2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas House District 7

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Fantasha Allen

Democratic

Work: Social worker assistant, Highland Pines

Fantasha Allen works as a social worker assistant at Highland Pines and holds social work degrees from Tyler Junior College and Stephen F. Austin State University. This is her first run for office.

Sources for Allen

Fantasha Allen - candidate profile, tx-statehouse-7 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Jay Dean

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 7
Work: State Representative, Texas House District 7 (since 2017); General Manager, Thomas Oilfield Services

Jay Dean is the sitting State Representative for District 7 in the Texas Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Gregg, Harrison and and Marion counties.

Jay Dean served five years on the Longview City Council and ten years as mayor of Longview before his election to the Texas House in 2016. He has owned and managed businesses in oil and gas field services and is general manager of Thomas Oilfield Services.

Dean's committees

Energy Resources
Health Care Affordability, Select
Insurance (Chair)

Sources for Dean

Jay Dean: 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)
Rep. Jay Dean biography (Texas House of Representatives, 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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