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State Representative, 71st District

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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 Callahan, Jones, Nolan and Taylor counties.

Jay Hardaway

Republican

Finance / oil and gas

The gist

  • Pledges permanent tax cuts.
  • Pledges to stop illegal immigration.
  • Supports empowering parents and keeping politics out of classrooms.
  • Opposes abortion.
  • Opposes abusive use of eminent domain against landowners.
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  1. Pledges permanent tax cuts.

    Issues and Priorities — Jay Hardaway for Texas

    Campaign website · jayhardawayfortexas.com

    “Deliver meaningful, permanent tax cuts to protect hardworking families.”
  2. Pledges to stop illegal immigration.

    Issues and Priorities — Jay Hardaway for Texas

    Campaign website · jayhardawayfortexas.com

    “Defend Texas communities and stop illegal immigration.”
  3. Supports empowering parents and keeping politics out of classrooms.

    Issues and Priorities — Jay Hardaway for Texas

    Campaign website · jayhardawayfortexas.com

    “empower parents, and keep politics out of classrooms.”
  4. Opposes abortion.

    Issues and Priorities — Jay Hardaway for Texas

    Campaign website · jayhardawayfortexas.com

    “Protect the unborn, safeguard the Second Amendment.”
  5. Opposes abusive use of eminent domain against landowners.

    Issues and Priorities — Jay Hardaway for Texas

    Campaign website · jayhardawayfortexas.com

    “Defend landowners against abusive eminent domain.”
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Diana Luna

Democratic

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The gist

  • Supports statewide protections against predatory rent increases.
  • Proposes a state down-payment fund for first-time homebuyers.
  • Supports strengthening workers' right to organize.
  • Proposes a cap on sudden residential utility bill spikes.
  • Supports a permanent block on school vouchers.
  • Supports full-day pre-K for all three- and four-year-olds.
  • Supports closing loopholes in the corporate franchise tax.
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  1. Supports statewide protections against predatory rent increases.

    Diana Luna for Texas House District 71

    Campaign website · dianalunafortexas.com

    “statewide legal protections against exorbitant and predatory rent increases”
  2. Proposes a state down-payment fund for first-time homebuyers.

    Diana Luna for Texas House District 71

    Campaign website · dianalunafortexas.com

    “Create a First-Time Texas Buyer's Fund to provide down payment and closing cost assistance”
  3. Supports strengthening workers' right to organize.

    Diana Luna for Texas House District 71

    Campaign website · dianalunafortexas.com

    “Reverse policies that weaken Texas workers' ability to organize and bargain for fair wages”
  4. Proposes a cap on sudden residential utility bill spikes.

    Diana Luna for Texas House District 71

    Campaign website · dianalunafortexas.com

    “to prevent sudden, devastating spikes in residential electricity and water bills”
  5. Supports a permanent block on school vouchers.

    Diana Luna for Texas House District 71

    Campaign website · dianalunafortexas.com

    “Legislate a permanent block on any new or existing school voucher”
  6. Supports full-day pre-K for all three- and four-year-olds.

    Diana Luna for Texas House District 71

    Campaign website · dianalunafortexas.com

    “fund and mandate full-day Pre-K for all three- and four-year-olds”
  7. Supports closing loopholes in the corporate franchise tax.

    Diana Luna for Texas House District 71

    Campaign website · dianalunafortexas.com

    “reform the state's corporate franchise tax by closing loopholes”

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