Caroline Harris

Caroline Harris is a Republican state representative who has represented Texas House District 52 since January 10, 2023, and is seeking re-election on November 3, 2026.[1] She previously worked as a policy advisor for the Texas State Senate and as a legislative aide in the Texas House.[1]

Harris was born in Round Rock, Texas, and earned a graduate degree from the University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.[1] Before her election she worked as a policy advisor for the Texas State Senate and as a legislative aide at the Texas House of Representatives.[1] In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey, she described herself as a conservative and Round Rock native who had advised a state senator for seven years and who teaches Sunday school and serves on the missions board at her church.[2]

Harris succeeded James Talarico in District 52, and for 2023 and 2024 she was assigned to the Insurance and Transportation committees.[1] Her 2022 campaign messages, as she listed them in the survey, were securing the border, ensuring parents have a say in what children are taught, and supporting police.[2] She won the Republican primary on March 3, 2026, and faces Democrat Chris Jimenez in the general election.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.