State Senator, District 18

🏛️ What the job does

One of 31 members of the Texas Senate, which with the House passes state laws and the two-year state budget and confirms the governor's appointees. Covers part of Fort Bend County (including Richmond, Rosenberg and part of Sugar Land), small parts of Harris and Montgomery counties, most of Waller County, and 14 counties to the west and southwest, including Victoria, Washington, Austin and Fayette. Elected by district voters in partisan elections to staggered four-year terms, with no term limits; party primaries are in March. Next election: November 2026.