Democrat Lauren Ashley Simmons and Republican Lance York are both running in the race for Texas House District 146 in the Nov. 5 election.
The details
District 146 was formerly held by Democrat Shawn Theirry, who lost a runoff election to Simmons—a union organizer with the Texas State Employees Union—in May, nearly doubling her vote total. Prior to that, Thierry held the seat dating back to 2016.
York is a business owner who runs York's Wax, an organic car wax and gun wax shop, according to filings with the Texas Secretary of State's office.
