A core Longview/East Texas House race for property, schools, local government, criminal justice, and public-record issues.
This page is a race hub, not a final finding. Candidate names, ballot status, finance totals, and local records should stay tied to official filings or named public sources.
Public question
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Source-backed snippet
Public question: Texas House District 7 Race 2026 | RepWatchr. Open the record, check the source trail, and ask the official or board to point voters to the missing receipt. https://www.repwatchr.com/elections/texas/texas-house-district-7-2026
Before the meeting
Before the meeting: open Texas House District 7 Race 2026, name the public source, ask what record answers the question, and request the missing link be posted for voters.
Ask this public question
Can you point voters to the public record, vote, filing, agenda, or source link that supports your position on Texas House District 7 Race 2026? Current source trail: Official election sources.
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Sources
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Candidates
Texas House District 7
Office
Longview and surrounding East Texas communities
Jurisdiction
November 3, 2026
Election date
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Candidates loaded
9
Source links
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Missing records
Record summary
HD-7 is central to RepWatchr's East Texas home base. This page should become a simple election-season record hub.
Record focus
Next build moves
Candidates
incumbent record loaded
78 / B+
Score
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Sources
Loaded
Funding
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Red flags
| Record | Jay Dean |
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| Record status | incumbent record loaded |
| RepWatchr score | 78 / B+ |
| Funding | Funding summary loaded |
| Public source count | 3 profile sources |
| Red-flag review | 5 items listed |
Race money trail
Money rows here are public filing records or source paths. They do not imply corruption or support by themselves.
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Candidates with finance loaded
$385,000
Reported total raised
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Finance sources
| Candidate | Cycle | Total raised | Records | Source status | Action |
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| Jay Dean | 2024 | $385,000 | 9 | Source-backed public filing summary | Open funding |
Source trail
Election office, district, or government sources voters can inspect first.
Candidate filings, office calendars, ballot guides, and roster sources.
Candidate-controlled campaign links. These are claims to compare against records.
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Campaign finance pages, internal funding summaries, and official report portals.
District elections, bond language, agendas, canvass records, and trustee sources.
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Published story packets connected to this race or its officials.
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Context sources that help locate the record but are not treated as final proof.
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Missing records
Voter question builder
Ballot source
What official source shows who is filed or on the ballot for HD-7, and when was it last updated?
Record check
What vote, filing, meeting record, finance report, or court/agency record best supports the campaign claim being made in HD-7?
Money trail
Where can voters inspect the campaign finance report for HD-7, including donors, PACs, vendors, and cash on hand?
Local impact
How does the public record on House votes affect voters in Longview and surrounding East Texas communities?
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Race source check
Before you vote in HD-7, open the source trail. Texas House District 7 Race 2026 A core Longview/East Texas House race for property, schools, local government, criminal justice, and public-record issues. Missing record to add: Campaign website links. https://www.repwatchr.com/elections/texas/texas-house-district-7-2026
Public question
Public question for HD-7: what official filing, vote, finance report, agenda, or public record supports the campaign claim? https://www.repwatchr.com/elections/texas/texas-house-district-7-2026
Submit a better source
Have a better public source for HD-7? Add the filing, finance report, campaign page, meeting clip, bond language, or correction here: https://www.repwatchr.com/elections/texas/contribute?race=texas-house-district-7-2026
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Local Race Source Pack
One source-backed packet for candidate links, filings, finance, missing records, and public questions.
Election Watch Desk
Recurring race monitoring for filings, source updates, story briefs, and share-ready questions.
Official Record Brief
A deeper public-record brief for one candidate or current officeholder in the race.
