State Representative, Texas House District 150

Valoree Swanson has represented Texas House District 150 since 2017¹. She is a former commercial real estate broker with a business degree from Baylor University, a former State Republican Executive Committeewoman, and a founding member of the Texas Freedom Caucus⁴. She faces Democrat A'Yonna Kellum on Nov. 3, 2026²³.

Where they stand 18 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a righthigh

  Said · high confidence

  • Her campaign website says she believes the right to bear arms is absolute. (2026) source
  • Signed on as a coauthor of HB 1927, the 2021 law allowing adults 21 and older to carry a handgun without a license. (2021-03-22) source
  • Voted yes on the final version of HB 1927, which allows adults 21 and older to carry a handgun without a license; the House adopted it 82 to 62. (2021-05-23) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Signed on as a coauthor of HB 1280, which banned abortion once Roe v. Wade was overturned, with an exception only for the life or a major bodily function of the mother. (2021-03-16) source
  • Voted yes on HB 1280, which banned abortion once Roe v. Wade was overturned, with an exception only for the life or a major bodily function of the mother; it passed the House 81 to 61. (2021-05-06) source
  • Voted yes on SB 8, the Texas Heartbeat Act, which bans most abortions after cardiac activity is detected and is enforced through private lawsuits; it passed the House 83 to 64. (2021-05-06) source
  • Voted yes on HB 7, which set prohibitions on making and providing abortion-inducing drugs; it passed the House 82 to 48. (2025-08-28) source
  • Her 2016 campaign website said she would always vote to protect life from conception to natural death. (2016) source
• Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Her campaign website says she passed HB 25 in 2021, requiring girls' sports in Texas middle and high schools to remain only for girls, and sponsored SB 15 in 2023 extending that rule to colleges. (2026) source
  • Voted yes on HB 25, which requires public school students to compete in school sports based on biological sex; it passed the House 76 to 54. (2021-10-14) source
  • Voted yes on SB 15, which requires college athletes at public universities to compete based on biological sex; it passed the House 95 to 50. (2023-05-18) source
• DEI programsBan DEI offices and required training at public institutionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 17, which banned diversity, equity and inclusion offices and related practices at public colleges; it passed the House 83 to 62. (2023-05-22) source
  • Voted yes on SB 12, which set parental rights rules and prohibited diversity, equity and inclusion duties in K-12 public schools; it passed the House 88 to 47. (2025-05-25) source
• Religion in schoolsSupport laws requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms and optional prayer periodsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 10, 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, which allows schools to 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
• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 14, which banned gender transition procedures and treatments for minors; the House passed it 87 to 56. (2023-05-15) source
• School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 2, which created a state education savings account program that can pay for private school; the House passed it 86 to 61. (2025-04-17) source
• China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 17, which restricts purchases of Texas real property by certain foreign governments, entities and people, including from China; it passed the House 86 to 59. (2025-05-09) source
• RedistrictingState legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantagemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 4, the mid-decade redrawing of Texas congressional districts, at second reading; it passed 88 to 52. (2025-08-20) source
  • Voted yes on HB 4, the mid-decade redrawing of Texas congressional districts, on final passage; it passed 88 to 52. (2025-08-20) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her 2016 campaign website said she would secure the border, enforce existing law and end sanctuary cities. (2016) source
  • Her campaign website says she helped pass legislation allowing Texas to enforce border security when the federal government fails to do so. (2026) source
  • Voted yes on SB 4, which made illegal entry into Texas a state crime and allowed state judges to order people to leave the country; it passed the House 83 to 61. (2023-11-14) source
  • Voted yes on SB 8, which requires certain sheriffs to enter agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law; it passed the House 86 to 47. (2025-05-25) source
• Property taxesKeep cutting them and cap how fast they can risemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 10 in the 2025 second special session, which changed how the voter-approval tax rate is calculated for certain local governments; it passed the House 78 to 52 but did not become law. (2025-08-25) source
• AI data centersWelcome them, but make them pay their full share of grid and water costsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 6, 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
• School vaccinesKeep requirements with simple personal-belief exemptionslow

  Said · low confidence

  • Her campaign website says she has fought vaccine mandates and supports medical freedom, and that in 2023 she passed HB 44, barring insurers from discriminating based on personal medical decisions such as whether to take a vaccine. (2026) source
  • Voted yes on HB 1586, which requires the state to post the school vaccine exemption affidavit form online; it passed the House 83 to 54. (2025-05-14) source
• Election rulesStrict photo ID, paper ballots, cleaner voter rolls and fewer mail ballotslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 1, the 2021 election law that banned drive-through and 24-hour voting, added ID number requirements for mail ballots and expanded poll watcher access; it passed the House 80 to 41. (2021-08-27) source
  • Voted yes on the final version of SB 1, the 2021 election law; the House adopted it 80 to 41. (2021-08-31) source
• Housing and growthKeep single-family neighborhoods as they are and limit apartmentslow

  Said · low confidence

  • Her 2016 campaign website said she would work hard against government Section 8 low-income housing projects being forced into neighborhoods. (2016) source
• Curriculum and booksNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Signed on as a coauthor of HB 900, which set state standards for library materials sold to or kept in public school libraries. (2023-04-11) source
  • Voted yes on HB 900, which regulated library materials sold to or kept in public school libraries; it passed the House 95 to 52. (2023-04-20) source
  • Voted yes on SB 13, which set up local school library advisory councils and parental rights over school library materials; it passed the House 86 to 55. (2025-05-28) source
• MarijuanaNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on HB 218, which would have reduced the criminal consequences of possessing small amounts of marijuana; it passed the House 87 to 59 but did not pass the Senate. (2023-04-27) source
  • Voted yes on SB 3, 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
• Kids onlineNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on HB 186, 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
  • Voted yes on SB 2420, which requires app stores to verify users' ages and get parental consent for minors; it passed the House 120 to 9. (2025-05-09) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Policing and crime, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, 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, Nuclear power.