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State Representative, 87th District

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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 Carson, Hansford, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Potter and Sherman counties.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Diana LoyaDemocratic

    • Supports more state school funding to cut property taxes.

  • Caroline FairlyRepublican

    No documented position found.

Public safety

Education

  • Diana LoyaDemocratic

    • Opposes school vouchers.
    • Supports full funding and competitive teacher pay for rural schools.

  • Caroline FairlyRepublican

    • Opposes gender ideology lessons and explicit library materials.
    • Supports parents' rights to make education decisions.
    • Authored the 2025 law restricting student phone use in schools.In office

Health & human services

  • Diana LoyaDemocratic

    • Supports stable funding for rural hospitals and clinics.
    • Supports incentives to recruit rural health professionals.

  • Caroline FairlyRepublican

    • Opposes abortion.

Government & transparency

  • Diana LoyaDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Caroline FairlyRepublican

    • Authored a bill regulating mobile app stores.In office

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; 5 issues covered in this race.