State
State Representative, 59th District
- 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 Coryell, Erath, Hamilton and Hood counties.
Taxes & budget
Andrew TurnerDemocratic
- Proposes tax exemptions for retired teachers, first responders and veterans.
Shelby SlawsonRepublican
No documented position found.
Public safety
Andrew TurnerDemocratic
No documented position found.
Shelby SlawsonRepublican
- Authored a bill letting uniformed school marshals openly carry handguns.In office
Education
Andrew TurnerDemocratic
- Opposes diverting public school funds to private schools.
Shelby SlawsonRepublican
- Authored a bill creating a Tarleton State medical school.In office
Housing
Andrew TurnerDemocratic
- Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting eminent domain on family land.
Shelby SlawsonRepublican
No documented position found.
Roads & infrastructure
Andrew TurnerDemocratic
- Proposes Texas-made material quotas for state-funded infrastructure.
Shelby SlawsonRepublican
No documented position found.
Health & human services
Andrew TurnerDemocratic
- Supports expanding Medicaid to keep emergency rooms open.
- Proposes a neonatal intensive care unit in every nonprofit hospital.
Shelby SlawsonRepublican
- Sponsored the Texas Heartbeat Act abortion ban in the House.
- Authored a bill requiring drug tests for some TANF applicants.In office
Courts & justice
Andrew TurnerDemocratic
No documented position found.
Shelby SlawsonRepublican
- Authored a bill on lawsuit deadlines over minors' gender-transition care.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.