About James

A longtime resident of Wichita Falls, Representative James Frank graduated from Rider High School and earned a degree in Finance from Texas A&M University. He then began an eleven year career in banking.

Meet James – James Frank for Texas State Representative District 69

James and his wife Alisha married in 1989 and have six grown sons, with the family continuing to grow today by adding daughters-in-law and grandchildren.

James B. Frank is a longtime resident of Wichita Falls. He earned a degree in finance from Texas A&M University. He and his wife, Alisha, married in 1989 and have six grown sons and grandchildren.

2026 Texas General Election

The Legislature reduced property taxes by $5 billion in the 86th Session, and by a historic $12 billion in the 88th Session.
We should continue to use state surplus dollars to reduce the burden of property taxes, which will put us on the path to eventually eliminate school property taxes.

Issues – James Frank for Texas State Representative District 69

Budget & Government Spending
Budget & Government Spending – I believe that government is morally obligated to spend frugally because it can only spend money that has been forcibly removed from taxpayers. It is the role of the legislature to ensure that we are spending money on true government needs, not wants. It is also the legislature’s responsibility to direct and manage the agencies of the state effectively and efficiently. To that end, I believe we must provide specific, outcome-based goals for the various state agencies.

Budget & Government Spending – James Frank for Texas State Representative District 69

Budget & Government Spending – I believe that government is morally obligated to spend frugally because it can only spend money that has been forcibly removed from taxpayers. It is the role of the legislature to ensure that we are spending money on true government needs, not wants. It is also the legislature’s responsibility to direct and manage the agencies of the state effectively and efficiently. To that end, I believe we must provide specific, outcome-based goals for the various state agencies.

It is not enough to simply be better than California, we must be better than our international competitors.

Small business, agriculture, ranching, and energy are important sectors for our region, and I will oppose bad legislation which makes it harder for those sectors to compete and prosper. Oil and gas remains the backbone of our district and state and in many ways our country.

Jobs & the Economy – James Frank for Texas State Representative District 69

Supports using state surplus funds to reduce property taxes and eventually eliminate school property taxes.

Believes the Legislature should spend frugally on government needs and set outcome-based goals for state agencies.

Opposes legislation that makes it harder for small businesses, agriculture, ranching, and energy businesses to compete and prosper.

- Supports using state surplus funds to reduce property taxes and eventually eliminate school property taxes.
- Believes the Legislature should spend frugally on government needs and set outcome-based goals for state agencies.
- Opposes legislation that makes it harder for small businesses, agriculture, ranching, and energy businesses to compete and prosper.

Economy

Second Amendment – “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.*” The right to bear arms is a clear and necessary part of our constitution that must be protected. Texas, because of its size and conservative values, is the state that must lead the effort to protect this right. This is a right that I personally enjoy when I go hunting with my boys, but also a right that we are all entitled to as a means to protect the safety of ourselves and those we love.

Second Amendment – James Frank for Texas State Representative District 69

Supports protecting the constitutional right to bear arms.

- Supports protecting the constitutional right to bear arms.

Public Safety

In the US, we pay twice as much for healthcare than the rest of the first world, for similar outcomes. This is because we don’t have a true market in healthcare. To make healthcare and insurance affordable, we must bring transparency, competition, and engaged patients.

Healthcare
Healthcare – ObamaCare is perhaps the most blatant attempt at socialism in the history of our country. While there is no doubt that the medical system needs reform, market forces – not more government mandates – will help drive quality up and costs down. Programs like Medicare and Medicaid, while providing necessary services that must be continued, are operated at far too high a price, achieve far too little, and are economically unsustainable. Unless market based reforms are implemented, Texas taxpayers will increasingly bear the burden of spiraling healthcare costs./blockquote>

Healthcare – James Frank for Texas State Representative District 69

The Texas Medicaid system is an important safety net for millions of people. We must continue to improve its operations so it better serves those covered by Medicaid, and we must ensure taxpayer dollars are being spent efficiently and effectively.

Pro-Life I believe that it is the government right, proper role, and moral obligation to protect those who cannot protect themselves. I believe that unborn children are the most vulnerable in society, and we must protect them from the tragedy of abortion. This can and should include adoption alternatives.

Family Values – James Frank for Texas State Representative District 69

Supports healthcare reforms centered on transparency, competition, engaged patients, and market forces rather than additional government mandates.

Supports improving Texas Medicaid operations while ensuring taxpayer funds are spent efficiently and effectively.

Supports protecting unborn children from abortion and supporting adoption alternatives.

- Supports healthcare reforms centered on transparency, competition, engaged patients, and market forces rather than additional government mandates.
- Supports improving Texas Medicaid operations while ensuring taxpayer funds are spent efficiently and effectively.
- Supports protecting unborn children from abortion and supporting adoption alternatives.

Healthcare

The two most important factors in a child’s education success are involved parents and great teachers. When the Legislature considers public school finance and other education reforms, we must do a better job of prioritizing parents and teachers.

Every child has unique needs and parents know their child better than anyone else. We must take measures that will empower parents to be more engaged in their child’s education and academic success.
Additionally, while the Legislature has increased public education funding each session over the last decade, teacher salaries have remained stagnant. We must do better to ensure funding increases are passed on to teachers.

I will work hard to remove the funding inequalities that are especially damaging to rural schools.

Education – James Frank for Texas State Representative District 69

Education receives the largest percentage of state tax dollars, so how we spend those dollars will receive a large amount of my focus and attention. I believe that while it is the responsibility of the state to set measurable goals, it is counterproductive for the state to set specific unfunded mandates that often make the schools operate less efficiently and less effectively.

While everyone would like to operate in a world with unlimited funds (especially when it comes to our children), our education system competes with health care, transportation funding, and other priorities for limited resources. I believe the legislature can help by ensuring strong funding for our schools coupled with results-based, performance measures.

It is important to understand that the needs of families and children are not the same in every case. We must provide the foundation that prepares our students for higher education if that is their chosen path. However, there must also be a greater emphasis on vocational education for children, based on their desires and competencies.

Supports education reforms that prioritize parents and teachers, including measures to increase parent engagement.

Wants public education funding increases to reach teachers and to address funding inequalities affecting rural schools.

Opposes state-imposed unfunded school mandates and supports measurable goals and results-based performance measures.

Advocates for greater emphasis on vocational education based on students' interests and competencies.

- Supports education reforms that prioritize parents and teachers, including measures to increase parent engagement.
- Wants public education funding increases to reach teachers and to address funding inequalities affecting rural schools.
- Opposes state-imposed unfunded school mandates and supports measurable goals and results-based performance measures.
- Advocates for greater emphasis on vocational education based on students' interests and competencies.

Education

Constituents tell me they care deeply about water availability and affordability. Thus, when I’m considering water-related issues, I’m focused on these two questions:

Will this increase water availability?
Is this a reasonable price, and is the money we spend going to truly improve availability?

Small business, agriculture, ranching, and energy are important sectors for our region, and I will oppose bad legislation which makes it harder for those sectors to compete and prosper. Oil and gas remains the backbone of our district and state and in many ways our country. I will use my lending and manufacturing experience in the oil and gas industry to help fight unreasonable regulations from Austin and Washington. We simply cannot allow unreasonable EPA mandates to threaten jobs and economic opportunity for our citizens.

Prioritizes water policies that increase availability at a reasonable price and use spending to improve availability.

Opposes what he calls unreasonable state, federal, and Environmental Protection Agency regulations affecting the oil and gas industry.

- Prioritizes water policies that increase availability at a reasonable price and use spending to improve availability.
- Opposes what he calls unreasonable state, federal, and Environmental Protection Agency regulations affecting the oil and gas industry.

Energy & the Environment

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James B. Frank

James is from Wichita Falls, Texas. He attended Rider High School. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Texas A&M University. He lives with his wife, Alisha, and their six grown sons in Wichita Falls. He attends church.

Texas Rep. James Frank - Elected Officials Directory

James is a member of the Texas House of Representatives. He works at the Texas House of Representatives, where he has been since 2016. He previously worked at a bank for eleven years and then helped grow three Wichita Falls-based manufacturing businesses: Sharp Iron Manufacturing, Transland, and Delta T.

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Supports using state surplus funds to lower property taxes, aiming to eventually abolish school property taxes.

Supports small businesses, agriculture, ranching, and energy.

Supports improving the Texas Medicaid system and ensuring efficient use of taxpayer dollars.

Supports legislation that prevents insurance companies and medical providers from restricting patients from seeking more affordable care.

Supports streamlining family support services, including aid for struggling families and crisis pregnancy assistance, to ensure continuous care and prevent the need for Child Protective Services (CPS) intervention.

Believes in strong funding for schools, but acknowledges competition with other sectors for limited resources.

Supports vocational education for children.

Believes the federal government is too involved in state and individual affairs, and plans to "work diligently on efforts to limit the role of the federal government to its constitutional mandates."

James Frank is from Wichita Falls, Texas. He has a bachelor's degree in finance from Texas A&M University. He and his wife, Alisha, have six grown sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren. He is active in his church.

James is a business owner. He previously worked in banking.

James is currently a member of the Texas House of Representatives.

Supports using state surplus dollars to reduce property taxes and aims to eventually eliminate school property taxes.

Opposes the cycle of increasing taxes during downturns and maintaining them during strong economic times, advocating for more efficient government operations and caution against overtaxation.

Supports the right to bear arms as a constitutional right essential for personal safety and protection.

Supports improving the Texas Medicaid system to better serve those covered and ensure efficient use of taxpayer dollars.

Supports HB 711 to prohibit anti-competitive practices by insurance companies and medical providers, aiming to improve patient access to affordable healthcare.

Supports streamlining family support services, focusing on assistance for struggling families and those experiencing crisis pregnancies to ensure a continuum of care and support.

Supports strong funding for schools and results-based performance measures in education.

Supports greater emphasis on vocational education for children based on their desires and competencies, advocating for appreciation of hands-on skills and well-paying jobs.

Supports working to remove funding inequalities that negatively impact rural schools.

Supports a more interconnected state water supply and policy changes for long-term water security.

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