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State Representative, District 47

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2 years
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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.

Part of Travis County. Open seat: incumbent Vikki Goodwin is not on the general-election ballot.

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Pooja Sethi

Democratic

Attorney

The gist

  • Supports fixing the school finance recapture system.
  • Supports raising teacher pay; funding counselors and nurses.
  • Supports universal background checks, safe storage, red flag laws.
  • Supports protecting access to IVF, abortion and contraception.
  • Supports expanding Medicaid and postpartum care.
  • Supports ending gerrymandering and expanding early voting.
  • Supports cracking down on illegal street racing.
More about Pooja
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  1. Supports fixing the school finance recapture system.

    Priorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47

    Campaign website · poojafortexas.com

    “Fix the broken recapture system that drains money from our classrooms”

  2. Supports raising teacher pay; funding counselors and nurses.

    Priorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47

    Campaign website · poojafortexas.com

    “Raise teacher pay and invest in counselors, nurses, and special education”

  3. Supports universal background checks, safe storage, red flag laws.

    Priorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47

    Campaign website · poojafortexas.com

    “universal background checks, safe storage, and red flag laws”

  4. Supports protecting access to IVF, abortion and contraception.

    Priorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47

    Campaign website · poojafortexas.com

    “Protect reproductive rights, including IVF, abortion, and contraception”

  5. Supports expanding Medicaid and postpartum care.

    Priorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47

    Campaign website · poojafortexas.com

    “Expand Medicaid and improve maternal and postpartum care”

  6. Supports ending gerrymandering and expanding early voting.

    Priorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47

    Campaign website · poojafortexas.com

    “End gerrymandering and restore fair representation”

  7. Supports cracking down on illegal street racing.

    Priorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47

    Campaign website · poojafortexas.com

    “Crack down on illegal street racing and reckless driving”

Jennifer Mushtaler

Republican

OB/GYN

The gist

  • Supports reducing school recapture and funding schools.
  • Supports tax relief to ease cost of living.
  • Supports improving access to affordable health care.
  • Supports lowering property taxes and home insurance rates.
More about Jennifer
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  1. Supports reducing school recapture and funding schools.

    Dr. Jen for Texas | Texas House District 47

    Campaign website · drjenfortexas.com

    “Reduce recapture, fund our schools, invest in teachers and classrooms”

  2. Supports tax relief to ease cost of living.

    Dr. Jen for Texas | Texas House District 47

    Campaign website · drjenfortexas.com

    “Support smart tax relief that eases the cost of living”

  3. Supports improving access to affordable health care.

    Dr. Jen for Texas | Texas House District 47

    Campaign website · drjenfortexas.com

    “Improve access to affordable, quality healthcare by strengthening local providers, reducing costs”

  4. Supports lowering property taxes and home insurance rates.

    Dr. Jen for Texas | Texas House District 47

    Campaign website · drjenfortexas.com

    “Lower property taxes and insurance rates while keeping communities safe”

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