Jay Hardaway
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.
- Lives in
- Abilene area
Background
- Has worked with U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington and State Rep. Stan Lambert, per KTAB. source: bigcountryhomepage.com
- Has served on the Abilene City Council, per KTAB. source: bigcountryhomepage.com
- Worked on the Cedar Ridge Reservoir project, per KTAB. source: bigcountryhomepage.com
- Won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for House District 71 with 58% of the vote, per KACU. source: kacu.org
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- Water source: bigcountryhomepage.com
- The electricity grid source: bigcountryhomepage.com
- Property taxes source: bigcountryhomepage.com
- Flood mitigation source: bigcountryhomepage.com
- Effects of data centers in West Texas source: bigcountryhomepage.com
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