Texas House, District 17District race (Texas) · 2 candidates
In their own words
Stan Gerdes
WebsiteBallotpediaNo public positions found.
Voting record
- HB 46 (2025) Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration: Yea · 6/1/2025 · Adopt conference committee report, 138–1 · House Record #4163
- SB 15 (2023) Relating to requiring public institution of higher education students who compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions to compete based on biological sex: Yea · 5/18/2023 · Passage (third reading), 95–50 · House Record #1813
- SB 14 (2023) Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments: Yea · 5/15/2023 · Passage (third reading), 87–56 · House Record #1688
Official record votes, Texas House and Senate Journals (the bill name links to its history page, the record link to the journal page). Final floor vote on each bill in the chamber the member sat in at the time (passage, concurring in the other chamber's amendments, or adopting the conference report). Bills voted on before the member took office are not listed. Which bills and why · Checked 10/18/2026.
Mary Elizabeth Klenz
WebsiteBallotpedia- Key message 1
Making healthcare accessible and affordable.
- Key message 2
The current system rewards insurance companies for denying care. At the same time Texas State government has devoted all of its efforts to prevent Texans from having affordable, reliable healthcare. …
- Key message 3
Restoring local control to communities.

