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.
Taxes & budget
Sandeep SrivastavaDemocratic
- Supports limits on excessive property tax increases.
Matt ShaheenRepublican
- Authored a bill using state surplus to cut school taxes.In office
Public safety
Sandeep SrivastavaDemocratic
- Supports funding school resource officers and counselors.
Matt ShaheenRepublican
- Supports increased state border security funding.
Education
Sandeep SrivastavaDemocratic
- Opposes school vouchers.
Matt ShaheenRepublican
No documented position found.
Housing
Sandeep SrivastavaDemocratic
- Supports state incentives for disaster-resistant home upgrades.
Matt ShaheenRepublican
No documented position found.
Economy & jobs
Sandeep SrivastavaDemocratic
- Supports attracting more insurers to lower premiums.
Matt ShaheenRepublican
No documented position found.
Environment & parks
Sandeep SrivastavaDemocratic
No documented position found.
Matt ShaheenRepublican
- Supports expanding nuclear and natural gas power.
Health & human services
Sandeep SrivastavaDemocratic
- Supports a state-managed Medicaid expansion with cost caps.
Matt ShaheenRepublican
- Opposes abortion except to save the mother's life.
Government & transparency
Sandeep SrivastavaDemocratic
No documented position found.
Matt ShaheenRepublican
- Led election measures limiting voting to verified citizens.
Courts & justice
Sandeep SrivastavaDemocratic
No documented position found.
Matt ShaheenRepublican
- Voted to let judges deny bail to violent offenders.
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