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Judith Zaffirini

Judith Zaffirini

Democratic · Texas · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Texas Senate District 21, Texas

Top priorities

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  • Healthcare access, including Medicaid and pre-existing condition coverage
  • Education and educator compensation
  • Property tax reduction
Biography

Judith Zaffirini is the Democratic incumbent for Texas Senate District 21, which stretches from the Rio Grande to the Colorado River and the Valley. A former communications specialist and 13-year teacher with BS, MA, and PhD degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, she became the first woman Dean of the Senate on December 31, 2023, and has passed 1,524 bills since 1987, the most in Texas legislative history, according to her official Senate biography.

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Texas Senate District 21Texas · 2026Bexar County sample ballot

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