Shawn Thierry
2017 - Present
2025
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Shawn Thierry (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 146. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 14, 2025.
Thierry (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 146. She lost in the Democratic primary runoff on May 28, 2024.
On August 30, 2024, Thierry announced that she was leaving the Democratic Party and would register as a Republican, stating the Democratic Party "lost its way".[1]
Biography
Shawn Thierry earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast management from Howard University in 1991, and a J.D. from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 1996. Thierry's career experience includes working as a lawyer. Thierry is a member of the NAACP, the Houston Bar Association, the Houston Lawyers Association, and the Texas Chapter of Women in Public Finance. Thierry serves on the board of directors for nonprofit Beyond Careers and on the Houston Endowment's Reducing Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Steering Committee.[2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Thierry was assigned to the following committees:
- Ways & Means Committee, Vice Chair
- Energy Resources Committee
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2021-2022
Thierry was assigned to the following committees:
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2019-2020
Thierry was assigned to the following committees:
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2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • County Affairs |
| • Juvenile Justice & Family Issues |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 146
Lauren Ashley Simmons defeated Lance York in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lauren Ashley Simmons (D) | 77.7 | 42,287 |
 | Lance York (R) | 22.3 | 12,165 | |
| Total votes: 54,452 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 146
Lauren Ashley Simmons defeated incumbent Shawn Thierry in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lauren Ashley Simmons | 64.6 | 4,287 |
 | Shawn Thierry | 35.4 | 2,353 | |
| Total votes: 6,640 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146
Lauren Ashley Simmons and incumbent Shawn Thierry advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ashton Woods in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lauren Ashley Simmons | 49.4 | 6,303 |
| ✔ | | Shawn Thierry | 44.5 | 5,683 |
 | Ashton Woods | 6.1 | 775 | |
| Total votes: 12,761 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146
Lance York advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lance York | 100.0 | 2,428 |
| Total votes: 2,428 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Shawn Thierry won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 146.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146
Incumbent Shawn Thierry advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawn Thierry | 100.0 | 10,862 |
| Total votes: 10,862 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 146
Incumbent Shawn Thierry defeated J.J. Campbell in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawn Thierry (D) | 87.0 | 45,151 |
| J.J. Campbell (L) | 13.0 | 6,723 | |
| Total votes: 51,874 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146
Incumbent Shawn Thierry defeated Ashton Woods in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawn Thierry | 67.3 | 9,604 |
| Ashton Woods | 32.7 | 4,659 | |
| Total votes: 14,263 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 146
J.J. Campbell advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on March 21, 2020.
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 146
Incumbent Shawn Thierry defeated J.J. Campbell in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawn Thierry (D) | 92.9 | 35,656 |
| J.J. Campbell (L) | 7.1 | 2,731 | |
| Total votes: 38,387 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146
Incumbent Shawn Thierry defeated Roy Owens and Ricardo Soliz in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 146 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawn Thierry | 64.7 | 6,701 |
| Roy Owens | 27.0 | 2,799 | |
| Ricardo Soliz | 8.3 | 856 | |
| Total votes: 10,356 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[3] Incumbent Borris Miles (D) dropped his re-election bid after the Democratic primary. He was picked to run for a state Senate seat. Shawn Thierry (D) replaced incumbent Miles on the ballot.
Shawn Thierry ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 146 general election.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 146 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Shawn Thierry (unopposed) |
100.00% | 39,452 | |
| Total Votes | 39,452 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Borris Miles ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 146 Democratic Primary.[5][6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 146 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Democratic | Borris Miles Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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2023
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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Campaign themes
2022
Shawn Thierry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Shawn Thierry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
Shawn Thierry completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
As a member of the Texas legislature, I consider it an honor and my duty to stand for equal rights and to be a "voice for the voiceless". I am committed to being an advocate for the underserved and am passionate about issues affecting vulnerable populations such as mental health, women’s rights issues, health equity, and the treatment and protection of children and the elderly.[7] |
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| —Shawn Thierry[2] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "State Rep. Shawn Thierry switches to GOP, says Democratic Party has “lost its way”," August 30, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on September 24, 2019
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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