Retired civil rights investigator, U.S. Department of Education

Bobbie Clayton is the Democratic candidate for Texas House District 16 in Montgomery County. She is a lifelong Willis resident who retired from the U.S. Department of Education after 22 years as a civil rights investigator and also worked as a civil rights investigator for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice². She faces Republican incumbent Will Metcalf on Nov. 3, 2026¹.

Where they stand 2 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign site says she will fight to rescind public grants and voucher programs that divert taxpayer money to private school attendance. (2026) source
• GunsAll of that, plus ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazinesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign site calls for background checks, limits on weapons of war, safe storage requirements and policies that keep guns out of dangerous hands. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Immigration, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, AI data centers, Curriculum and books, Property taxes, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.