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Ricardo 'Rick' Martinez
Republican · Texas · 2026Ricardo 'Rick' Martinez is the Republican candidate for Texas House District 125 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Owns Texas Universal Lighting LLC, a lighting company he has run in San Antonio for more than a decade, per campaign site. Was born and raised on a U.S. Army base in Germany and attended high school in Corpus Christi, per campaign site. Founded his own charity and is involved with the San Antonio Food Bank and other community nonprofits, per campaign site.
Priorities
- Back law enforcement and public safety, per the campaign site
- Raise homestead exemptions and compress school tax rates toward eliminating homestead property taxes, per the campaign site
- Modernize infrastructure and maintain a dependable power grid, per the campaign site
On the ballot
Texas House District 125 · Texas · 2026
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