德州第112选区连任选情：州众议员 Angie Chen Button 迎战 Zach Herbert
位于德克萨斯州达拉斯县的州众议院第112选区选战进入冲刺阶段。该选区涵盖达拉斯东北郊的 Garland、Richardson 一带，亚裔居民约占11%，被视为今年德州众议院竞争较激烈的选区之一。共和党现任州众议员 Angie Chen Button 寻求连任，民主党对手为 Zach Herbert。
Angie Chen Button 是来自台湾的移民，2009年上任至今，以低调、务实的风格著称。据 The Yappie 报道，她的竞选团队宣扬其协助通过的减税措施与提高教师薪酬的立法；她曾投票支持弹劾前得州总检察长 Ken Paxton，并曾表示不会投票支持德州铁路委员会候选人 Bo French——此前 Bo French 曾就得州大学奥斯汀分校的南亚裔学生发表煽动性言论。
对手 Zach Herbert 是退伍军人与律师。Herbert 批评 Angie Chen Button 支持私立学校代金券计划；The Yappie 引述《休斯顿纪事报》的一项分析称，该计划可能使德州公立学校损失2.27亿美元经费。筹款方面，据 Transparency USA 汇总的竞选财务数据，Angie Chen Button 累计筹款约189万美元，Zach Herbert 约61万美元。
德州提前投票已于10月19日开始，将持续至10月30日，选举日为11月3日。据达拉斯县选举部门数据，提前投票首日全县共有76,079名选民投票，创下该县首日提前投票纪录。
（来源：GSM 据 The Yappie、Murphy Monitor、Transparency USA 与 FOX 4 报道）
Texas House District 112: Rep. Angie Chen Button Faces Zach Herbert in Reelection Bid
The race for Texas House District 112, in Dallas County, Texas, is entering its final stretch. The district covers the Garland and Richardson area northeast of Dallas, is about 11% Asian, and is viewed as one of the more competitive Texas House races this year. Republican incumbent State Rep. Angie Chen Button is seeking reelection against Democratic challenger Zach Herbert.
Angie Chen Button, an immigrant from Taiwan who took office in 2009, has a reputation as a no-frills legislator. According to The Yappie, her campaign touts tax cuts she helped pass and legislation to raise teacher pay. She voted to impeach former Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and she has said she would not vote for Texas Railroad Commissioner candidate Bo French after his inflammatory rhetoric against South Asian students at the University of Texas at Austin.
Herbert is a veteran and an attorney. He has attacked Button for her support of private school vouchers; The Yappie, citing a Houston Chronicle analysis, reported the plan could result in Texas public schools losing $227 million in funding. On fundraising, campaign finance data compiled by Transparency USA show Button with contributions of about $1.89 million and Herbert with about $610,000.
Early voting in Texas began on Oct. 19 and runs through Oct. 30, with Election Day on Nov. 3. According to the Dallas County Elections Department, 76,079 voters cast ballots on the first day of early voting, a county record for a first day of early voting.
(Source: GSM, based on reporting by The Yappie, the Murphy Monitor, Transparency USA and FOX 4)
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