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State · November 3, 2026 General Election

Texas State Representative, District 128

2-year term

One of 150 state representatives. Votes on state laws and the state budget — including school funding and the rules behind your property tax bill.

What this office does

The Texas House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the Texas Legislature (the other is the Texas Senate). Its members represent the 150 House districts across the state. With the Senate, the House writes Texas state law and passes the state budget; the two chambers must agree for a bill to reach the Governor. The House elects its own presiding officer, the Speaker. The Legislature meets in regular session every two years.

Source: Texas House — About ↗

On the ballot

What we compareTom ButlerDesiree Klaus
BeforeVice Chair, Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation (appointed to TDLR Commission: 2013; term expired 02/01/2025); Chairman, Texas Credit Union Commission (2005–2013)Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation – Commission Members ↗—
WorkPresident, USI Federal Credit Union (January 2019–present); Chairman, TF Butler & Company (2004–present)Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation – Commission Members ↗—
Raised
Their words“I am excited to bring our strong commitment to conservative policy solutions and passion for hardworking people to the campaign trail and Austin.”Tom Butler Campaign – Meet Tom ↗“Family is in everything that I do.”Campaign site – Meet Desiree page ↗
Full profileEverything we hold →Everything we hold →
We searched the same 4 official registries for every candidate in this race on 28 July 2026 and found no adverse findings for any of them.

Tom Butler

Before
Vice Chair, Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation (appointed to TDLR Commission: 2013; term expired 02/01/2025); Chairman, Texas Credit Union Commission (2005–2013)Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation – Commission Members ↗
Work
President, USI Federal Credit Union (January 2019–present); Chairman, TF Butler & Company (2004–present)Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation – Commission Members ↗
Raised
Their words
“I am excited to bring our strong commitment to conservative policy solutions and passion for hardworking people to the campaign trail and Austin.”Tom Butler Campaign – Meet Tom ↗
Full profile
Everything we hold →

We searched the same 4 official registries for every candidate in this race on 28 July 2026 and found no adverse findings for any of them.

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Same rows for every candidate, listed alphabetically by surname — not the order they appear on the ballot, and never by party. A dash means we hold nothing for that line, not that the answer is zero.

Open seat: sitting member Briscoe Cain ran for the U.S. House instead. Major-party nominees confirmed from the completed March 3 and May 26, 2026 primaries. Minor-party and independent candidates are not yet confirmed against the certified ballot — check the official sample ballot.

Official record for this race ↗Official sample ballot (party listings) — the authoritative list ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/ballot/race/tx-house-128-2026 — data from official records via PlainDocket.