About this office
Your State Representative is one of 150 people who write Texas law, and yours is elected to represent your area of Hays County. Every two years they decide how much money your kids' school gets, whether your property tax bill goes up or down, and whether Texas takes federal money for health care or turns it away. Big decisions, made by a small group — and one seat is yours to fill.
Candidates
Jolanda JonesJones is a civil rights attorney and former Houston City Council member who became the first openly lesbian Black woman elected to the Texas Legislature.
About Jolanda
She has represented District 147 since a 2022 special election, succeeding longtime Rep. Garnet Coleman.
Theodis DanielDaniel is the father of DJ Daniel, a young cancer survivor honored by more than 1,300 law enforcement agencies nationwide, and ran as a self-described political outsider.
About Theodis
He previously ran in the November 2025 special election for the U.S. House seat in Texas's 18th Congressional District, finishing with about 1% of the vote and not advancing to the runoff.