Holly Jeffreys
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.
- Occupation
- Nurse practitioner; dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at West Texas A&M University
- Lives in
- Amarillo
Background
- Won the 2026 Republican nomination for District 86, defeating Jamie Haynes, to succeed retiring Rep. John Smithee. source: abc7amarillo.com
- Nurse practitioner from Amarillo who volunteers as an EMT. source: abc7amarillo.com
- Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at West Texas A&M University, per The Ballot Brief. source: theballotbrief.com
- Served nine years as president of the Bushland ISD school board, per The Ballot Brief. source: theballotbrief.com
- Has helped open rural clinics in the Panhandle, including in Boys Ranch, Bushland and Claude, per The Ballot Brief. source: theballotbrief.com
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Keep Panhandle water resources in the Panhandle source: theballotbrief.com
- Parental authority over children's education source: theballotbrief.com
- Eliminate school property taxes and lower the property tax freeze age source: theballotbrief.com
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