

  • Tom LuckDemocratic

    • Supports affordable and accessible health care.

  • Ellen TroxclairRepublican

    • Authored bill on providing abortion-inducing drugs.In office

Government & transparency

  • Tom LuckDemocratic

    • Supports getting dark money out of politics and term limits.

  • Ellen TroxclairRepublican

    • Authored law defining biological sex in government records.In office
    • Authored bill on local governments' public spending on lobbying.In office

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 6 issues covered in this race.