2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas House District 53

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Kathryn Hartmann

Democratic

Work: Pediatric physical therapist; former science and physics teacher

Kathryn Hartmann has worked as a pediatric physical therapist, holding a doctorate from UTMB Galveston, and has taught science and physics at the middle school, high school and college levels.

Sources for Hartmann

Kathryn Hartmann - candidate profile, tx-statehouse-53 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Wes Virdell

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 53
Work: State Representative, Texas House District 53 (since 2025); trucking business owner; U.S. Air Force veteran

Wes Virdell is the sitting State Representative for District 53 in the Texas Legislature.

Wes Virdell served in the U.S. Air Force working on intercontinental ballistic missiles and as a military training leader, then joined his family's business and started a trucking business. He represents House District 53.

Virdell's committees

Criminal Jurisprudence
S/C on Juvenile Justice
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Land & Resource Management

Sources for Virdell

Wes Virdell: official member information (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Texas Legislature: committee information (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Texas Legislature: current member roster (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Wes Virdell - candidate profile, tx-statehouse-53 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Wes Virdell (Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election (state and district offices), and Certified List of Write-In Candidates (Texas Secretary of State, Public record)

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