2025 Texas Young Lawyers Association Elections

TYLA District Director Candidates

Candidate biographies are linked below

Contested Races

District 6, Place 3

• Mariame Aana, Houston

• Trevor J. Deason, Houston

• Maryam Ghaffar, Houston

• Benjamin Schlitt Ritz, Houston

District 8, Place 1

• Rachael K. Jones, Round Rock

• Mary C. Rios, Austin

District 9

• Claire Harbert , Waco

• Kinsee Tumlinson, Killeen

Uncontested Races

District 1

• Todd W. Smith, Longview

District 3

• Jimmy Vaughn, Lubbock

District 5, Place 1

• J. Collin Spring, Dallas

District 5, Place 3

• William Biggers, Dallas

District 6, Place 5

• Anietie Akpan, Houston

District 7

• Nadine Ona, Beaumont

District 10, Place 1

• Andrew Tisdale, Fort Worth

District 11

• Madison Lengel, Denton

District 13

• Rebecca Lopez, McAllen

District 15

• Jack Hurd, Abilene

District 17

• Jackson Willingham, Midland

District 18, Place 1

• Jenna Castleman, San Antonio

District 19

• Julia V. Rubio, Laredo

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