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State Representative, 68th District

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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 Brown, Comanche, Cooke, Eastland, Jack, Lampasas, Mills, Montague, San Saba, Shackelford, Throckmorton and Young counties.

Taxes & budget

Public safety

  • Jasmine HendersonDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • David SpillerRepublican

    • Sponsored an interstate compact bill for border security.
    • Co-authored the constitutional carry law.

Housing

  • Jasmine HendersonDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • David SpillerRepublican

    • Authored a bill restricting land purchases by certain foreign entities.In office

Health & human services

  • Jasmine HendersonDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • David SpillerRepublican

    • Opposes government or employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
    • Co-sponsored the Heartbeat Act abortion ban.

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