State

State Representative, 66th 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.

Collin County: most of Prosper; part of Carrollton, Celina, Frisco, McKinney and Plano.

Candidates Compare by issue

Sandeep Srivastava

Democratic

Realtor; small business owner

The gist

Supports attracting more insurers to lower premiums.
Supports state incentives for disaster-resistant home upgrades.
Opposes school vouchers.
Supports a state-managed Medicaid expansion with cost caps.
Supports funding school resource officers and counselors.
Supports limits on excessive property tax increases.

More about Sandeep

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Supports attracting more insurers to lower premiums.
Issues — Sandeep Srivastava for Texas House District 66
Campaign website · sandeepfortexas.com
“I will support legislation that attracts more insurers to Texas by cutting red tape”
Supports state incentives for disaster-resistant home upgrades.
Issues — Sandeep Srivastava for Texas House District 66
Campaign website · sandeepfortexas.com
“incentives for homeowners to make their properties more disaster-resistant”
Opposes school vouchers.
Issues — Sandeep Srivastava for Texas House District 66
Campaign website · sandeepfortexas.com
“We say NO to vouchers.”
Supports a state-managed Medicaid expansion with cost caps.
Issues — Sandeep Srivastava for Texas House District 66
Campaign website · sandeepfortexas.com
“We should explore a state-managed expansion of Medicaid with accountability measures, cost caps”
Supports funding school resource officers and counselors.
Issues — Sandeep Srivastava for Texas House District 66
Campaign website · sandeepfortexas.com
“Enhance campus security through funding for school resource officers (SROs) … increasing the availability of counselors and mental health professionals in every district”
Supports limits on excessive property tax increases.
Issues — Sandeep Srivastava for Texas House District 66
Campaign website · sandeepfortexas.com
“It means putting limits on excessive increases and giving local voters more control.”

Matt Shaheen

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; technology executive

The gist

Supports increased state border security funding.
Led election measures limiting voting to verified citizens.
Voted to let judges deny bail to violent offenders.
Supports expanding nuclear and natural gas power.
Opposes abortion except to save the mother's life.
Authored a bill using state surplus to cut school taxes.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Supports increased state border security funding.
Representative Matt Shaheen
Campaign website · mattshaheen.com
“I successfully fought for massive increases in border security funding”
Led election measures limiting voting to verified citizens.
Representative Matt Shaheen
Campaign website · mattshaheen.com
“sweeping election integrity measures to ensure voter rolls and equipment are secure and only qualified US citizens vote”
Voted to let judges deny bail to violent offenders.
Representative Matt Shaheen
Campaign website · mattshaheen.com
“I voted to allow judges to deny bail for violent offenders”
Supports expanding nuclear and natural gas power.
Representative Matt Shaheen
Campaign website · mattshaheen.com
“nuclear energy use and other reliable energy sources such as natural gas”
Opposes abortion except to save the mother's life.
Representative Matt Shaheen
Campaign website · mattshaheen.com
“I successfully fought to end abortion in Texas, except for the life of the mother”
Authored a bill using state surplus to cut school taxes.
Bills authored by Rep. Matt Shaheen, 89th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue”

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