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State Representative, District 7

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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 Gregg, Harrison and Marion counties.

Fantasha Allen

Democratic

Social worker

The gist

  • Supports expanding affordable education and job training.
  • Supports resources for working parents and single mothers.
  • Supports rural health care access and mental health investment.
  • Supports community safety with fairness and justice.
  • Supports accountable, transparent and responsive government.
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  1. Supports expanding affordable education and job training.

    Fantasha Allen for Texas House District 7

    Campaign website · sites.google.com

    “Expanding access to affordable education and job training.”
  2. Supports resources for working parents and single mothers.

    Fantasha Allen for Texas House District 7

    Campaign website · sites.google.com

    “Supporting working parents and single mothers with real resources.”
  3. Supports rural health care access and mental health investment.

    Fantasha Allen for Texas House District 7

    Campaign website · sites.google.com

    “Protecting rural healthcare access and investing in mental health services.”
  4. Supports community safety with fairness and justice.

    Fantasha Allen for Texas House District 7

    Campaign website · sites.google.com

    “community safety while ensuring fairness and justice”
  5. Supports accountable, transparent and responsive government.

    Fantasha Allen for Texas House District 7

    Campaign website · sites.google.com

    “Ensuring government is accountable, transparent, and responsive to the people.”
Photo of Jay Dean
Jay DeanOfficial portrait — Texas House of Representatives

Jay Dean

RepublicanIncumbent

General manager

The gist

  • Authored law creating Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program.In office
  • Authored bill reducing homestead appraised value in first qualifying year.In office
  • Authored bill on removing unauthorized occupants from real property.In office
  • Authored bill increasing penalty for intoxication assault.In office
  • Authored bill on interbasin water transfer permit requirements.In office

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

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  1. Authored law creating Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program.

    HB 138, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee.”
  2. Authored bill reducing homestead appraised value in first qualifying year.

    HB 3212, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “Relating to providing for a reduction of the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year in”
  3. Authored bill on removing unauthorized occupants from real property.

    HB 2131, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain”
  4. Authored bill increasing penalty for intoxication assault.

    HB 3207, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of intoxication assault; increasing a criminal penalty.”
  5. Authored bill on interbasin water transfer permit requirements.

    HB 4433, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “Relating to the requirements for obtaining an interbasin water transfer permit.”

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