Who is running for Texas House, District 140 in 2026?

Private citizen

Laura Garcia DeLeon is a Republican and a risk management analyst making her first run for office, according to the Houston Chronicle². She was the only Republican in the March 2026 primary for House District 140²¹. No campaign website or public issue positions were found.

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, 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.

State Representative, Texas House District 140

Armando Walle is a Democrat who has represented Texas House District 140 in north Houston since 2009². He began in public service through the Texas Legislative Internship Program, worked for U.S. Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee and Gene Green, and earned a law degree from the University of Houston after joining the House³. He lists food insecurity and limits on concrete batch plants and other industrial polluters near homes as priorities³.

Where they stand 21 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no 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
  • Voted yes on the Raney amendment to HB 1 (2023 fourth special session), which removed the education savings account (voucher) program from the bill; it was adopted 84 to 63. (2023-11-17) source
• MarijuanaDecriminalize small amounts (fines, not jail)medium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 441 (2021), which reduced criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana; it passed the House 88 to 40 but not the Senate. (2021-04-30) source
  • Voted yes on HB 218 (2023), which reduced criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana; it passed the House 87 to 59 but not the Senate. (2023-04-27) source
  • Voted yes on HB 46 (2025), which expanded the state's medical low-THC cannabis program; it passed the House 122 to 21. (2025-05-13) source
  • Voted no 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
• Kids onlineAlso require safe-by-default design and a legal duty of caremedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on the final version of HB 18 (2023), which requires digital services to verify users' ages, give parents tools and limit harmful content for minors; the House approved it 120 to 21. (2023-05-28) source
• Housing and growthAllow townhomes and apartments in more places to bring prices downmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 15 (2025), which bars certain large cities from requiring large minimum lot sizes for new homes; it passed the House 86 to 43. (2025-05-28) source
  • Voted yes on the final version of SB 15 (2025), which bars certain large cities from requiring large minimum lot sizes for new homes; the House approved it 78 to 57. (2025-06-01) source
• Safety net programsExpand help for childcare, housing and paid family leavemedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Said he has worked to provide free breakfast and lunch for eligible students and that next session he will push to expand the federal Summer EBT food program for Texas families. (2026-02) source
• AbortionNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 8 (2021), which banned most abortions once cardiac activity is detected and let private citizens sue people who help provide them; it passed the House 83 to 64. (2021-05-06) source
  • Voted no on HB 1280 (2021), which banned abortion, with an exception for the life or serious health risk of the mother, once Roe v. Wade was overturned; it passed the House 81 to 61. (2021-05-06) source
• GunsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on HB 1927 (2021), which allows adults 21 and older to carry handguns without a license; it passed the House 82 to 62. (2021-05-23) source
• Election rulesNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 1 (2021 second special session), the election law that added ID requirements for mail ballots, banned drive-through and 24-hour voting and expanded poll watcher access; it passed the House 80 to 41. (2021-08-31) source
• Transgender athletesNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on HB 25 (2021 third special session), which requires public school athletes to compete based on biological sex; it passed the House 76 to 54. (2021-10-14) source
  • Voted no on SB 15 (2023), which requires college athletes at public universities to compete based on biological sex; it passed the House 95 to 50. (2023-05-18) source
• Gender care for minorsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 14 (2023), which banned gender transition treatments such as puberty blockers and hormones for minors; it passed the House 87 to 56. (2023-05-15) source
• DEI programsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 17 (2023), which banned diversity, equity and inclusion offices and related practices at public colleges; it passed the House 83 to 62. (2023-05-22) source
• Religion in schoolsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 11 (2025), 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
• China policyNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 17 (2025), which restricts purchases of Texas land by governments, companies and people from certain countries, including China; it passed the House 86 to 59. (2025-05-09) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 4 (2023 fourth special session), 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
• Texas power gridNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 2627 (2023), which created state loans for new or upgraded dispatchable power plants; it passed the House 118 to 23. (2023-05-23) source
• Mandatory minimumsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on HB 6 (2023), which allows murder charges for fentanyl poisoning deaths and increased penalties for certain drug offenses; it passed the House 124 to 21. (2023-04-28) source
• RedistrictingNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on HB 4 (2025 second special session), the mid-decade redrawing of Texas congressional districts; it passed the House 88 to 52. (2025-08-20) source
• Property taxesNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 10 (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
• School vaccinesNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on HB 1586 (2025), which made the school vaccine exemption affidavit form easier to obtain; it passed the House 83 to 54. (2025-05-14) source
• Policing and crimeNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on HB 1900 (2021), which penalizes large cities that cut police budgets; it passed the House 90 to 49. (2021-05-07) source
  • Voted yes on SB 9 (2025), which tightened bail procedures and regulated charitable bail organizations; it passed the House 118 to 25. (2025-05-20) source
• Curriculum and booksNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on HB 900 (2023), which set state standards for library materials sold to or kept in public school libraries; it passed the House 95 to 52. (2023-04-20) source

No public position found on: Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Energy and climate, AI data centers, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate.