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Holly Jeffreys grew up in Amarillo and built her career in the Texas panhandle. She opened rural clinics in towns that had long gone without local care, created a pharmacy and coffee shop in Bushland, and spent years serving communities and families as a nurse practitioner and entrepreneur.

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What is your educational background? Please list any degrees or certificates earned and any institutions attended.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, West Texas A&M University
Master of Science in Nursing, West Texas A&M University
Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of Texas, Texas Medical Center, Houston
National Board Certifications as a Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and Certified Rural Health Clinic Professional

Holly Jeffreys - Republican for State House District 86 — The Amarillo Pioneer

Holly’s professional life runs alongside a personal story familiar to many West Texans. She and her husband, Kelly, met at church after he moved to the Texas Panhandle to attend WT. They have been married for 33 years and raised four amazing children who are now grown, married, and raising their own families. The family attends Arden Road Baptist Church, where Holly’s father served as pastor for nearly four decades.

Holly Jeffreys is originally from Amarillo. She earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing and a Master of Science in nursing from West Texas A&M University, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Texas Texas Medical Center in Houston. She is married to Kelly, and they have four children; the family attends Arden Road Baptist Church.

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Holly Jeffreys earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in nursing from West Texas A&M University, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Texas, Texas Medical Center in Houston. She is a married mother of four and attends her local church.

What is your occupation?

Business owner & Dean - CONHS WTAMU

If you are a business owner, please list the business or businesses that you own. (If this question is not applicable, please note that below.)

Founder and Owner, Panhandle Family Care, Bushland Coffee Co., KHJ Associates.

Holly works as a dean at West Texas A&M University and is a business owner. She is the founder and owner of Panhandle Family Care, Bushland Coffee Co., and KHJ Associates.

Holly Jeffreys - Ballotpedia

Holly is a first-time candidate for political office.

2026 Texas General Election

Eliminate School Property Taxes and Make Austin Fully Fund Our Schools 

Holly will fight to eliminate school property taxes and immediately lower the property tax freeze age from 65 to 55, saving Panhandle homeowners thousands and ending the appraisal game for families 55 and older.

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Protect Agriculture and Rural Industries

Holly will stand with our farmers and ranchers against regulations that threaten the industries that built the Panhandle.

Fight One-Size-Fits-All Mandates That Ignore Rural Texas

Holly will push back on unfunded mandates from Washington and Austin that are written for big cities and ignore rural communities like ours.

What is your position on taxpayer-funded lobbying? Please explain.
Taxpayer-funded lobbying should be closely scrutinized. Local entities must have a voice in Austin, but that voice should come with transparency and accountability. I will work to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and that advocacy efforts truly reflect the values of the people footing the bill.

What is an issue you believe has gone overlooked in your race and how will you address it if elected?

Workforce shortages across all sectors, such as healthcare, education, and skilled trades are quietly threatening the future of our Texas Panhandle communities. I’ve led workforce development efforts and worked with regional teams to help recruit and retain professionals. In Austin, I’ll bring practical solutions that support career training, post secondary education for jobs that require a degree, and job growth in every corner of District 86.

Plans to eliminate school property taxes and lower the property-tax freeze age from 65 to 55.

Plans to oppose regulations that threaten Panhandle farming, ranching, and rural industries.

Plans to oppose unfunded state and federal mandates that do not account for rural communities.

Calls for transparency and accountability in taxpayer-funded lobbying by local entities.

Plans to support career training, degree-based postsecondary education, and job growth to address workforce shortages.

- Plans to eliminate school property taxes and lower the property-tax freeze age from 65 to 55.
- Plans to oppose regulations that threaten Panhandle farming, ranching, and rural industries.
- Plans to oppose unfunded state and federal mandates that do not account for rural communities.
- Calls for transparency and accountability in taxpayer-funded lobbying by local entities.
- Plans to support career training, degree-based postsecondary education, and job growth to address workforce shortages.

Economy

As of July 22, 2026, Holly Jeffreys’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

“You will hear a lot of solutions today, but few will have the proven track record and data to back up the effectiveness and safety,” she added. “Removing outdated delegation requirements has the consensus of voters, policy organizations, academic research, and healthcare stakeholders, including over 40 organizations here in Texas. With a strike of a pen to remove this mandate, Texas could expand access overnight without incurring costs for the state.”

TNP Testifies Before Senate Health and Human Services Committee - Texas Nurse Practitioners

Make Healthcare Affordable and Accessible

Holly built healthcare clinics from the ground up so Panhandle families don’t have to drive hours for care. She’ll fight to lower costs and expand access in rural Texas.

Advocates for removing nurse-practitioner delegation requirements to expand healthcare access without cost to the state.

Plans to lower healthcare costs and expand access to care in rural Texas.

- Advocates for removing nurse-practitioner delegation requirements to expand healthcare access without cost to the state.
- Plans to lower healthcare costs and expand access to care in rural Texas.

Healthcare

Parents, Not Government, Should Decide How to Raise and Educate Their Children 

Holly believes parents — not Austin bureaucrats — should decide how to raise and educate their children.

Believes parents, rather than state officials, should decide how to raise and educate their children.

Plans to support career training and degree-based postsecondary education to address workforce shortages.

- Believes parents, rather than state officials, should decide how to raise and educate their children.
- Plans to support career training and degree-based postsecondary education to address workforce shortages.

Education

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Keep Panhandle Water in the Panhandle
Holly will fight to keep Panhandle water in the Panhandle — for our farmers, our ranchers, and our families — and away from Wall Street and hedge funds looking to drain the Panhandle dry.

Plans to keep Panhandle water in the Panhandle rather than allow its transfer to Wall Street and hedge funds.

- Plans to keep Panhandle water in the Panhandle rather than allow its transfer to Wall Street and hedge funds.

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

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Holly Jeffreys

- Plans to lower healthcare costs and expand access to care in rural Texas.

Holly previously ran for Texas State Representative in 2024 but did not win.

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Supports eliminating property taxes and prioritizes water protection and parental rights in education.

Supports farmers and ranchers by opposing regulations that threaten the agricultural industries in the Panhandle.

Supports providing first responders with the necessary resources to keep families safe, backed by endorsements from law enforcement organizations.

Wants to keep Panhandle water in the region for farmers, ranchers, and families, opposing outside interests that seek to drain it.

Believes the Legislature should consist of community members who temporarily serve before returning home.

Holly Jeffreys's campaign for Texas State Representative, District 86, is her first entry into politics.

Supports the idea that the Legislature is a citizen body made up of community members who temporarily serve in Austin.

Supports eliminating property taxes as a top goal, alongside water protection and parental rights in education.

Supports securing the Texas border and prioritizing the safety of Texas citizens by addressing the border crisis and drug flow into communities.

Aims to provide law enforcement with the resources they need to keep families safe.

Opposes unfunded mandates from Washington and Austin that do not consider the needs of rural communities.

Proposes to eliminate school property taxes and lower the property tax freeze age from 65 to 55 to save homeowners money.

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