Texas State Representative, District 97

John McQueeney is a Republican who has represented Texas House District 97 in southwest Tarrant County since being elected in 2024, and sits on the State Affairs and Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting among others⁸. He owns restaurant franchises and earlier built a FedEx contracting business, and he holds a business degree from Texas Christian University⁸. He lists property tax relief, public safety and economic growth as his top priorities⁶.

Where they stand 16 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Property taxesKeep cutting them and cap how fast they can risehigh

  Said · high confidence

  • Said he supports relief by increasing homestead exemptions, compressing tax rates and placing stronger limits on appraisal growth. (2026-02-16) source
  • Was listed as a House cosponsor of SB 4 (2025), relating to an increase in the school district homestead exemption; it was enacted. (2025) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 8 (2025), relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district. (2025) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadyhigh

  Said · high confidence

  • Said Texas must keep securing the border, including finishing the wall, dismantling cartel operations, and working with the federal government to deport criminal illegal aliens. (2026-02-16) source
  • Voted yes on SB 8 (2025), relating to agreements between sheriffs and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law; it passed the House 86 to 47. (2025-05-25) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 5580 (2025), the companion to SB 8, and authored HB 176 and HB 180 (2025) on border security agreements. (2025) source
• HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Said rising health care costs should be addressed by increasing price transparency, expanding competition and reducing unnecessary regulations. (2026-02-16) source
• Housing and growthLet the market build what is needed, with local reviewmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Said Texas should reduce regulatory barriers, streamline permitting and let the private sector increase housing supply without heavy government mandates. (2026-02-16) source
  • Voted yes on SB 15 (2025), relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; it passed the House 86 to 43. (2025-05-28) source
• AI data centersAllow them case by case, with strict local rules on siting, noise and watermedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Said Texas should protect private property rights while giving local communities a meaningful voice in large data center development, coordinating with counties, cities and farmers on water use, grid reliability and land, without one-size-fits-all mandates. (2026-02-16) source
• School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 2 (2025), relating to the establishment of an education savings account program; it passed the House 86 to 61. (2025-04-17) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 3 (2025), relating to the establishment of an education savings account program, and as a cosponsor of SB 2. (2025) source
• Curriculum and booksParents, including the right to remove material they object tomedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 13 (2025), relating to school library materials, local school library advisory councils and parental rights regarding library catalogs; it passed the House 86 to 55. (2025-05-28) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 1158 (2025), relating to parental approval for a student participation in human sexuality instruction, and of HB 3225 (2025), on minors access to sexually explicit materials in municipal library collections. (2025) source
• Religion in schoolsSupport laws requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms and optional prayer periodsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 10 (2025), relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms; it passed the House 82 to 46. (2025-05-25) source
  • Voted yes on SB 11 (2025), relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools; it passed the House 88 to 48. (2025-05-23) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 1009, HB 2116 and HB 2696 (Ten Commandments) and HB 1425 (prayer and Bible reading period), all 2025, and as a cosponsor of SB 11. (2025) source
• DEI programsBan DEI offices and required training at public institutionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 12 (2025), relating to parental rights in public education and a ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion in K-12; it passed the House 88 to 47. (2025-05-25) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • His campaign website describes him as a pro-life Christian. (2026) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 44 (2025) and a cosponsor of SB 31 (2025), both relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. (2025) source
  • Voted yes on HB 7 (2025, second called session), which set prohibitions on making and providing abortion-inducing drugs; it passed the House 82 to 48. (2025-08-28) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 7 (2025, second called session). (2025) source
• RedistrictingState legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantagemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 4 (2025, second called session), relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas; it passed the House 88 to 52. (2025-08-20) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 4 in the second called session of 2025. (2025) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 4 in the first called session of 2025. (2025) source
• Policing and crimeTougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 9 (2025), relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations and the conditions of setting bail; it passed the House 118 to 25. (2025-05-20) source
  • Was listed as a House cosponsor of SB 9, SJR 5 and SJR 1, and a coauthor of HJR 15 (2025), on denying bail in certain circumstances. (2025) source
• Election rulesStrict photo ID, paper ballots, cleaner voter rolls and fewer mail ballotsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 892 (2025), relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, and a cosponsor of SJR 37. (2025) source
  • Authored HB 5115 (2025), relating to increasing the criminal penalty for election fraud. (2025) source
• China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 17 (2025), relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; it passed the House 86 to 59. (2025-05-09) source
  • Authored HB 17 (2025), relating to the purchase of real property by certain aliens or foreign entities, and HB 129 (2025), on government contracts with foreign adversary companies. (2025) source
• Kids onlineBan social media accounts for minorsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 186 (2025), relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children; it passed the House 116 to 25. (2025-04-30) source
• School vaccinesKeep requirements with simple personal-belief exemptionsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Authored HB 1586 (2025), relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment, and voted yes on it; it passed the House 83 to 54. (2025-05-14) source
  • Authored HB 4535 (2025), relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements. (2025) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Guns, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, 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, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes.