Don McLaughlin
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Texas House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 80 (since 2025)
Background
- Served as mayor of Uvalde from 2014, re-elected three times, and stepped down in 2023 to run for the Texas House. source: texastribune.org
- Won the open District 80 seat in November 2024, succeeding retiring Democratic Rep. Tracy King. source: kgns.tv
- Republican; District 80 includes Pleasanton, Pearsall, Uvalde and parts of Laredo. source: tpr.org
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- Property tax relief (2023 campaign statement) source: texastribune.org
- School choice (2023 campaign statement) source: texastribune.org
- Restrict land ownership by noncitizens (2023 campaign statement) source: texastribune.org
- Border control (2023 campaign statement) source: texastribune.org
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