Texas State Representative, District 12

Trey Wharton is a Republican insurance agency owner from Huntsville who took office as the District 12 state representative in the 89th Legislature, in January 2025²⁴. He served eight years on the Huntsville school board, including three as president, and chaired the Huntsville Walker County Chamber of Commerce²⁴. He serves on the House Corrections, Insurance and Health Care Affordability committees, and his campaign lists border control, property taxes, law enforcement and rural health among his priorities²⁴¹⁹.

Where they stand 15 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 2 (2025), which created a state education savings account program that can pay for private school; it passed the House 86 to 61. (2025-04-17) source
  • Was listed as a House cosponsor of SB 2 (2025), the education savings account bill. (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), which requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms; it passed the House 82 to 46. (2025-05-25) source
  • Voted yes on SB 11 (2025), which lets school boards set a period for prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious texts; it passed the House 88 to 48. (2025-05-23) source
• DEI programsBan DEI offices and required training at public institutionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 12 (2025), which bars DEI duties in public K-12 schools and expands parental rights; it passed the House 88 to 47. (2025-05-25) source
• China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Was listed as a House cosponsor of SB 17 (2025), which bars governments, companies and people from countries named in federal threat assessments, including China, from buying Texas land. (2025) source
  • Voted yes on SB 17 (2025); it passed the House 86 to 59. (2025-05-09) source
• Curriculum and booksParents, including the right to remove material they object tomedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 13 (2025), which creates local school library advisory councils and expands parental rights over library materials; it passed the House 86 to 55. (2025-05-28) source
• RedistrictingState legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantagemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on final passage of HB 4 (2025), which changed the composition of Texas U.S. House districts in 2025; it passed 88 to 52. (2025-08-20) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 4 (2025). (2025) source
• Policing and crimeTougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Was listed as a House cosponsor of SB 9 (2025), which tightened bail rules for high-risk defendants and regulated charitable bail groups. (2025) source
  • Voted yes on SB 9 (2025); it passed the House 118 to 25. (2025-05-20) source
• School vaccinesKeep requirements with simple personal-belief exemptionsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 1586 (2025), which made the school vaccine exemption affidavit form easier to obtain. (2025) source
  • Voted yes on HB 1586 (2025); it passed the House 83 to 54. (2025-05-14) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign lists regaining the sovereignty of Texas by controlling the borders as a priority. (2026) source
  • Voted yes on SB 8 (2025), which requires certain sheriffs to enter agreements with ICE to enforce federal immigration law; it passed the House 86 to 47. (2025-05-25) source
• Nuclear powerBack new reactors with public funds, tax credits, and streamlined approvalsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 14 (2025), which supports development of the nuclear energy industry. (2025) source
• Kids onlineBan social media accounts for minorslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 186 (2025), which would have prohibited minors from using social media platforms; it passed the House 116 to 25 but did not become law. (2025-04-30) source
• AI data centersWelcome them, but make them pay their full share of grid and water costslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 6 (2025), which set rules for how very large electricity users such as data centers connect to the grid and share related costs; it passed the House 103 to 25. (2025-05-27) source
• Property taxesKeep cutting them and cap how fast they can riselow

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign lists keeping property taxes low and reining in bureaucracy as a priority. (2026) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign lists protecting the vulnerable unborn and elderly from harm as a priority. (2026) source
  • Voted yes on HB 7 (2025), which restricts the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs; it passed the House 82 to 48. (2025-08-28) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 7 (2025). (2025) source
• MarijuanaNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 46 (2025), which expanded the state medical low-THC cannabis program; it passed the House 122 to 21. (2025-05-13) source
  • Voted yes on SB 3 (2025), which would have banned most consumable hemp-derived THC products; it passed the House 87 to 54 and was later vetoed by the governor. (2025-05-22) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Guns, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Housing and growth, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, 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, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes.