Private citizen (certified public accountant)

Janet Tycelia Dudding is a Democrat from Bryan and a certified public accountant with more than 40 years of state and local government auditing and finance experience²³. She was the Democratic candidate for this seat in 2020⁴. Her campaign lists public education, academic freedom, affordability and health care, data centers and water, THC decriminalization and ethics reform as priorities³.

Where they stand 8 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says to fully fund public schools, and criticizes the 1 billion dollar private-school voucher program. (2026) source
  • In a 2026 Q and A she said public taxes go to public schools. (2026-02) source
• MarijuanaLegalize and regulate it like alcoholmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says to decriminalize, legalize, regulate and tax adult-use THC. (2026) source
  • In a 2026 Q and A she listed decriminalizing, taxing and regulating adult-use THC as a legislative priority. (2026-02) source
  • In her Ballotpedia survey she backed a 15 percent excise tax on recreational THC, with medical THC exempt. (2026) source
• AI data centersAllow them case by case, with strict local rules on siting, noise and watermedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign calls for guardrails on data centers, requiring them to use recycled produced water or greywater for cooling, and defending local control. (2026) source
  • In her Ballotpedia survey she said data centers should use recycled or gray water, pay for their own cooling, water, power and transmission infrastructure, and lose tax abatements, with local control over growth. (2026) source
• HealthcareNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says Texas should expand the pool of people covered by Medicaid, as a way to lower costs and keep rural hospitals open. (2026) source
• Term limitsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says to limit terms in office as part of fixing state corruption. (2026) source
• Campaign financeNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says to limit contributions and strengthen ethics rules. (2026) source
• Property taxesNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says to fix the appraisal model so investor rental pricing does not raise homeowner taxes, and to close loopholes that let corporations avoid their fair share. (2026) source
• Minimum wageNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • In her Ballotpedia survey she said it is time to raise the minimum wage. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, 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.