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What this office does: A state representative votes on Texas laws and the state budget in the Texas House of Representatives.
All of Delta, Fannin, Franklin and Grayson counties.
Shelley Luther
RepublicanIncumbent
State representative; small business owner
The gist
- Authored a 2025 law on liability of vaccine advertisers.
- Supports requiring all Texas employers to use E-Verify.
- Supports hand-marked paper ballots and narrower mail voting.
- Supports banning taxpayer-funded lobbying.
- Supports ending Democratic committee chairmanships in the House.
- Voted for bills regulating battery storage and wind projects.
- Supports banning instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Authored a 2025 law on liability of vaccine advertisers.
Legislative Accomplishments - Shelley LutherCampaign website · luther4texas.com
“holding vaccine manufacturers accountable for injuries caused by their advertised products”
Bills authored by Rep. Shelley Luther, 89th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine.”
Supports requiring all Texas employers to use E-Verify.
Issues - Shelley Luther for Texas House District 62Campaign website · luther4texas.com
“Requiring the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas”
Supports hand-marked paper ballots and narrower mail voting.
Issues - Shelley Luther for Texas House District 62Campaign website · luther4texas.com
“Using only hand-marked, sequentially numbered paper ballots … Restricting mail-in ballots to disabled, military, and eligible citizens”
Supports banning taxpayer-funded lobbying.
Issues - Shelley Luther for Texas House District 62Campaign website · luther4texas.com
“Prohibiting all forms of taxpayer-funded lobbying”
Supports ending Democratic committee chairmanships in the House.
Issues - Shelley Luther for Texas House District 62Campaign website · luther4texas.com
“end the practice of awarding committee chairmanships to Democrats”
Voted for bills regulating battery storage and wind projects.
Legislative Accomplishments - Shelley LutherCampaign website · luther4texas.com
“I voted for bills that regulated B.E.S.S. (Battery Energy Storage Systems”
Supports banning instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Issues - Shelley Luther for Texas House District 62Campaign website · luther4texas.com
“legislatively banning instruction on sexual orientation and gender ideology in schools and libraries”
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