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2026 candidates we're tracking in TX-36
Rhonda Hart
Top priorities
- Public education
- Gun safety
- Veterans
Per the campaign site.
About Rhonda Hart
Rhonda Hart is a disabled Army veteran whose daughter was killed in the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting and who worked to pass the safe storage provision in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, per Houston Public Media.
Brian Babin
Top priorities
- Border security and immigration enforcement
- Restoring public education
- Advancing the space program
Per the campaign site.
About Brian Babin
Brian Babin is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, sworn in January 2015. A dentist and former Woodville mayor and Air Force captain, he chairs the House Science, Space, and Technology committee, per his official House biography.
About this race
Texas's 36th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Texas primary is Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, May 26, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.