State

State Representative, 86th 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.

All of Armstrong, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham, Parmer and Randall counties.

Candidates Compare by issue

Holly Jeffreys

Republican

Nurse practitioner; college dean

The gist

Opposes moving Panhandle water to outside investors.
Supports ending school property taxes; tax freeze at 55.
Supports lowering costs and expanding rural health care access.
Opposes unfunded state and federal mandates on rural communities.
Supports state and federal border security efforts.

More about Holly

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Opposes moving Panhandle water to outside investors.
Holly Jeffreys for Texas House District 86
Campaign website · hollyjeffreysfortexas.com
“Holly will fight to keep Panhandle water in the Panhandle”
Supports ending school property taxes; tax freeze at 55.
Holly Jeffreys for Texas House District 86
Campaign website · hollyjeffreysfortexas.com
“Holly will fight to eliminate school property taxes and immediately lower the property tax freeze age from 65 to 55”
Supports lowering costs and expanding rural health care access.
Holly Jeffreys for Texas House District 86
Campaign website · hollyjeffreysfortexas.com
“She'll fight to lower costs and expand access in rural Texas.”
Opposes unfunded state and federal mandates on rural communities.
Holly Jeffreys for Texas House District 86
Campaign website · hollyjeffreysfortexas.com
“Holly will push back on unfunded mandates from Washington and Austin”
Supports state and federal border security efforts.
Holly Jeffreys for Texas House District 86
Campaign website · hollyjeffreysfortexas.com
“mission to secure the border and put Texas citizens first”

Cullin Knutson

Democratic

Self-employed

The gist

Supports expanding Medicaid.
Supports allowing interstate health insurance co-ops.
Supports higher teacher pay and more classroom funding.
Proposes a moratorium on new data centers to protect water.

More about Cullin

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Supports expanding Medicaid.
Cullin Knutson for State Representative
Campaign website · cullinfortexas.com
“expanding Medicare and Medicaid”
Supports allowing interstate health insurance co-ops.
Positions — Cullin Knutson for State Representative
Campaign website · cullinfortexas.com
“By removing the ban on interstate health co-ops and funding to non-profit insurance agencies”
Supports higher teacher pay and more classroom funding.
Positions — Cullin Knutson for State Representative
Campaign website · cullinfortexas.com
“I aim to ensure the money reaches the classroom, increase teacher pay”
Proposes a moratorium on new data centers to protect water.
Sign Our Petition — Cullin Knutson for State Representative
Campaign website · cullinfortexas.com
“Cullin will propose legislation creating a moratorium on data centers until such time as they can be regulated”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 6 issues covered in this race.