Texas State House District 17

Current seat holder: Stan Gerdes.

Stan Gerdes

Stan Gerdes

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“Keeping Texas safe, defending constitutional rights, cutting property taxes, and strengthening schools. That means stopping violent illegal aliens, protecting the Second Amendment, putting parents in charge of education, and continuing the fight to put Texas on the pathway to eliminate property taxes so Texans truly own their homes.” (Community Impact Candidate Q&A (January 20, 2026))
“We must address the Texas water crisis by protecting local groundwater and expanding state infrastructure, work to eliminate property taxes while capping local spending hikes, and secure our grid to deliver reliable, affordable energy coupled with continued economic development.” (Community Impact Candidate Q&A (September 28, 2026))
“I support using surplus state revenues to increase baseline state funding for public education, reducing reliance on local property taxes. By capping local spending, modernizing school finance formulas, and cutting administrative waste, we can ensure reliable classroom funding while protecting homeowners from out-of-control local tax increases.” (Community Impact Candidate Q&A (September 28, 2026))

Mary Klenz

Mary Klenz Mary Klenz graduated from South Mecklenburg High School.

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“1) Protecting our water and natural resources from exploitation by industries such as data centers, large natural gas facilities and water exporters.” (Community Impact Candidate Q&A (September 28, 2026))
“Prioritize longterm investments for communities Current government priorities cater to the interests of wealthy individuals and corporation, often located outside our district.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))
“Developing a reasonable immigration policy We are a country of immigrants which has been true since the founding of this great nation. Yet we continue to harass and marginalize those members of our community who are new to this country.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))