Terri Leo Wilson began her public service career after a distinguished 38-year career in education. A Summa Cum Laude graduate, she holds undergraduate degrees in Elementary and Special Education and a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Texas A&M University–Commerce.

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FAMILY AND COMMUNITY

Terri and her husband Dave live on Galveston Island. They have five children, five grandchildren, and are expecting their sixth grandchild in January 2026.

Terri Leo Wilson holds undergraduate degrees in elementary and special education and a master's degree in educational administration from Texas A&M University–Commerce. She lives on Galveston Island with her husband, Dave; they have five children and five grandchildren and were expecting a sixth grandchild in January 2026.

Terri Leo Wilson holds undergraduate degrees in elementary and special education and a master's degree in educational administration from Texas A&M University–Commerce. She is a married mother of five.

Terri served Texas public schools as a teacher, case manager, and department administrator, primarily working with middle school students with special needs, bringing hands-on classroom experience to every policy decision she makes.

Terri previously served Texas public schools as a teacher, case manager, and department administrator, primarily working with middle school students with special needs.

FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE CAPITOL

Elected to represent Texas House District 23, Terri’s first term in the Legislature quickly established her as a conservative leader. During the 88th Legislative Session, she ranked as the most conservative freshman legislator.

LEADERSHIP ON THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Before serving in the Legislature, Terri was elected to three terms on the State Board of Education, representing nearly 2 million Texans — without pay or staff.

Terri was elected to represent Texas House District 23. Before serving in the Legislature, she was elected to three terms on the State Board of Education.

2026 Texas General Election

Rep. Leo Wilson said her commitment to finding long-term solutions for taxpayer protection: "I intend to spend the interim studying this issue and working with colleagues to find responsible, long-term answers, including capping appraisals and putting spending limits on local governments. Texas has budget spending limits, including constitutional constraints like the pay as you go, spending limits and a statutory limit on debt service, why should local government entities also not have to spend within their means.

Promise: Support Local Industry
Delivered:
Secured a major win for Gulf Coast shrimpers with SB 823, ensuring imported seafood is accurately labeled.
Authored and Passed Funding for the Galveston Texas A&M Training Ship that will train the next generation of Navy Captains, Merchant Marines, Shipping Industry Engineers and will convert to an emergency hospital to serve the coastline during natural disasters.

Promises Made, Promises Kept | Terri for Texas

Protected Texas Industry and Businesses with regulatory reforms, cutting red tape & rooting our unnecessary regulations. Supported legislation that supports transparency and preserves the independence of our judicial and regulatory systems. Helped pass personal property business tax exemption.

Joint Authored and Passed Legislation to Support Volunteer Fire Departments and Routine Cancer Screening for Firefighters.
Co-Authored and Passed Legislation for Area Drainage Grants and Projects throughout HD 23.
Co-Authored and Passed Legislation to Fund Infrastructure Projects around our Ports and Industries.

Plans to pursue appraisal caps and local-government spending limits as taxpayer-protection measures.

Secured Senate Bill (SB) 823, requiring accurate labels for imported seafood.

Supported regulatory reforms, a business-tax exemption for personal property, and infrastructure funding around ports and industry.

- Plans to pursue appraisal caps and local-government spending limits as taxpayer-protection measures.
- Secured Senate Bill (SB) 823, requiring accurate labels for imported seafood.
- Supported regulatory reforms, a business-tax exemption for personal property, and infrastructure funding around ports and industry.

Economy

Joint Authored and Passed Legislation for Greater Gulf Coast Protection District and Resiliency Funding.
Joint Authored and Passed Legislation For Historic State Funding of Rural Law Enforcement and DA's Offices for Chambers County.
Joint Authored and Passed Legislation to Support Volunteer Fire Departments and Routine Cancer Screening for Firefighters.

Joint Authored and Passed Legislation For Historic State Funding of Rural Law Enforcement and DA's Offices for Chambers County.
Joint Authored and Passed Legislation to Support Volunteer Fire Departments and Routine Cancer Screening for Firefighters.
Co-Authored and Passed Legislation for Area Drainage Grants and Projects throughout HD 23.

Protected Texas Women and Girls in their private spaces making sure women and girls will not be forced to share their lockers rooms, showers, and private spaces with biological men.
Protected Texas Minors by removing the Affirmative Defense argument that protected child groomers and adults who commit sex crimes against the most innocent among us. Created an age verification for access to adult websites.
Protected Texas Children by ending child gender modification surgeries in Texas and ended social gender transitioning in our schools.

Protected Texas Victims of Sex Trafficking shielding victims from prosecution for certain crimes committed under their trafficker’s force, fraud or coercion. All human trafficking offenses are now first-degree felonies in the state of Texas. At risk youth will now be screened for evidence of human trafficking and health care worker training on detention. Closed the loopholes to prohibit traffickers from simply reopening under a new name at a new location. Carried the bill that implemented rapid DNA tests to be used by law enforcement when probable cause led to the suspicion of sex trafficking.

Protected Texas Communities through bail reforms, and making sure those convicted of human trafficking of children or disabled individuals are ineligible for parole. Put into law No Trafficking Zones, that dismantle organized crime, cartels, traffickers, predators, and pimps. Criminalized illegal entry into Texas and funded the border wall and security.

Co-authored legislation providing state funding for rural law enforcement and district attorney offices in Chambers County.

Co-authored legislation supporting volunteer fire departments and routine cancer screening for firefighters.

Supported age verification for access to adult websites.

Supported measures protecting trafficking victims from prosecution, increasing trafficking penalties, and authorizing rapid DNA testing in trafficking investigations.

Supported bail reforms, restrictions on parole for specified human-trafficking convictions, criminal penalties for illegal entry, and border-wall funding.

Advocated for bail reforms, restrictions on parole for specified human-trafficking convictions, criminal penalties for illegal entry, and border-wall funding.

- Co-authored legislation providing state funding for rural law enforcement and district attorney offices in Chambers County.
- Co-authored legislation supporting volunteer fire departments and routine cancer screening for firefighters.
- Supported age verification for access to adult websites.
- Supported measures protecting trafficking victims from prosecution, increasing trafficking penalties, and authorizing rapid DNA testing in trafficking investigations.
- Advocated for bail reforms, restrictions on parole for specified human-trafficking convictions, criminal penalties for illegal entry, and border-wall funding.

Public Safety

Protected Texans Medical Freedom by giving patients the "right to try" individualized treatments. Texans must also be told the truth before any shot is given, including risks, liability protections, and how to report adverse effects. Pharmacists can now dispense Ivermectin without a prescription. No Texan can any longer lose life-saving care, like organ transplants, because of a vaccine status and the Covid vaccine mandate is banned in Texas.

Protected Texas Minors by removing the Affirmative Defense argument that protected child groomers and adults who commit sex crimes against the most innocent among us. Created an age verification for access to adult websites.
Protected Texas Children by ending child gender modification surgeries in Texas and ended social gender transitioning in our schools. Supported legislation to prohibit sexual performances in the presence of children.
Protected Texas Unborn Babies and Women by empowering Texans to sue chemical abortion pill traffickers.

Protected Texas Children by ending child gender modification surgeries in Texas and ended social gender transitioning in our schools. Supported legislation to prohibit sexual performances in the presence of children.
Protected Texas Unborn Babies and Women by empowering Texans to sue chemical abortion pill traffickers. Supported Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Created an adoption as an alternative curriculum for high school pregnancy & parenting classes.

Supported accurate food labeling and prohibiting harmful food additives.

Passed into law a TWIA allotment for coastal school districts. Put into Texas law interlocal agreements to enhance communication across cities and counties.
Protected Texans Health with accurate food labeling and the prohibiting harmful additives to food.
Protected Texans Medical Freedom by giving patients the "right to try" individualized treatments.

Supported access to individualized treatments, pharmacist dispensing of nonprescription ivermectin, and limits on denying organ-transplant care based on vaccination status.

Supported prohibiting gender-transition surgeries for minors and social gender transition in schools.

Advocated for prohibiting gender-transition surgeries for minors and social gender transition in schools.

Supported allowing Texans to sue people who traffic abortion-inducing medication and supported Safe Haven Baby Boxes.

Supported allowing Texans to sue people who traffic abortion-inducing medication.

- Supported access to individualized treatments, pharmacist dispensing of nonprescription ivermectin, and limits on denying organ-transplant care based on vaccination status.
- Advocated for prohibiting gender-transition surgeries for minors and social gender transition in schools.
- Supported allowing Texans to sue people who traffic abortion-inducing medication.

Healthcare

Terri voted for the most state funding for public education in Texas history, to include $8.5 Billion in new spending with 4 billion going to teachers for pay raises. This funding included a TWIA allotment for coastal schools disaster funding, Special Education and CTE funding.
Other key education legislation included is allowing the posting of the 10 commandments in public schools, chaplains in schools, and stopping DEI in instructional materials and in DEI in higher ed.

Promise: Strengthen Public Education & Empower Parental Choice
Delivered:
Supported $8.5 billion in new public education funding — the largest teacher pay raise in state history.
Backed major investments in special education, school safety, early learning, and career/technical pathways.
Championed universal Education Savings Accounts, giving parents more control and choice in their child’s education.

Promise: Strengthen Public Education & Empower Parental Choice
Delivered:
Supported $8.5 billion in new public education funding — the largest teacher pay raise in state history.
Backed major investments in special education, school safety, early learning, and career/technical pathways.
Championed universal Education Savings Accounts, giving parents more control and choice in their child’s education.
Authored and passed key legislation to support families and schools, including:
HB 100 – improves adoption and use of instructional materials.

Protected the Texas Grid by supporting reforms that added stability, transparency and increased performance.
Protected Texas Parents Rights by a constitutional amendment that enshrines a parent's right to raise their children according to their own values. Authored the legislation that created a parents rights handbook with training for all ISD's on what those rights are. Passed into law that school age parents must now be informed of their rights regarding vaccine exemptions, consent and privacy.

Supported allowing Ten Commandments displays and chaplains in public schools and restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion in instructional materials and higher education.

Supported $8.5 billion in new public-education funding, including teacher pay raises.

Championed universal Education Savings Accounts to expand parents' choices in their children's education.

Championed universal Education Savings Accounts meant to expand parents' choices in their children's education.

Backed investments in special education, school safety, early learning, and career and technical education.

Said she authored legislation that created a parental-rights handbook and training for independent school districts.

- Supported allowing Ten Commandments displays and chaplains in public schools and restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion in instructional materials and higher education.
- Supported $8.5 billion in new public-education funding, including teacher pay raises.
- Championed universal Education Savings Accounts meant to expand parents' choices in their children's education.
- Backed investments in special education, school safety, early learning, and career and technical education.
- Said she authored legislation that created a parental-rights handbook and training for independent school districts.

Education

Protected our US Constitution by ensuring Texas has representation based on the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act.
Protected the Texas Grid by supporting reforms that added stability, transparency and increased performance.
Protected Texas Parents Rights by a constitutional amendment that enshrines a parent's right to raise their children according to their own values.

Passed SB 65 to help Galveston County adopt uniform work hours for county employees.
Secured long-term water, drainage, and flood control resources through SB 7 and HJR 7, dedicating $1 billion annually to the Texas Water Fund starting in 2027.
Secured long-term water and flood control resources through SB 7 and HJR 7, dedicating $1 billion annually to the Texas Water Fund starting in 2027.

Co-authored legislation funding drainage grants and projects in District 23.

Supported electric-grid reforms intended to improve stability, transparency, and performance.

Secured Senate Bill 7 and House Joint Resolution 7, dedicating $1 billion annually to the Texas Water Fund beginning in 2027.

- Supported electric-grid reforms intended to improve stability, transparency, and performance.
- Secured Senate Bill 7 and House Joint Resolution 7, dedicating $1 billion annually to the Texas Water Fund beginning in 2027.

Energy & the Environment

Created an adoption as an alternative curriculum for high school pregnancy & parenting classes.
Protected Every Legal Texas Vote by ensuring that the Attorney General has clear authority to prosecute election law violations. Enshrined in the Texas Constitution that only U.S. citizens can vote. Made it a state jail felony to knowingly register to vote in multiple counties.
Protected our US Constitution by ensuring Texas has representation based on the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act.

Supported authorizing the attorney general to prosecute election-law violations, requiring U.S. citizenship to vote, and penalizing multiple county registrations.

- Supported authorizing the attorney general to prosecute election-law violations, requiring U.S. citizenship to vote, and penalizing multiple county registrations.

Voting & Elections

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Terri Leo Wilson

Terri Leo Wilson is from Galveston Island, Texas. She attended Texas A&M University–Commerce. She has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a bachelor’s degree in special education, as well as a master’s degree in educational administration, all from Texas A&M University–Commerce. She lives with her husband, Dave, on Galveston Island.

Terri is a State Representative for Texas House District 23. She works in the Texas House of Representatives, where she has served since her election. She previously worked in Texas public schools for 38 years, serving as a teacher, a case manager, and a department administrator, primarily working with middle school students with special needs.

Supports reducing government regulation of businesses.

As a state representative, sponsored House Bill 1688, which prohibits foreign entities from purchasing land in Texas.

As a state senator, secured a major win for Gulf Coast shrimpers with SB 823, ensuring imported seafood is accurately labeled.

Supports designating cities with cultural titles to boost tourism and local business, such as Galveston as the "Juneteenth Capital of Texas" and the "Mardi Gras Capital of Texas," and Winnie as the "Rice Capital of Texas."

Supports enhancing local authorities to boost economic prospects.

As a state representative, sponsored House Bill 4, which mandated accurate food labeling and prohibited harmful food additives.

Supports increasing the county competitive-bidding threshold to $100,000 to use taxpayer dollars more efficiently.

Supports strengthening and ensuring the competitiveness of the tourism, agriculture, ports, and healthcare industries.

Supports strengthening local governance through targeted reforms.

As a state representative, secured long-term water and flood control resources through SB 7 and HJR 7, dedicating $1 billion annually to the Texas Water Fund starting in 2027.

Supports criminalizing "illegal" immigration into Texas and funding the border wall and security.

As a state representative, Wilson supported legislation that increased penalties for human trafficking, provided protections for victims, mandated screening for at-risk youth, and authorized rapid DNA testing by law enforcement.

As a state representative, Wilson protected Texas victims of natural disasters from scams, provided state funding for backup power sources, and enhanced communication across cities and counties through interlocal agreements.

Supports bail reforms and ensuring those convicted of human trafficking of children or disabled individuals are ineligible for parole.

As a state representative, Wilson helped secure funding for rural law enforcement and district attorney's offices in Chambers County.

As a state representative, Wilson supported volunteer fire departments and routine cancer screening for firefighters.

As a state representative, co-authored and passed legislation to fund infrastructure projects around ports and industries.

As a state representative, she supported accurate food labeling and prohibiting harmful food additives.

Supports medical freedom, including the right to try individualized treatments, informed consent about risks, and non-prescription access to Ivermectin.

Supports adoption as an alternative in high school pregnancy and parenting classes.

Supports universal education savings accounts, which are funds that parents can use for a variety of K-12 educational expenses.

Supports House Bill (HB) 100, which improves adoption and use of instructional materials.

Supports Senate Bill (SB) 204, which establishes a required parental rights handbook.

Supports Senate Bill (SB) 207, which ensures students are given excused absences for important mental health appointments.

Supports allowing the posting of the 10 commandments in public schools, chaplains in schools, and stopping diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in instructional materials and higher education.

Supports increased funding for public education, including pay raises for teachers and additional support for special education and career and technical education.

Opposes sharing private spaces such as lockers, showers, and private areas with "biological men."

Supports age verification for adult websites.

As a state representative, protected Texas parents' rights by enacting a constitutional amendment affirming a parent's authority to raise their children based on personal values, and mandated information on vaccine exemptions, consent, and privacy be provided to parents.

Supports legislation to prohibit sexual performances in the presence of children.

As a state representative, Wilson supported legislation for Gulf Coast protection and resiliency funding.

Supports reforms to enhance the stability, transparency, and performance of the Texas Grid.

Supports requiring proof of citizenship to vote and empowering the attorney general to prosecute election fraud.

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