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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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U.S. Representative, District 16

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Adam BaumanRepublican
Veronica EscobarVeronica EscobarDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Adam Bauman
Veronica Escobar
Current role
Owner of Bauman Tactical Canine, a canine detection business
U.S. Representative, Texas' 16th Congressional District (El Paso; since 2019)
Background
  • U.S. Navy veteran; Served as a Special Warfare Combatant Crewman
  • Retired U.S. Border Patrol agent; – Border Patrol Tactical Team
  • Third-generation El Pasoan
  • Former English teacher at the University of Texas at El Paso and El Paso Community College
  • Communications director for former El Paso Mayor Raymond Caballero
Experience
  • Won the May 26, 2026 Republican primary runoff
  • Member, House Appropriations Committee
  • Was a co-chair, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, 118th Congress
  • Former member, House Judiciary, Armed Services and Ethics committees
  • Former El Paso County Judge
  • Former El Paso County Commissioner
Top priorities
  • Border: "committed to supporting the Custom's and Border Protection mission to protect our border"
  • Veterans: "cutting the red tape that delays benefits, expanding job and training opportunities"
  • Social Security: supports changes to keep it in place, "raising the minimum age limit to receive these benefits is not one of them"
  • Health costs: wants to make insurance more affordable "without the federal government subsidizing these costs"
  • "Committed to provide support for women only sports and women only restrooms"
  • Health care: "I believe healthcare is a human right. That's why I support Medicare for All"
  • Immigration: led introduction of the bipartisan Dignity Act in 2023; favors "strengthening border management, modernizing legal immigration"
  • Seniors: "protecting Social Security and making sure it's there for the long haul", "without cuts or privatization"
  • Guns: Written and supported bills "Banning assault weapons" and "Background check for firearm sales"
  • "Fighting the brain drain by making El Paso an advanced manufacturing hub"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Pro Life
  • Immigration: See Priorities
  • Guns: (no public position)
  • Health care: See Priorities
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
  • Abortion: Pro Abortion
  • Immigration: See Priorities
  • Guns: See Priorities
  • Health care: See Priorities
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
None found in our research
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
Campaign website
adambaumanforcongress.com
veronicaescobar.com

Adam Bauman

Republican
On ballot as
Adam Bauman
Current role
Owner of Bauman Tactical Canine, a canine detection business
Background
  • U.S. Navy veteran; Served as a Special Warfare Combatant Crewman
  • Retired U.S. Border Patrol agent; – Border Patrol Tactical Team
Experience
  • Won the May 26, 2026 Republican primary runoff
Top priorities
  • Border: "committed to supporting the Custom's and Border Protection mission to protect our border"
  • Veterans: "cutting the red tape that delays benefits, expanding job and training opportunities"
  • Social Security: supports changes to keep it in place, "raising the minimum age limit to receive these benefits is not one of them"
  • Health costs: wants to make insurance more affordable "without the federal government subsidizing these costs"
  • "Committed to provide support for women only sports and women only restrooms"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Pro Life
  • Immigration: See Priorities
  • Guns: (no public position)
  • Health care: See Priorities
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
None found in our research
Veronica Escobar

Veronica Escobar

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Veronica Escobar
Current role
U.S. Representative, Texas' 16th Congressional District (El Paso; since 2019)
Background
  • Third-generation El Pasoan
  • Former English teacher at the University of Texas at El Paso and El Paso Community College
  • Communications director for former El Paso Mayor Raymond Caballero
Experience
  • Member, House Appropriations Committee
  • Was a co-chair, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, 118th Congress
  • Former member, House Judiciary, Armed Services and Ethics committees
  • Former El Paso County Judge
  • Former El Paso County Commissioner
Top priorities
  • Health care: "I believe healthcare is a human right. That's why I support Medicare for All"
  • Immigration: led introduction of the bipartisan Dignity Act in 2023; favors "strengthening border management, modernizing legal immigration"
  • Seniors: "protecting Social Security and making sure it's there for the long haul", "without cuts or privatization"
  • Guns: Written and supported bills "Banning assault weapons" and "Background check for firearm sales"
  • "Fighting the brain drain by making El Paso an advanced manufacturing hub"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Pro Abortion
  • Immigration: See Priorities
  • Guns: See Priorities
  • Health care: See Priorities
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
Campaign website
veronicaescobar.com

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