Who is running for State Representative, District 14 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for State Representative, District 14 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Texas House District 14.
Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.
Side by side
Each candidate's position on the issues this office handles, from their own record. Details and sources are in each profile below.
| Issue | Janet Tycelia DuddingDemocrat | Paul DysonRepublican | Jeff MillerLibertarian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business regulation | No public position | Cut red tape, but keep core safety and environmental rulesSaid · low | Cut regulations broadly and let the market sort it outSaid · medium |
| Abortion | No public position | Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestSaid · low | No public position |
| Guns | No public position | Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightSaid · medium | No public position |
| Immigration | No public position | Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadySaid · medium | No single answer fits; see evidence |
| AI data centers | Allow them case by case, with strict local rules on siting, noise and waterSaid · medium | Welcome them, but make them pay their full share of grid and water costsVoted · low | No public position |
| School choice | No, keep public money in traditional public schoolsSaid · medium | Yes, universal school choice for every familyVoted · medium | No public position |
| Curriculum and books | No public position | Parents, including the right to remove material they object toVoted · medium | No public position |
| Property taxes | No single answer fits; see evidence | Keep cutting them and cap how fast they can riseSaid · medium | No public position |
| Policing and crime | No public position | Tougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailVoted · medium | No public position |
| Marijuana | Legalize and regulate it like alcoholSaid · medium | No single answer fits; see evidence | No single answer fits; see evidence |
| Redistricting | No public position | State legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantageVoted · medium | No public position |
| Kids online | No public position | Ban social media accounts for minorsVoted · low | No public position |
| School vaccines | No public position | Keep requirements with simple personal-belief exemptionsOfficial action · medium | No public position |
| DEI programs | No public position | Ban DEI offices and required training at public institutionsVoted · medium | No public position |
| Religion in schools | No public position | Support laws requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms and optional prayer periodsVoted · medium | No public position |
| China policy | No public position | Get tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesOfficial action · medium | No public position |
Janet Tycelia Dudding
DemocratPrivate citizen (certified public accountant)
Janet Tycelia Dudding is a Democrat from Bryan and a certified public accountant with more than 40 years of state and local government auditing and finance experience23. She was the Democratic candidate for this seat in 20204. Her campaign lists public education, academic freedom, affordability and health care, data centers and water, THC decriminalization and ethics reform as priorities3.
Where they stand 8 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium
MarijuanaLegalize and regulate it like alcoholmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign says to decriminalize, legalize, regulate and tax adult-use THC. (2026) source
- In a 2026 Q and A she listed decriminalizing, taxing and regulating adult-use THC as a legislative priority. (2026-02) source
- In her Ballotpedia survey she backed a 15 percent excise tax on recreational THC, with medical THC exempt. (2026) source
AI data centersAllow them case by case, with strict local rules on siting, noise and watermedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign calls for guardrails on data centers, requiring them to use recycled produced water or greywater for cooling, and defending local control. (2026) source
- In her Ballotpedia survey she said data centers should use recycled or gray water, pay for their own cooling, water, power and transmission infrastructure, and lose tax abatements, with local control over growth. (2026) source
HealthcareNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign says Texas should expand the pool of people covered by Medicaid, as a way to lower costs and keep rural hospitals open. (2026) source
Term limitsNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign says to limit terms in office as part of fixing state corruption. (2026) source
Campaign financeNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign says to limit contributions and strengthen ethics rules. (2026) source
Property taxesNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign says to fix the appraisal model so investor rental pricing does not raise homeowner taxes, and to close loopholes that let corporations avoid their fair share. (2026) source
Minimum wageNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- In her Ballotpedia survey she said it is time to raise the minimum wage. (2026) source
No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, 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.
Paul Dyson
Republican · IncumbentTexas State Representative, District 14
Paul Dyson is a Republican attorney and businessman from Bryan-College Station who took office as the District 14 state representative in January 202524. He serves on the House Energy Resources and Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence committees25. His campaign highlights property tax relief, fewer regulations, border security, energy jobs and protecting children online23.
Where they stand 17 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium
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 confidenceCurriculum 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
Policing and crimeTougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailmedium
School vaccinesKeep requirements with simple personal-belief exemptionsmedium
GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign calls him a staunch advocate for constitutional carry who will fight for the broadest possible freedom to bear arms with minimal government interference. (2026) source
ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign says he is committed to addressing the crisis at the border with decisive action and puts the safety of Texans first. (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
Property taxesKeep cutting them and cap how fast they can risemedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign says he is committed to fighting for permanent property tax relief. (2026) 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
AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow
Said · low confidence- His campaign says he believes life begins at conception and is committed to taking a strong stand against abortion in Texas. (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
Business regulationCut red tape, but keep core safety and environmental ruleslow
Said · low confidence- His campaign says he is working to cut burdensome regulations. (2026) 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
AI regulationNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign says he is working to put strong safeguards in place against the dangerous misuse of AI. (2026) source
No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Healthcare, 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, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes.
Jeff Miller
LibertarianPrivate citizen
Jeff Miller is the Libertarian candidate for District 14. He says he is a 44-year resident of Bryan and College Station who attended local schools and Blinn College1. His campaign says he wants to reduce the size and power of government and repeal unnecessary laws, regulations and taxes1.
Where they stand 3 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
Business regulationCut regulations broadly and let the market sort it outmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign says there are too many laws, regulations and taxes, and that his top priority is repealing unnecessary laws, regulations and taxes. (2026) source
ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign says to streamline the legal immigration process so it is faster and more efficient. (2026) source
MarijuanaNo single answer fitslow
Said · low confidence- His campaign says he advocates for ending drug prohibition. (2026) source
No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, 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, 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.
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.