On July 14, 2020, Eastman was defeated in her re-election attempt by Penny Morales Shaw.
[5][2] In 2019, Eastman ran in a special general election[1] to finish Jessica Farrar's term as the District 148 representative in the Texas House of Representatives, after Farrar announced her retirement.
[6] Eastman got 20.6% of the vote, which was the most of any of the six candidates, and advanced to a runoff against Republican Luis LaRotta.
[1] Eastman was a candidate for election to a full term in the District 148 seat.
She faced off against former congressional advocate and attorney, Penny Morales Shaw.