Helen Kerwin

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile*

Conservative

*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Helen Kerwin


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

State Representative 58


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Helen Kerwin websites FacebookX

EDUCATION

Stephens College, Columbia, MO, 1968

California State University, Los Angeles, California, BA, 1970

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

4H, FFA, Lions, Optimist, St Rose,, Leader/Board/President

Historical Commission, TML, TAC, President

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Mayor, County Commissioner, NTCOG (Regional 16 counties), 2000-2002

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (11)

Young Conservatives of Texas

Texas Right to Life TRL PAC

*National Rifle Association NRA-PVF

Texas Home School Coalition THSC PAC

*Life PAC

OTHER (3)

Greg Abbott

Texas Alliance for Life TAL PAC

*Texans for Strong Borders

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (11)

Greg Abbott (2025)

Caroline Harris (2024)

Don McLaughlin (2024)

Janie Lopez (2024)

Nate Schatzline (2024)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (9)

Dan Patrick (2024)

Don Huffines (2024)

Family Empowerment Coalition PAC (2024)

Gary Gates (2024)

Greg Abbott (2024)


OTHER INFORMATION

The 2025 Texas House from right to left according to analysis by Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. 

The 2023 Texas House from right to left according to analysis by Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. 

Candidate Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits. U.S. Term Limits. 4 Mar 2024.

Candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024.

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

No elective abortion

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Agree

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

Wages are prices. When government artificially raises a price, you distort the market and harm the people you claim to help.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying End Corporate Welfare Audit and Sunset State Agencies with No Measurable Outcomes Abolish the Property Tax Appraisal System Audit local government spending


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

It does not mean removing God, faith, or moral reasoning from public life. It does mean: The federal government may not establish a national church or interfere with the free exercise of religion. That’s it. That’s the wall. It was designed to protect the Church from the State not to protect government from religious people.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

C Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Disagree


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Yes for the reasons: Intelligence & Counter-Terrorism Value Strategic Military Positioning Economic & Technology Integration


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Agree

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Agree


VALUES

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Born and baptized Irish Catholic.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Strongly Disagree

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Nuclear energy. It is the most reliable, scalable, and strategically secure source capable of meeting rising electricity demand.


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

The criminal justice system exists to defend the innocent, punish the guilty, restore victims, and maintain public order. Not to manage outcomes. Not to experiment socially. Not to excuse crime. Justice is the goal.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Agree

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

the best public-safety approach is incapacitating violent offenders and enforcing existing laws, not broad restrictions on lawful ownership. Broad “gun control” mostly disarms the compliant while criminals ignore it. The Right to Bear Arms shall not be Infringed!

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