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State Representative, District 133: who gets your vote?

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Lawmakers vote on state laws and the state budget, along with the state Senate. Each lawmaker represents one district. The term is two years in most states and four years in a few.

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Candidate
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MANO DEAYALA

Running for State Representative, District 133 · Texas

StateRepublican Party / Partido Republicano

Candidate
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JOSH WALLENSTEIN

Running for State Representative, District 133 · Texas

StateDemocratic Party / Partido Demócrata

MANO DEAYALACandidateJOSH WALLENSTEINChallenger

Job fit

MANO DEAYALA

  • Governor Abbott appointed DeAyala to a six-year Texas Board of Criminal Justice term in April 2017; he chaired its Business & Finance Committee and served as a Windham School District trustee. 1
  • In July 2020, the United States Trade Representative appointed DeAyala to a three-year term as an arbitrator adjudicating disputes under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. 1
  • His undated Texas House biography lists DeAyala as a senior partner at Buck Keenan LLP. 1

JOSH WALLENSTEIN

  • The Chronicle’s October 7, 2026 editorial described Wallenstein as a Stanford-educated, Texas-born lawyer who had worked in anti-corruption. 2
  • The Chronicle reported that Wallenstein previously ran in Democratic primaries for Harris County Department of Education trustee and state representative. 2

Top issues

Picked for this office

MANO DEAYALA

  • DeAyala touted the previous session’s $8.5 billion school funding bill, which the Chronicle said left the basic allotment unadjusted for inflation; his education vision tied funding to classrooms and classroom outcomes. 2

JOSH WALLENSTEIN

  • His campaign says he wants cost-of-living relief for Texans and tax dollars invested in their communities. 3
  • His campaign calls for keeping the electric grid powered and protecting homes from flooding. 3
  • The October 7, 2026 Chronicle editorial reported that he favored fully funding public schools through the state as an alternative to the governor’s and lieutenant governor’s competing property-tax relief plans. 2

How they voted on top issues

MANO DEAYALA

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The Chronicle reported that DeAyala voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton. 4

JOSH WALLENSTEIN

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Sources

  1. Rep. DeAyala, Mano - Texas House of Representatives · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience
  2. For Texas state representative, District 133: Mano DeAyala · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience, Top issues
  3. Home - Josh Wallenstein for HD133 · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Top issues
  4. Will Democrats flip the Texas House? That's up to ... · checked 2026-10-31 used in: How they voted on top issues