Joe Paz Herrera (Democratic), Pete Flores (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas Senate District 24; Pete Flores is the sitting member, per the Texas Senate' official roster. Nominees were chosen at the March 3 primary (or a May 26 runoff) or advanced unopposed; the field is the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Joe Paz Herrera · Democratic▾
Joe Paz Herrera is the Democratic candidate for Texas Senate District 24 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Herrera has worked in the food manufacturing industry, including for The Hershey Company, Bimbo Bakeries, and Ferrara Candy, per campaign site. He holds a degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and an MBA from Our Lady of the Lake University, and was the Democratic nominee for Texas House District 53 in 2020, 2022 and 2024, per campaign site.
Priorities: Addressing food affordability for Texas families · Supporting local business owners, farmers and volunteer firefighters · Expanding access to healthcare in rural areas and lowering property taxes (per the campaign site)
Pete Flores is the Republican incumbent for Texas Senate District 24. He is a retired Texas Game Warden who served 27 years, retiring in 2012 as the first Hispanic Texas Game Warden Colonel in history, according to his official Senate biography. He chairs the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, co-founded the Texas Hispanic Republican Caucus in 2024, and has held the seat since a 2018 special election.
Priorities: Public safety · Conservative fiscal budgeting · Constitutional governance (per the campaign site)
Wes Virdell (Republican), Kathryn Hartmann (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas House District 53; Wes Virdell is the sitting member, per the Texas House of Representatives' official roster. Nominees were chosen at the March 3 primary (or a May 26 runoff) or advanced unopposed; the field is the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Wes Virdell · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Wes Virdell is the Republican candidate for Texas House District 53 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Wes Virdell is a sitting member for the district, per the Texas House of Representatives' official roster. This name has not yet been researched.
Kathryn Hartmann is the Democratic candidate for Texas House District 53 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. This name has not yet been researched.
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Pete Flores is the Republican incumbent for Texas Senate District 24. He is a retired Texas Game Warden who served 27 years, retiring in 2012 as the first Hispanic Texas Game Warden Colonel in history, according to his official Senate biography. He chairs the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, co-founded the Texas Hispanic Republican Caucus in 2024, and has held the seat since a 2018 special election.Priorities: Public safety · Conservative fiscal budgeting · Constitutional governance (per the campaign site)