State

State Senator, District 9

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator is one of 31 members of the Texas Senate, which writes and votes on state laws and the state budget and confirms many of the Governor's appointments.

Covers part of Tarrant County.

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Leigh Wambsganss

Republican

Real estate business owner · Tarrant County

The gist

Pledges to cut property taxes and lower insurance premiums.
Proposes ending tax incentives for data centers.
Supports education funding and more career training.
Supports keeping violent repeat offenders in custody.
Supports low taxes and fewer business regulations.
Supports barring transgender women from women's sports and facilities.
Opposes abortion; supports private help for crisis pregnancies.

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Pledges to cut property taxes and lower insurance premiums.
Issues - Leigh Wambsganss for Texas Senate
Campaign website · Leigh for Texas · leighfortexas.com
“Cut property taxes, lower insurance premiums, and fight for better-paying jobs and affordable housing for working families.”
Proposes ending tax incentives for data centers.
Issues - Leigh Wambsganss for Texas Senate
Campaign website · Leigh for Texas · leighfortexas.com
“End tax incentives for data centers, make them pay for their own water and electrical costs”
Supports education funding and more career training.
Issues - Leigh Wambsganss for Texas Senate
Campaign website · Leigh for Texas · leighfortexas.com
“Support funding needed to improve education, increase career training and apprenticeship programs”
Supports keeping violent repeat offenders in custody.
Issues - Leigh Wambsganss for Texas Senate
Campaign website · Leigh for Texas · leighfortexas.com
“Keep violent, repeat criminals behind bars, and give law enforcement the equipment and training they need”
Supports low taxes and fewer business regulations.
Issues - Leigh Wambsganss for Texas Senate
Campaign website · Leigh for Texas · leighfortexas.com
“Fight for low taxes, less regulations, and the predictable legal environment”
Supports barring transgender women from women's sports and facilities.
Issues - Leigh Wambsganss for Texas Senate
Campaign website · Leigh for Texas · leighfortexas.com
“Keep men out of women's sports, bathrooms and locker rooms”
Opposes abortion; supports private help for crisis pregnancies.
Issues - Leigh Wambsganss for Texas Senate
Campaign website · Leigh for Texas · leighfortexas.com
“Be a voice for the voiceless protecting innocent life and remove barriers so the private sector can provide resources to women facing crisis pregnancies.”

Taylor Rehmet

DemocraticIncumbent

Aircraft machinist; union leader

The gist

Supports repealing private-school vouchers and fully funding public schools.
Proposes exempting grocery stores from inventory taxes.
Proposes regulating dynamic pricing that raises prices in real time.
Proposes barring utilities from billing ratepayers for lobbying.
Pledges to lower property taxes and insurance costs.
Supports raising teacher pay.
Pledges to protect veterans' benefits and health care access.

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Supports repealing private-school vouchers and fully funding public schools.
Taylor Rehmet for Texas Senate District 9
Campaign website · Taylor for Texas · taylorfortx.com
“repeal the private-school voucher scam, and fully fund public schools”
Proposes exempting grocery stores from inventory taxes.
Taylor Rehmet for Texas Senate District 9
Campaign website · Taylor for Texas · taylorfortx.com
“exempting grocery stores from inventory taxes so those costs aren't passed on at the checkout line”
Proposes regulating dynamic pricing that raises prices in real time.
Taylor Rehmet for Texas Senate District 9
Campaign website · Taylor for Texas · taylorfortx.com
“regulating "dynamic pricing" practices that can raise prices in real time when demand increases”
Proposes barring utilities from billing ratepayers for lobbying.
Taylor Rehmet for Texas Senate District 9
Campaign website · Taylor for Texas · taylorfortx.com
“preventing utility companies from making ratepayers foot the bill for political spending and lobbying”
Pledges to lower property taxes and insurance costs.
Taylor Rehmet for Texas Senate District 9
Campaign website · Taylor for Texas · taylorfortx.com
“Taylor is working across the aisle to lower property taxes and everyday costs, make insurance more affordable”
Supports raising teacher pay.
Taylor Rehmet for Texas Senate District 9
Campaign website · Taylor for Texas · taylorfortx.com
“He is fighting to fully fund public schools, raise teacher pay, and ensure every classroom has the resources necessary to succeed.”
Pledges to protect veterans' benefits and health care access.
Taylor Rehmet for Texas Senate District 9
Campaign website · Taylor for Texas · taylorfortx.com
“He is fighting to protect veterans' benefits, expand access to healthcare and job opportunities”

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