Helen Zhou

Republican | Texas

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Helen Zhou — State Representative 137 (Texas Republican Primary | March 3, 2026)
State Representative, District 137 Texas General and Special General SD 22 | November 3, 2026
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Leans Conservative

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

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Economics, 1987-1991

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Economics, 1993-1995

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Sharpstown Civic Association, Treasurer, 2023-2025

Chinese Civic Center, VP Treasurer, 1999-2004

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

None

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

State Representative, 2025-2026

ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (4)

Sid Miller

United Republicans of Harris County

Terry Lowry The LINK Letter

Texas Conservative Review

LIBERAL (2)

Houston Police Officers Union PAC

*IAFF Local 341 Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association

OTHER (3)

Greg Abbott

C Club of Houston

BIZPAC

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)

Houston Police Officers Union

Houston Police Firefighter's Association

Houston C club

Governor Greg Abbott

The Link Letter

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (5)

George Vachris (2026)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2026)

Sid Miller (2025)

Caroline Harris (2024)

Trump National Committee JFC, INC. (2024)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

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

Neutral

I don't think abortion is the only service provided by the Planned Parenthood. Being in neighborhoods, Planned Parenthold should be able to provide positive, needed services to women in need.

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Rape, Incest or when a woman's life is in danger.

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Choose not to answer

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

Choose not to answer

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

Choose not to answer


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

I support minimum wage to prevent mass abuse. However, I do not support artificial lifting wages which will lead to inflation. I support skilled trade job training which leads to significant higher pay.

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

Strongly Agree

100% agree.

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

1. All levels of government needs a DOGE. 2. Contracts must be bid competitively once every 3 years. 3. Focus on tasks with no provide solutions, like roads, flooding, electrical grid upgrades.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

It means that government will not impose any religion onto its citizens using police power. It is also to protect religion form the intrusion, interferece of the state.

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

Disagree

I think no business should be required to provide services that they found morally reprehensible. Why are they in that business? However, it is not right for business to advertise for business then refuse services where it is in dire need like the medical doctors.


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.

B) I support people choice in making their own healthcare providers and giving people a choice of care. I have views and ideas on healthcare beyond the choices above. Basic healthcare should not be so expensive. There is no reason for it. US has the most expensive healthcare cost per capita with almost nothing to show for it. Why? Take a look at what we spent per capita and life expentency. Something is not adding up.

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

Communists will do what commuinsts do. In the name of people and justice.

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

1. Civilization tie because of Christianity; 2 the only democratic county in the middle east.


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.

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.

Agree

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Strongly Disagree

Just buy an airplane ticket to go gambling in LV.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a complete faith and believe that human life is a spiritual existence. Now days there is a view that religious spiritual belief is like taking a vitamin pill, it is good for you period. In my adult life, I realized that it is so much more. I fully realized that we are spiritual beings put on earth to have an earthly life and experience. Faith and God is Foundational. Life without God or faith is utter sad and meaningless.


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.

Neutral

Well, we don't know that. But I believe there will reach a point where it will make a difference then there is no going back. We will have destroyed the earth. So we need to be conservative and conserve our resources and use them responsibly yes.

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

The Sun and Neucleur. The sun is a form of neucleur reaction.


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?

Conservative

World is a tough place and life is also tough. We need to a tough minded approach and clear set of eyes.

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?

To have a society, crime must be repudiated. To have a civilized society, punishment must be proportional to the crime. Criminal justice system is so that we have a functional society.

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?

Responsibly gun safety use should be strongly encouraged.

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