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Theodore Schramm
REPUBLICAN
Theodore Schramm is running for Texas State Representative, District 136.
Personal background
Theodore Schramm is a stay-at-home father.
Professional background
Theodore has professional experience in marketing, logistics, operations, and project management.
Economy
Proposes independent appraisal audits and streamlined property-tax protests to curb overvaluations.
Proposes expanding homestead exemptions and capping annual property-tax and utility increases at inflation.
Proposes audits of Interstate 35 projects and prioritizing high-occupancy vehicle lanes, express buses, and operational improvements.
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Public Safety
Supports police training, community outreach, and enforcement of existing laws alongside mental-health, addiction-treatment, and homelessness services.
Supports Second Amendment rights and background checks intended to keep firearms from dangerous individuals.
Supports decriminalizing small amounts of cannabis while studying the effects of legalization.
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Healthcare
Supports limited abortion-ban exceptions for health risks and stillbirths without overturning state law.
Supports state-led sliding-scale clinics and telehealth access instead of full Medicaid expansion.
Supports mental-health funding and hospital-price transparency.
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Education
Proposes raising the state share of public-school funding to 45 percent after forensic audits of district, school, and Parent-Teacher Association spending.
Supports requiring teachers to follow state-approved curricula.
Proposes parent-led oversight boards to review teaching materials.
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Energy & the Environment
Proposes annual utility-rate reviews and inflation caps unless increases receive transparent hearings and voter-approved bonds for essential maintenance.
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Voting & Elections
Proposes voter referendums on local expenditures over $50 million and binding community advisory panels.
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