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Texas State Representative, District 142
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.
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On the ballot
| What we compare | Harold Dutton Jr.Holds this office | Heidi Hall |
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| Now | Member, Texas House of Representatives, District 142 (serving seventeenth term)Texas House of Representatives – Member Biography (house.texas.gov) ↗ | — |
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| Before | Executive Director, Julia C. Hester House; President, Four Star Broadcasting; Chairman, Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues (85th Session); Chairman, Committee on Urban Affairs; Chairman, Harris County Delegation; General Counsel, House Democratic Caucus; General Counsel, Texas Legislative Black Caucus; member of Corrections Committee, Select Committee on Higher and Public Education Finance, Committee on the Operation and Management of the Texas Youth Commission, Committee on General Investigating and Ethics, Steering Committee of the House Research Organization, Insurance Committee, Sunset Advisory Commission, and Committee on AppropriationsTexas House of Representatives – Member Biography (house.texas.gov) ↗ | — |
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| Work | Attorney (operator of the Law Offices of Harold V. Dutton, Jr. and Associates; Adjunct Professor at Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law); previously held management positions at Conoco Inc. in corporate planning and economic analysisTexas House of Representatives – Member Biography (house.texas.gov) ↗ | — |
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| Their words | — | “Heidi Hall is a proud wife, mother, neighbor, and retired veteran who believes leadership begins with service.”Heidi Hall campaign website – About page ↗ |
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- Executive Director, Julia C. Hester House; President, Four Star Broadcasting; Chairman, Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues (85th Session); Chairman, Committee on Urban Affairs; Chairman, Harris County Delegation; General Counsel, House Democratic Caucus; General Counsel, Texas Legislative Black Caucus; member of Corrections Committee, Select Committee on Higher and Public Education Finance, Committee on the Operation and Management of the Texas Youth Commission, Committee on General Investigating and Ethics, Steering Committee of the House Research Organization, Insurance Committee, Sunset Advisory Commission, and Committee on AppropriationsTexas House of Representatives – Member Biography (house.texas.gov) ↗
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