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State Representative, 94th District

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2 years
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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.

Tarrant County: Dalworthington Gardens and Pantego; most of Bedford and Hurst; part of Arlington, Euless and Fort Worth.

Photo of Cheryl Bean
Cheryl BeanCampaign photo — Ballotpedia

Cheryl Bean

Republican

Business owner

The gist

  • Supports reducing and ultimately eliminating property taxes.
  • Supports cracking down on online gambling sites aimed at youth.
  • Supports teaching life skills and trades in schools.
  • Supports full funding for city emergency services.
  • Supports parents' right to direct their children's education.
More about Cheryl
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  1. Supports reducing and ultimately eliminating property taxes.

    Issues — Cheryl Bean for Texas

    Campaign website · cherylbeanfortexas.com

    “significantly reducing and ultimately eliminating property taxes for good”
  2. Supports cracking down on online gambling sites aimed at youth.

    Issues — Cheryl Bean for Texas

    Campaign website · cherylbeanfortexas.com

    “cracking down on the gaming and betting websites designed to get young adults hooked on gambling”
  3. Supports teaching life skills and trades in schools.

    Issues — Cheryl Bean for Texas

    Campaign website · cherylbeanfortexas.com

    “support a return to teaching life skills and trades in classrooms”
  4. Supports full funding for city emergency services.

    Issues — Cheryl Bean for Texas

    Campaign website · cherylbeanfortexas.com

    “Cheryl Bean will make sure our cities are able to fully fund emergency services”
  5. Supports parents' right to direct their children's education.

    About — Cheryl Bean for Texas

    Campaign website · cherylbeanfortexas.com

    “I believe in parents' right to direct their children's education”
Photo of Katie O'Brien Duzan
Katie O'Brien DuzanCampaign photo — Ballotpedia

Katie O'Brien Duzan

Democratic

Marketing executive

The gist

  • Opposes any sales tax increase.
  • Supports expanding Medicaid.
  • Supports full-day pre-K for every child.
  • Supports funding schools by enrollment instead of attendance.
  • Supports an independent redistricting commission.
  • Supports making data centers pay for power and water.
  • Supports changing SB 840 to restore local zoning control.
More about Katie
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  1. Opposes any sales tax increase.

    Issues | Katie O'Brien Duzan for Texas House District 94

    Campaign website · katiefor94.com

    “Fight against any efforts to increase the sales tax.”
  2. Supports expanding Medicaid.

    Issues | Katie O'Brien Duzan for Texas House District 94

    Campaign website · katiefor94.com

    “Expand Medicaid to access preventative care and lower healthcare costs for everyone.”
  3. Supports full-day pre-K for every child.

    Issues | Katie O'Brien Duzan for Texas House District 94

    Campaign website · katiefor94.com

    “Guarantee full-day, fully funded prekindergarten for every child.”
  4. Supports funding schools by enrollment instead of attendance.

    Issues | Katie O'Brien Duzan for Texas House District 94

    Campaign website · katiefor94.com

    “base Tier 1 and Tier 2 state funding on student enrollment rather than average daily attendance”
  5. Supports an independent redistricting commission.

    Issues | Katie O'Brien Duzan for Texas House District 94

    Campaign website · katiefor94.com

    “Install an independent redistricting committee”
  6. Supports making data centers pay for power and water.

    Issues | Katie O'Brien Duzan for Texas House District 94

    Campaign website · katiefor94.com

    “Regulate AI data centers to pay for their own electricity and water”
  7. Supports changing SB 840 to restore local zoning control.

    Issues | Katie O'Brien Duzan for Texas House District 94

    Campaign website · katiefor94.com

    “We need to change the state law, SB 840, that removes local control”

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