Who Rhetta is
Before she was a state lawmaker, Rhetta Andrews Bowers was a TV news reporter, and she made history as the first person of Caribbean descent elected to represent her Texas House district.
About Rhetta
Bowers has represented District 113 (parts of Mesquite, Garland, and Rowlett) since 2019 and serves as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety. A Spelman College and Texas Southern University graduate who started her career as a broadcast journalist, she's running for re-election on a platform of expanding healthcare access, opposing private school vouchers, and gun safety.
Where they stand
- Reproductive RightsAgree
- Immigration & BorderUnknown
- Housing & AffordabilityUnknown
- Public EducationAgree
- Election IntegrityAgree
- HealthcareDisagree
- Social Security & MedicareUnknown
- Gun PolicyDisagree
- Climate & EnergyUnknown
Also on the ballot for TX State House • District 113
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Stephen StanleyStephen Stanley has spent over 40 years selling real estate around Garland, following his father into the family business before it, and he's run for local office three separate times over the past three decades.
About Stephen
Stanley served on the Sachse City Council in the late 1990s and later on the Garland City Council representing District 3 from 2013 to 2017. A longtime real estate agent, he's running for Texas House District 113 for the second time (after losing to Bowers in 2024) on a platform centered on lowering property taxes, securing the border, and expanding school choice for parents.