Ellen Troxclair
American politician
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Ellen Troxclair is an American small business owner and politician who is a member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 19. A member of the Republican Party, Troxclair was the youngest woman ever elected to the Austin City Council,[1] where she served the 8th district from 2015 to 2019.[2]
Ellen Troxclair | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 19th district | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | James White |
| Member of the Austin City Council from the 8th district | |
| In office January 6, 2015 – January 5, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Paige Ellis |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Caleb |
Political career
Troxclair initially ran for the Texas Senate to replace Dawn Buckingham. However, she was drawn out of the district and Pete Flores was endorsed by Buckingham,[3] which led her to run for Texas's 19th House of Representatives district instead. She defeated Justin Berry by 13% in the primary. Troxclair went on to face Democrat Pam Baggett and independent Kodi Sawin in the general election and won decisively with 72.6% of all votes cast.[4]
Troxclair supports a ban on Democrats being given committee chairmanships as long as the Republicans hold the majority of seats in the Texas House.[5]