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2026 Texas General Election

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Sara McGee

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Sara is from Katy, Texas. She attended Katy High School. She has a bachelor’s degree in radiologic sciences from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls. She lives with her children in Katy.

Sara is the Director of Radiology at a Houston hospital. She has been in healthcare for 22 years. She previously worked as a bartender.

Meet The Candidates: Sara McGee For Texas House District 132

Sara McGee's campaign for Texas State Representative, District 132 is her first entry into politics.

Texas House of Representatives District 132 - Ballotpedia

Supports increasing the homestead exemption.

Supports lowering the cap on annual increases of home appraisals from 10% to 5%.

Supports the legalization of sports betting.

Supports replacing property taxes with alternative revenue sources.

Economy

Public Safety

Believes decisions about family planning should be made between families and their medical staff, not by legislators.

Healthcare

Opposes school vouchers, believing they divert public funds for private profit and degrade service quality, similar to healthcare.

Said, "You cannot expect children to be able to learn without proper nutrition first."

Supports retaining experienced educators by restoring full state funding for teacher healthcare and pensions.

Supports hiring more teachers and aides to lower student-teacher ratios from 15:1 to 12:1 in elementary schools.

Supports shifting from rote memorization and standardized tests to project-based learning, critical thinking, and digital literacy.

Supports providing every student with a laptop and high-speed internet, funded by state and federal partnerships, addressing the 20% of Texas households without broadband access.

Supports investing $10 billion over ten years to repair and upgrade aging school facilities.

Supports replacing high-stakes State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests with holistic assessments like portfolios and growth metrics.

Opposes privatization of public education, including expansion of charter schools and voucher programs.

Supports reducing reliance on property taxes for public schools.

Supports revising the school finance formula to prioritize low-income districts, English language learners, and students with disabilities.

Education

As of January 22, 2026, Sara McGee’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports limiting campaign contributions.

Supports full transparency in campaign financing, with every dollar tracked and posted online, and no "dark pools or secret handouts."

Supports a voluntary public funding option for elections.

Voting & Elections

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- There are 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives, each representing a single district. Representatives must be at least 21 years old and reside in the state for at least two years before their election. 
- State representatives are elected to two-year terms during even-numbered years. There are no term limits. 
- State representatives make $7,200 annually in addition to a $221 payment per day during legislative sessions and mileage reimbursements.

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