Shelby is a native Texan, raised in House District 59 by parents who modeled hard work and fiscal restraint under tight budgets.

Today, Shelby is an entrepreneur and executive in successful small businesses in her hometown of Stephenville, raising young Texans of her own.

Meet Shelby

She grew up working jobs in fast food, retail, nursing home care, and waitressing to make her own ends meet. She would go on to become a first-generation college graduate, beginning her college studies at Tarleton State University before earning her B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Texas at Dallas, followed by her Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin.

Today, Shelby is an entrepreneur and executive in successful small businesses in her hometown of Stephenville, raising young Texans of her own.

Shelby Slawson is a native Texan who was raised in House District 59. She began her college studies at Tarleton State University, earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Dallas, and earned a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Her hometown is Stephenville, and she is raising children of her own.

An attorney by training, Shelby is a rural Texas advocate by calling.

Shelby Slawson currently works as an entrepreneur and executive at small businesses in Stephenville. She is an attorney by training and previously worked in fast food, retail, nursing home care, and waitressing.

Shelby currently works as an entrepreneur and executive at small businesses in Stephenville. She is an attorney by training and previously worked in fast food, retail, nursing home care, and waitressing.

Shelby Slawson is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 59. She was elected to the Texas House in 2020. Slawson is a businesswoman and has been involved in various community organizations.

Shelby Slawson - The Texas Tribune

Shelby currently serves as the Texas state representative for District 59. She was elected to the Texas House in 2020.

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2026 Texas General Election

"Together we have achieved many significant victories for Texans, including historic property tax relief, insisting on gender sanity, significant investments in border security, passage of the Texas Heartbeat Act, defense of your Second Amendment rights and right to worship, protection of Texas children and lands, huge investments in public education, and empowering parents to make the decisions they know to be best for their own children. There is much work yet to be done, and I look forward to continuing to fight for you."

Shelby Slawson for Texas

Economy

- Supports investments in border security.
- Supports Second Amendment rights.

Public Safety

As your State Rep, and as a rarity for a freshman legislator, she carried the historic Texas Heartbeat Act (SB 8) in the House, passing the most significant pro-life bill in Texas' history. After the US Supreme Court upheld the Heartbeat Act, it became the nation's first effective ban on abortion since Roe.

As a state representative, carried the Texas Heartbeat Act (Senate Bill 8), which the campaign describes as an effective abortion ban.

- As a state representative, carried the Texas Heartbeat Act (Senate Bill 8), which the campaign describes as an effective abortion ban.

Healthcare

Supports investments in public education.

Supports parents making decisions they consider best for their children.

- Supports investments in public education.
- Supports parents making decisions they consider best for their children.

Education

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Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

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Shelby Slawson

Shelby is a native Texan, raised in House District 59 by parents who modeled hard work and fiscal restraint under tight budgets.

An attorney by training, Shelby is a rural Texas advocate by calling. She believes firmly in the power of volunteerism and the importance of community and political engagement, living that out through a long history of service in organizations that make a positive difference in the lives of her neighbors.

Shelby Slawson currently works as an entrepreneur and executive for small businesses in Stephenville. She is an attorney by training.

Shelby Slawson For Texas

As a state representative, she carried the Texas Heartbeat Act (Senate Bill 8), which the campaign says became an effective abortion ban after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld it.

Shelby Slawson is from Texas. She has a bachelor 27s degree from the University of Texas at Dallas and a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Stephenville, Texas.

State Rep. Shelby Slawson - Texas Policy Research

Shelby is currently a Texas State Representative for House District 59. She was first elected in 2021 and is currently serving her second term.

Texas State Rep. Shelby Slawson - Biography - LegiStorm

Information for Rep. Shelby Slawson - Texas Legislature Online

Said, "defense of your Second Amendment rights and right to worship"

Supports the Texas Heartbeat Act, which is the most significant pro-life legislation in Texas history, resulting in the nation's first effective abortion ban since Roe.

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