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Lauren Ashley Simmons
Lauren Ashley Simmons (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 146. She assumed office on January 14, 2025. Her current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Simmons (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 146. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Lauren Ashley Simmons was born in Houston, Texas. Her career experience includes working as a community advocate.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 146
Lauren Ashley Simmons defeated Lance York in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lauren Ashley Simmons (D) | 77.7 | 42,840 |
| Lance York (R) | 22.3 | 12,282 | ||
| Total votes: 55,122 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 146
Lauren Ashley Simmons defeated incumbent Shawn Thierry in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lauren Ashley Simmons | 64.6 | 4,287 |
 | Shawn Thierry | 35.4 | 2,353 | |
| Total votes: 6,640 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146
Lauren Ashley Simmons and incumbent Shawn Thierry advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ashton Woods in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lauren Ashley Simmons | 49.4 | 6,303 |
| ✔ | | Shawn Thierry | 44.5 | 5,683 |
 | Ashton Woods | 6.1 | 775 | |
| Total votes: 12,761 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146
Lance York advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lance York | 100.0 | 2,428 | |
| Total votes: 2,428 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Simmons received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 146 |
Officeholder Texas House of Representatives District 146 |
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Shawn Thierry (R) |
Texas House of Representatives District 146 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
