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State Representative, District 33

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.

All of Rockwall County; part of Collin County.

Public safety

  • Orlando LopezDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Katrina PiersonRepublican

    • Authored bill on rural constable salary assistance grants.In office

Education

  • Orlando LopezDemocratic

    • Supports ending the 2025 voucher program.
    • Supports teacher salaries of $100,000 or more.
  • Katrina PiersonRepublican

    No documented position found.

Housing

  • Orlando LopezDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Katrina PiersonRepublican

    • Authored bill on removing unauthorized occupants from property.In office

Environment & parks

  • Orlando LopezDemocratic

    • Supports data center moratoriums pending health and impact reviews.
    • Supports requiring data centers to supply their own power.
  • Katrina PiersonRepublican

    No documented position found.

Health & human services

  • Orlando LopezDemocratic

    • Supports leaving pregnancy care decisions to patients and doctors.
  • Katrina PiersonRepublican

    • Authored bill on physicians dispensing certain drugs.In office

Government & transparency

  • Orlando LopezDemocratic

    • Supports abolishing ICE.
  • Katrina PiersonRepublican

    • Authored bill on weighing emergency services in county decisions.In office

Courts & justice

  • Orlando LopezDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Katrina PiersonRepublican

    • Authored bill on liability limits in health care claims.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; 7 issues covered in this race.