Longtime chief of staff to Rep. Donna Howard; former bilingual educator

Samantha Lopez-Resendez is a former bilingual educator and longtime chief of staff to Representative Donna Howard¹. She won the Democratic primary with 52 percent of the vote in unofficial results² and faces Republican Howard Olsen for the open District 50 seat³.

Where they stand 1 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low

  Said · low confidence

  • Her campaign issues page says health care decisions belong to patients and doctors, not politicians, and that she will protect reproductive freedom. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, AI data centers, School choice, 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.