Valoree Swanson
Valoree Swanson (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 150. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Swanson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 150. She was on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.[source]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Swanson was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Swanson was assigned to the following committees:
- Elections Committee
- Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee, Vice chair
- Resolutions Calendars Committee
2019-2020
Swanson was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Elections |
| • Human Services |
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 primary occurred on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150
R. L. Beatty (D) and A'Yonna Kellum (D) ran in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| | R. L. Beatty | |
| A'Yonna Kellum | ||
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150
Incumbent Valoree Swanson (R) ran in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| | Valoree Swanson | |
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Endorsements
Swanson received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- Texas Alliance For Life
- Texas Values Action
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 150
Incumbent Valoree Swanson defeated Marisela Jimenez in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Valoree Swanson (R) | 59.9 | 48,000 | |
Marisela Jimenez (D) ![]() | 40.1 | 32,181 | ||
| Total votes: 80,181 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150
Marisela Jimenez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marisela Jimenez ![]() | 100.0 | 4,509 | |
| Total votes: 4,509 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150
Incumbent Valoree Swanson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Valoree Swanson | 100.0 | 11,438 | |
| Total votes: 11,438 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 150
Incumbent Valoree Swanson defeated Ginny Brown Daniel in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Valoree Swanson (R) | 60.7 | 34,842 | |
Ginny Brown Daniel (D) ![]() | 39.3 | 22,558 | ||
| Total votes: 57,400 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150
Ginny Brown Daniel advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ginny Brown Daniel ![]() | 100.0 | 4,476 | |
| Total votes: 4,476 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150
Incumbent Valoree Swanson defeated Debbie Riddle, Valerie McGilvrey, and Bryan Le in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Valoree Swanson | 68.5 | 8,866 | |
| Debbie Riddle | 25.3 | 3,278 | ||
Valerie McGilvrey ![]() | 3.3 | 423 | ||
| Bryan Le | 2.9 | 378 | ||
| Total votes: 12,945 | ||||
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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 150
Incumbent Valoree Swanson defeated Michael Walsh and Jesse Herrera in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Valoree Swanson (R) | 58.1 | 56,512 | |
Michael Walsh (D) ![]() | 38.6 | 37,466 | ||
| Jesse Herrera (L) | 3.3 | 3,206 | ||
| Total votes: 97,184 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150
Michael Walsh advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Walsh ![]() | 100.0 | 10,674 | |
| Total votes: 10,674 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150
Incumbent Valoree Swanson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Valoree Swanson | 100.0 | 13,129 | |
| Total votes: 13,129 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 150
Jesse Herrera defeated Kory Watkins in the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on March 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jesse Herrera (L) | 85.5 | 59 | |
| Kory Watkins (L) | 14.5 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 69 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 150
Incumbent Valoree Swanson defeated Michael Shawn Kelly in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Valoree Swanson (R) | 57.8 | 40,907 | |
Michael Shawn Kelly (D) ![]() | 42.2 | 29,888 | ||
| Total votes: 70,795 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150
Michael Shawn Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Shawn Kelly ![]() | 100.0 | 5,012 | |
| Total votes: 5,012 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150
Incumbent Valoree Swanson defeated James Wilson in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 150 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Valoree Swanson | 80.1 | 9,530 | |
| James Wilson | 19.9 | 2,366 | ||
| Total votes: 11,896 | ||||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes. |
What made this a race to watch?
| James Wilson challenged state Rep. and Freedom Caucus member Valoree Swanson in her primary. As of January 31, 2018, only Swanson had signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. Endorsements for Swanson
Endorsements for Wilson
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Campaign finance
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[3]
Valoree Swanson defeated Michael Shawn Kelly in the Texas House of Representatives District 150 general election.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 150 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 63.19% | 47,892 | ||
| Democratic | Michael Shawn Kelly | 36.81% | 27,893 | |
| Total Votes | 75,785 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Michael Shawn Kelly ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 150 Democratic Primary.[5][6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 150 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | ||
Valoree Swanson defeated incumbent Debbie Riddle, Theresa Hearn-Haynes and Al Zolli in the Texas House of Representatives District 150 Republican Primary.[5][6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 150 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 52.48% | 12,166 | ||
| Republican | Debbie Riddle Incumbent | 39.63% | 9,186 | |
| Republican | Theresa Hearn-Haynes | 5.20% | 1,205 | |
| Republican | Al Zolli | 2.69% | 623 | |
| Total Votes | 23,180 | |||
Primary
- Main article: Notable Texas primaries, 2016
Riddle received endorsements from the following state professional groups:[7]
- Texas Association of Business
- Texas Association of Firefighters
- Texas Restaurant Association
- Houston Realty Business Coalition (HBRC)
Swanson, who challenged Riddle, received endorsements from the following state conservative groups:[8][9]
- Texas Eagle Forum
- C Club of Houston
- Conservative Republicans of Texas
- Texas Right to Life
- Texas Patriots PAC
- Grassroots America We the People (GAWTP)
- Texas Home School Coalition Association
- Empower Texans
- Young Conservatives of Texas
Hearn-Haynes and Zolli's websites did not list any endorsements.[10][11]
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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2016
Swanson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Pro-Life: I will always vote to protect life from conception to natural death, and to utterly and completely defund abortionists. Border Security & Immigration: Secure the border, enforce existing law, and end sanctuary cities. Sharia Law: I will work to stop any part of Shariah law ever being used in Texas or this Nation with no excuses or apologies needed! My opponent voted to kill a bill (“ALAC”-American Law for American Courts) which would have protected Texans from Shariah law. Second Amendment: I will strongly promote and protect Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. I am a lifetime NRA member and have the NRA's excellent AQ rating! Handgun license holder, regular sports shooter. Property Values and Rights: Property ownership is a foundation of American free enterprise and is key to our economic success. I will work to ensure property rights are defended, and protecting property values from being eroded through government actions. This includes working hard against government "Section 8" low income housing projects being forced into our neighborhoods! I live in the district, too![12] |
” |
| —Valoree Swanson[13] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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.
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- 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.
In 2020, 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.
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- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Environment Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health 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 Eagle Forum — Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues.
- 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.
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2017.
- Conservative Roundtable — Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles.
- Environment Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health 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 for Vaccine Choice — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Alliance For Life — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Texas Association of Business — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families.
- 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.
- Young Conservatives of Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedBlastf14 - ↑ Houston Chronicle, "For House District 150: James Richard Wilson," February 18, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Debbie Riddle, "Endorsements," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ Valoree Swanson, "Endorsements," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ C Club, "C Club 2016 Primary Endorsements," accessed March 1, 2016
- ↑ The Voice of Texas, "Home Page for Al Zolli 2016 Campaign," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ Vote Theresa Hearn-Haynes, "Endorsements," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Valoree Swanson, "Issues," accessed February 23, 2016
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