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Holly Jeffreys
Republican · Texas · 2026Holly Jeffreys is the Republican nominee for the open Texas House District 86 seat, succeeding longtime Representative John Smithee, who is not seeking reelection after nearly four decades in office, according to The Texan. Jeffreys is Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at West Texas A&M University and a nurse practitioner who has helped open rural clinics in Panhandle, Boys Ranch, Bushland, and Claude, per her campaign site. She served nine years as president of the Bushland ISD School Board.
Priorities
- Keeping Panhandle water resources in the Panhandle, per the campaign site
- Parental authority over children's education, per the campaign site
- Eliminating school property taxes and lowering the property tax freeze age, per the campaign site
On the ballot
Texas House District 86 · Texas · 2026
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