Ellen Troxclair
2023 - Present
2025
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Ellen Troxclair (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 19. She assumed office on January 10, 2023. Her current term ends on January 14, 2025.
Troxclair (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 19. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Ellen Troxclair was born in Texas. Her career experience includes working as a realtor.[1] Troxclair was one of ten new Austin city council members who were elected in the city's first district-based election in 2014.[2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
2023-2024
Troxclair was assigned to the following committees:
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Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Incumbent Ellen Troxclair defeated Dwain Handley and Kodi Sawin in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ellen Troxclair (R) | 71.7 | 81,090 |
 | Dwain Handley (D)  | 24.7 | 27,970 | |
 | Kodi Sawin (Independent) | 3.5 | 3,962 | |
| Total votes: 113,022 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Dwain Handley defeated Zach Vance in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dwain Handley | 57.2 | 3,599 |
 | Zach Vance | 42.8 | 2,697 | |
| Total votes: 6,296 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Incumbent Ellen Troxclair defeated Kyle Biedermann and Manny Campos in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Troxclair | 52.1 | 20,826 |
 | Kyle Biedermann | 43.0 | 17,189 | |
 | Manny Campos | 4.9 | 1,942 | |
| Total votes: 39,957 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Ellen Troxclair defeated Pam Baggett in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Troxclair (R) | 72.7 | 70,492 |
 | Pam Baggett (D) | 27.3 | 26,533 | |
| Total votes: 97,025 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Emilee Jordan (Independent)
- Kodi Sawin (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Ellen Troxclair defeated Justin Berry in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Troxclair | 56.5 | 12,573 |
 | Justin Berry | 43.5 | 9,677 | |
| Total votes: 22,250 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Pam Baggett advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pam Baggett | 100.0 | 5,898 |
| Total votes: 5,898 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Ellen Troxclair and Justin Berry advanced to a runoff. They defeated Nubia Devine and Perla Hopkins in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Troxclair | 38.2 | 12,435 |
| ✔ | | Justin Berry | 35.4 | 11,523 |
 | Nubia Devine | 21.7 | 7,072 | |
 | Perla Hopkins | 4.6 | 1,490 | |
| Total votes: 32,520 | |||
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Campaign finance
2014
- See also: Austin, Texas municipal elections, 2014.
The city of Austin held elections for city council on November 4, 2014. The candidate filing deadline was August 18, 2014. Because of redistricting and term limits, there was no incumbent for District 8.[3] The candidates were Rebecca A. Bray, Eliza May, Darrell Pierce, Edward S. Scruggs and Ellen Troxclair. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election, the top two vote-getters - Scruggs and Troxclair - faced each other in a runoff election on December 16, 2014.[4][5] Troxclair was the winner.[6]
| Austin City Council, District 8, 2014 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Ellen Troxclair |
26.4% | 5,682 | |
| Edward S. Scruggs |
25.6% | 5,503 | |
| Rebecca A. Bray | 19.1% | 4,108 | |
| Darrell Pierce | 16.5% | 3,549 | |
| Eliza May | 12.5% | 2,696 | |
| Total Votes | 21,538 | ||
| Source: Travis County Clerk - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Ellen Troxclair completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Troxclair's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a small business owner, non-profit leader, devoted mom, and proven conservative. As one of the few Republicans, and youngest woman, to ever serve on the Austin City Council, I have stood as an unwavering fighter against leftist policies – and won.
- On the City Council, I became known as the budget watchdog, consistently cutting wasteful spending and reforming city programs for better results.
- I am a pro-life champion, who will defend the Texas heartbeat bill outlawing any abortion when a heartbeat is detected.
- As a small business owner, I know that small businesses are the heart of our economy. I will help support local businesses to help get them back on track.
Securing the border and stopping illegal immigration, Election Integrity, Lowering Property Taxes, Stopping COVID-19 Mandates, and fighting for policies that allow small business owners to create jobs and grow our economy.
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2014
On her campaign website, Troxclair highlighted the following issues:[7]
Transportation
- Excerpt: "Improving transportation starts with improving our road system. Southwest Austin is a commuter area with residents who constantly struggle with traffic. It is imperative to the citizens of Austin to see a quick completion of ongoing projects, such as the Y at Oak Hill, as well as future projects in order to keep up with growth. Current public transportation proposals largely ignore our region, despite our growing area. Money spent on transportation solutions should focus on getting the greatest number of people to the most in-demand locations. To help with the congestion, we must increase our road capacity, improve our bus service to the region, and allow for innovate transportation options such as Lyft and Uber."
Property Taxes
- Excerpt: "District 8 has the highest homeownership rate of any city council district, so property tax increases have the greatest impact on us! The city is reaping the benefits of higher property tax revenue while long-time residents are struggling to stay in their homes. We must identify ways to decrease this financial burden for homeowners, such as a city homestead exemption, re-evaluating the tax rate, and using excess revenue to provide a homeowner rebate."
Economy
- Excerpt: "Austin has a vibrant economy, with businesses both small and large. In order to keep up with our rate of growth, our city codes need significant reform. Currently, they are confusing, complicated, and often contradictory, making it incredibly difficult to do business. In fact, the owners of several iconic businesses, such as Amy’s Ice Cream and Dan’s Hamburgers, have expressed frustrations, stating that they would not have been able to open their doors under today’s lengthy and expensive permitting requirements. This kind of red tape is also compounding the City’s housing shortage and rising prices, as builders have to spend exorbitant amounts of time and money in order to get housing developments off the ground. The process must be streamlined in a way that is clear, concise, and fair in order to keep our economy moving forward."
Affordability
- Excerpt: "The cost of living in Austin is rising faster than salaries. Although growth is a good sign of a thriving economy, we need a clear and careful vision for the future so that we can afford to live here. We must ensure that money is first spent on priorities like public safety and transportation infrastructure before allocating resources to other areas in a fiscally responsible and transparent way. Austin must find efficiencies in the budget in order to continue supporting community services without constantly coming to the taxpayers for more money."
Energy
- Excerpt: "Utility bills are a major piece of the cost of living in Austin and affect every household. With no competition for customers to compare rates, it is up to the city council to ensure that Austin Energy is providing the best service at the best price. Billing issues, questionable spending decisions, and transparency issues have plagued Austin Energy for years. The money that residents pay for electricity should go to providing affordable and reliable services, not diverted into the city’s general revenue."
Public safety
- Excerpt: "Providing police and emergency services are one of the core functions of city government. We are forever in debt to the men and women in law enforcement, fire department, and emergency services who work tirelessly to keep Austin a safe community. Relative to other districts in the City, we are fortunate to have a low crime rate. However, after seeing more incidents in our neighborhoods recently, we must ensure that we have an adequate amount of resources dedicated to keeping our families safe."
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 24, 2022
- ↑ KUT.org Austin’s Next City Council: Primarily Made of Newbies," April 12, 2013
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Candidate List," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2014 Runoff Election Results," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ Ellen for Austin, "Issues," accessed September 29, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by James White (R) |
Texas House of Representatives District 19 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Austin City Council District 8 2015-2019 |
Succeeded by - |
