CANDIDATES 2026
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US Representatives Governor Lt. Governor Attorney General Comptroller Commissioner of General Land Ofc. Commissioner of Agriculture Railroad Commissioner
Supreme Court Court of Appeals State Board of Education State Senator State Representatives Chief Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District Judge 428th
Criminal District Attorney Hays Co. Judge Courts at Law District Clerk Hays Co. Clerk County Treasurer Hays Co. Commissioners Hays Co. JPs
Hays Dems County Chair Propositions
U.S. Senator
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James Talarico
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U.S. Representative District 21
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Kristin Hook
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U.S. Representative District 27
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Tanya Lloyd |
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Governor
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Gina Hinojosa |
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Lieutenant Governor- RUNOFF
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Marcos Isaias Velez
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Vikki Goodwin |
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Attorney General- RUNOFF
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Nathan Johnson
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Joe Jaworski |
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Comptroller of Public Accounts
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Sarah Eckhardt |
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Commissioner of the General Land Office
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Benjamin Flores
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Commissioner of Agriculture
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Clayton Tucker |
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Railroad Commissioner
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Jon Rosenthal
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Chief Justice, Supreme Court
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Maggie Ellis |
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Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
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Chari Kelly
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Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
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Kristen Hawkins
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Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
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Gisela D. Triana
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Judge, Court of Appeals, Place 3
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Okey Anyiam
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Judge, Court of Appeals, Place 4
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Audra Riley
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Judge, Court of Appeals, Place 9
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Holly Taylor
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Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals
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Jerry Zimmerer
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Justice, 15th Court of Appeals, Place 2
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Tom Baker
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Justice, 15th Court of Appeals, Place 3
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Marc M. Meyer
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Member, State Board of Education, District 5- RUNOFF
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Stephanie Limon Bazan
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Allison Bush
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State Senator, District 21
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Judith Zaffirini* |
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State Representative, District 45
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Erin Zwiener* |
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State Representative, District 73
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Merrie Fox |
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Chief Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals
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Darlene Byrne*
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District Judge 428th Judicial District
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Cassie Benoist-Templeton |
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Hays County Criminal District Attorney
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Alfonso O. Salazar
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County Judge-RUNOFF
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Michelle Gutierrez Cohen
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Ruben Becerra* |
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County Court at Law No. 1
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Jimmy Alan Hall*
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County Court at Law No. 2- RUNOFF
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Chris Johnson*
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Thomas Just |
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District Clerk
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Amanda Calvert*
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Hays County Clerk- RUNOFF
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Cynthia A. Millonzi |
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Nicholas "Nico" Costilla
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County Treasurer
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Daphne Tenorio*
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Hays County Commissioner Precinct 2
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Johnny Flores |
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Hays County Commissioner Precinct 4
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Angie Unger |
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Hays Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, Place 2
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Maggie Hernandez-Moreno* |
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Hays Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Place 1
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Beth Smith*
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Hays Justice of the Peace Precinct 5
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Sandra Bryant*
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Hays County Democratic Party Chair
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Willie Tenorio*
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Propositions
Propositions
Keep in mind that this is an opinion poll of Democratic voters and not a policy referendum. You are not voting to make a law but merely saying YES you agree or NO you do not agree with the statement.
Propuestas
Tenga en cuenta que se trata de una encuesta de opinión de los votantes demócratas y no de un referéndum sobre políticas. No está votando para aprobar una ley, sino simplemente indicando SÍ está de acuerdo o NO está de acuerdo con la afirmación
Proposition 1 (Dem)
Survey: Texas should expand Medicaid and ensure access to affordable healthcare for all.
Propuesta 1 (Dem)
Encuesta: Texas debería ampliar Medicaid y garantizar el acceso a una atención médica accesible para todos.
Proposition 2 (Dem)
Survey: Texans should support humane and dignified immigration policies and pathways to citizenship.
Propuesta 2 (Dem)
Encuesta: Los habitantes de Texas deberían apoyar políticas de inmigración humanitarias y dignas, así como vías para obtener la ciudadanía.
Proposition 3 (Dem)
Survey: Texans should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including reproductive rights.
Propuesta 3 (Dem)
Encuesta: Los habitantes de Texas deben tener derecho a tomar sus propias decisiones en materia de salud, incluidos los derechos reproductivos.
Proposition 4 (Dem)
Survey: Texas should address the state's housing crisis in affordability and access in both urban and rural communities.
Propuesta 4 (Dem)
Encuesta: Texas debe abordar la crisis de vivienda del estado en cuanto a disponibilidad económica y acceso, tanto en las comunidades urbanas como en las rurales.
Proposition 5 (Dem)
Survey: Texas should fund all public schools at the same per-pupil rate as the national average.
Propuesta 5 (Dem)
Encuesta: Texas debe financiar todas las escuelas públicas con la misma tasa por alumno que el promedio nacional.
Proposition 6 (Dem)
Survey: Secure online voter registration should be accessible to all eligible Texas residents.
Propuesta 6 (Dem)
Encuesta: Todos los habitantes de Texas que cumplan los requisitos para votar deberían poder registrarse de forma segura por Internet.
Proposition 7 (Dem)
Survey: Texas should have a clean and healthy environment that includes water, air, and biodiversity. Texas must preserve the state's natural, cultural, scenic, and recreational resources.
Propuesta 7 (Dem)
Encuesta: Texas debería tener un medio ambiente limpio y saludable, incluyendo el agua, el aire y la biodiversidad. Texas debe preservar los recursos naturales, culturales, panorámicos y recreativos del estado.
Proposition 8 (Dem)
Survey: Texas should legalize cannabis for adults and automatically expunge criminal records for past low-level cannabis offenses.
Propuesta 8 (Dem)
Encuesta: Texas debería legalizar el cannabis para adultos y eliminar automáticamente los antecedentes penales por delitos menores relacionados con el cannabis.
Proposition 9 (Dem)
Survey: Texas should raise salaries to at least the national average and should provide a cost-of- living increase based on the national Consumer Price Index every two years to current/retired school and state employees.
Propuesta 9 (Dem)
Encuesta: Texas debería aumentar los salarios hasta alcanzar al menos el promedio nacional y proporcionar un ajuste por costo de vida cada dos años (basado en el Índice de Precios al Consumidor) tanto a los empleados escolares como a los estatales, ya sean activos o jubilados.
Proposition 10 (Dem)
Survey: Texas should ban racially motivated redistricting, ban mid-decade redistricting, and create a non-partisan redistricting board to redraw lines every 10 years.
Propuesta 10 (Dem)
Encuesta: Texas debería prohibir la redistribución de distritos electorales motivada por razones raciales, prohibir la redistribución de distritos a mitad de la década en curso y crear una junta de redistribución de distritos no partidista para redefinir los límites cada 10 años.
Proposition 11 (Dem)
Survey: The Working Class should be eligible for greater federal income tax relief and have their tax burden fairly shifted onto the wealthiest.
Propuesta 11 (Dem)
Encuesta: La Clase Trabajadora debería ser elegible para una reducción mayor en el impuesto federal sobre el ingreso y que su carga fiscal se transfiera de manera justa a los ciudadanos de mayor poder adquisitivo.
Proposition 12 (Dem)
Survey: Texas should expand accessible public transportation opportunities in rural and urban communities so residents can get to their workplaces, schools, and healthcare.
Propuesta 12 (Dem)
Encuesta: Texas debería ampliar el acceso al transporte público en las comunidades rurales y urbanas para que los residentes puedan desplazarse a sus lugares de trabajo, escuelas y centros de salud.
Proposition 13 (Dem)
Survey: Texas should prevent individuals with a history of domestic abuse from purchasing firearms by implementing "red flag" laws.
Propuesta 13 (Dem)
Encuesta: Texas debería impedir la compra de armas de fuego a personas con antecedentes de violencia doméstica implementando leyes de "alerta – red flag".














































