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
Caroline FairlyCaroline Fairly became the youngest elected female Republican in Texas House history at just 26 years old.
About Caroline
Fairly grew up in Amarillo, was Class President at Abilene Christian University, and worked as a medical negotiator before joining Ronny Jackson's congressional campaign staff. She won the open District 87 seat in 2024 and is now finishing her first term, running for reelection on a platform of faith, gun rights, and border security.
Diana LoyaDiana Loya immigrated to the U.S. as a child learning English, and now, twenty years later, teaches other English learners in the Texas Panhandle.
About Diana
Loya is a district curriculum coordinator for emergent bilingual students at Dumas ISD with a master's degree in educational leadership. She's never run for office before; her husband is a Marine veteran who deployed to Iraq early in their marriage while she worked and raised their daughter. She's running because she says the Panhandle gets overlooked by Austin, especially on school funding and rural healthcare.