Small business owner and U.S. Army veteran

Julie Dahlberg is a U.S. Army veteran and former nonprofit executive who owns a glass company in La Vernia². She served as a Republican precinct chair and delegate to the state convention², and she ran unsuccessfully for this seat in 2022⁴. She is the Republican nominee and faces incumbent Democrat Judith Zaffirini⁵.

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

• Election rulesStrict photo ID, paper ballots, cleaner voter rolls and fewer mail ballotsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign priorities list proof of citizenship to register, quarterly voter roll verification, government-issued photo ID, hand-marked paper ballots and precinct-level counting. (2026) source
• Term limitsYes, strict limits, such as three House terms and two Senate termsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says to limit elected officials to no more than three terms and that she prefers two, and she pledges to serve at most two terms. (2026) source
• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says it should be a criminal offense to perform or impart social, pharmaceutical, psychological or surgical actions to change a child's sex. (2026) source
• Property taxesEliminate school property taxes and replace them with sales tax or state moneymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign calls for completely eliminating all property taxes and replacing them with a consumption-based tax that does not raise the overall burden. (2026) source
  • In a San Antonio Report questionnaire she said she strongly supports eliminating property taxes completely. (2026) source
• School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says school choice should be truly universal. (2026) source
  • In a San Antonio Report questionnaire she said it is reasonable for families to expect public funding to follow their students, while saying she does not fully agree with how the current law was developed. (2026) source
• AI data centersPause new approvals until the state finishes studying power and water impactsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • In a September 2026 Community Impact Q&A she said to stop data center development unless or until water and energy capacity are restored and expanded. (2026-09-08) source
• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says the Second Amendment says plainly that the right 'shall not be infringed' and calls to strengthen and preserve gun rights and oppose gun-grab laws. (2026) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Said · low confidence

  • Her campaign says abortion is not health care, calls for equal protection under the law for the preborn from fertilization, and lists repealing the parts of the Penal Code and Civil Practice and Remedies Code that exempt women from fetal homicide prosecution. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Immigration, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, 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.