Shelby Slawson
Shelby Slawson (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 59. She assumed office on January 12, 2021. Her current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Slawson (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 59. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.
Biography
Shelby Slawson earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2000 and a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003.[1][2] Slawson's career experience includes working as an entrepreneur and a business executive.[2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Slawson was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Slawson was assigned to the following committees:
- Calendars Committee
- Pensions, Investments and Financial Services Committee
- House State Affairs Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2026
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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General election for Texas House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent Shelby Slawson (R) and Andrew Turner (D) are running in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 59 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Shelby Slawson (R) | |
 | Andrew Turner (D)  | |
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 59
Andrew Turner (D) defeated Ethan Newcomer (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 59 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Turner | 62.7 | 3,560 |
| Ethan Newcomer | 37.3 | 2,122 | ||
| Total votes: 5,682 | |||
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent Shelby Slawson (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 59 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelby Slawson | 100.0 | 22,632 |
| Total votes: 22,632 | |||
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent Shelby Slawson defeated Hannah Bohm in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 59 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelby Slawson (R) | 80.7 | 64,147 |
 | Hannah Bohm (D) | 19.3 | 15,367 | |
| Total votes: 79,514 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 59
Hannah Bohm advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 59 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hannah Bohm | 100.0 | 2,210 |
| Total votes: 2,210 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent Shelby Slawson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 59 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelby Slawson | 100.0 | 22,929 |
| Total votes: 22,929 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Slawson in this election.
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Shelby Slawson won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 59.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent Shelby Slawson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 59 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelby Slawson | 100.0 | 20,520 |
| Total votes: 20,520 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 59
Shelby Slawson won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 59 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelby Slawson (R) | 100.0 | 53,825 |
| Total votes: 53,825 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 59
Shelby Slawson defeated incumbent J.D. Sheffield in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 59 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelby Slawson | 61.5 | 9,792 |
 | J.D. Sheffield | 38.5 | 6,127 | |
| Total votes: 15,919 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 59
Shelby Slawson and incumbent J.D. Sheffield advanced to a runoff. They defeated Cody Johnson in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 59 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelby Slawson | 45.7 | 12,071 |
| ✔ | | J.D. Sheffield | 30.0 | 7,924 |
| Cody Johnson | 24.3 | 6,404 | ||
| Total votes: 26,399 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
Shelby Slawson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Slawson's responses.
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- Bold Constitutional Conservative
- Fierce Taxpayer Advocate
- Staunch Pro-Life & Second Amendment Defender
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2025.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Sierra Club Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Texas Values Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
In 2024, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2023.
- Sierra Club Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Texas Values Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2021.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Sierra Club Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Texas Values Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Texas House of Representatives District 59 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 4, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shelby Slawson for Texas, "Meet Shelby," accessed March 29, 2021
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by J.D. Sheffield (R) |
Texas House of Representatives District 59 2021-Present |
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