2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas House District 79

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Claudia Ordaz

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 79
Work: State Representative, Texas House District 79 (since 2021); former El Paso City Council member and mayor pro tem

Claudia Ordaz is the sitting State Representative for District 79 in the Texas Legislature, a district that includes all or part of El Paso County.

Claudia Ordaz served on the El Paso City Council, including as mayor pro tem, before her election to the Texas House in 2020. She is vice chair of the International Relations and Economic Development Committee.

Ordaz's committees

Environmental Regulation (Vice Chair)
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Sources for Ordaz

Claudia Ordaz: official member information (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Texas Legislature: committee information (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Texas Legislature: current member roster (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Rep. Claudia Ordaz biography (Texas House of Representatives, Public record)

Jesse Romero

Republican

Work: U.S. Army veteran

Jesse Romero is a U.S. Army veteran with a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Sources for Romero

Jesse Romero - candidate profile, tx-statehouse-79 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election (state and district offices), and Certified List of Write-In Candidates (Texas Secretary of State, Public record)

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Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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