Julián Villarreal

Green

On ballot as: Julián Villarreal
Current role: Scientist and engineer (per his questionnaire answers)
Background: Bachelor of Science in materials science and engineering, MIT
Doctorate, University of Texas at Austin
Professional fields include metallurgy, nanoscience and semiconductor manufacturing (per candidate)
Born and raised in San Antonio; lives on the Southside (per candidate)
Age 41 (per candidate)
Experience: Volunteer Council District 5 representative, CPS Energy Community Input Committee (per his questionnaire answers)
Has served on the Green Party's Texas State Executive Committee for years (per the Green Party)
Green Party candidate for this seat (2020)
Top priorities: Housing: "direct investment in affordable housing to lower costs and combat homelessness" and "a Tenants' Bill of Rights"
Environment: "strong legislation to reduce emissions and mandate that polluters pay to clean up their mess"
"I support a statewide moratorium on new data centers and stricter regulations on existing ones"
Civil rights: "We must end 287g agreements and repeal the anti-immigrant Senate Bill 4 passed in 2023"
"I support a prohibition on corporate spending in elections"
Tidbits: Abortion: No public statement found
Border and immigration: Campaign site: "I support ending mandatory 287g agreements and repealing anti-immigrant Senate Bill 4 that passed in 2023."
Guns: No public statement found
Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "I oppose the TEFA program because it undermines the goal of universal, high-quality, public education for all students."
Property taxes: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: "we should implement a land value tax (exempting the improvement value) for most residential properties"
Claims and the record
Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: julianfortxsenate.org

Julián Villarreal

State Senator, District 26

Julián Villarreal