Shelley Tatum
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
- Retired public school educator
Background
- Retired educator who taught in Texas public schools, including Huntington ISD and Lufkin ISD. source: branch.vote
- First run for public office. source: branch.vote
- Unopposed for the Democratic nomination in March 2026. source: lufkindailynews.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.
- Protect groundwater, including the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer, from sales to outside buyers; state planning for water needs source: lufkindailynews.com
- Substantially raise the per-pupil basic allotment for public schools source: lufkindailynews.com
- Give counties authority to investigate and reject data centers source: branch.vote
- State revenue to support rural health care source: branch.vote
- Real choices for voters in uncontested East Texas races source: lufkindailynews.com
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