State of Texas
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On ballot as
JP Woodruff
Salman Bhojani
Current role
Entrepreneur; founder, energy companies Black Forest Energy LLC and Jensen Operating Co.
State Representative, Texas House District 92 (since January 2023)
Background
- Arlington native; Arlington High School graduate (per Ballotpedia)
- Former senior vice president, Titan Oil and Gas
- Founder, Best Way Solar LLC and Revival Remnant Ministries (per campaign)
- Former collegiate and professional athlete (per campaign)
- B.S. in business administration, University of Texas at Dallas
- J.D., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- Attorney and business owner
- Founder, Bhojani Law PLLC (per campaign)
- Born in Pakistan
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- Immigrated to Texas at 19; later became a naturalized citizen (per campaign)
- Lives in Euless with his wife and two children
Experience
- No prior elected office found
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 67.1% over Joseph Robinson
- Vice chair, House Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee
- Member, Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development Committee
- Former Euless City Council member and mayor pro tem (elected to the council 2018)
- One of the first Muslims and first South Asians to serve in the Texas Legislature (per official biography)
- Founder, Texas Bipartisan Religious Freedom Caucus (per candidate)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
- "Property tax relief and eventual elimination"
- "Youth workforce development"
- "Advancing AI innovation and literacy"
- "Secure Texas elections"
- "Responsible H-1B visa policies"
- "Strong protections for free speech"
- "My three biggest priorities are (1) affordability and property tax relief, (2) public education funding and support, and (3) artificial intelligence and technology policy."
- Proposes a state fund giving renters "a rebate of up to 10% of their annual rent"
- "Increase the basic allotment and adjust it for inflation every biennium."
- Campaign site: "Expand Medicaid in Texas, keeping preventative care affordable"
- Campaign site: "Support clear limits on AI decision-making in hiring, housing, healthcare, and the justice system"
Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site, on H-1B visas: "Supporting employment visa policies that address workforce needs while following immigration laws"
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Property tax relief and eventual elimination"
Claims and the record
- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: In a 2026 Fort Worth Report questionnaire: "border security is primarily a federal responsibility"; "I support real, humane, and effective border management"
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: In a 2026 Fort Worth Report questionnaire: "I voted against the private school voucher program because public dollars belong in public schools."
- Property taxes: In a 2026 Fort Worth Report questionnaire: "I support meaningful property tax relief and have voted for it"; "homestead exemptions do not help renters"
Claims and the record
- 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $4,177.13 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break; 6 of his 12 days were marked excused, which reduced the fine from $8,354.25. No response found.
Endorsements
None found in our research
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
JP Woodruff
Republican- On ballot as
- JP Woodruff
- Current role
- Entrepreneur; founder, energy companies Black Forest Energy LLC and Jensen Operating Co.
- Background
- Arlington native; Arlington High School graduate (per Ballotpedia)
- Former senior vice president, Titan Oil and Gas
- Founder, Best Way Solar LLC and Revival Remnant Ministries (per campaign)
- Former collegiate and professional athlete (per campaign)
- Experience
- No prior elected office found
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 67.1% over Joseph Robinson
- Top priorities
- "Property tax relief and eventual elimination"
- "Youth workforce development"
- "Advancing AI innovation and literacy"
- "Secure Texas elections"
- "Responsible H-1B visa policies"
- "Strong protections for free speech"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site, on H-1B visas: "Supporting employment visa policies that address workforce needs while following immigration laws"
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Property tax relief and eventual elimination"
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- woodruff4texas.org
- On ballot as
- Salman Bhojani
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 92 (since January 2023)
- Background
- B.S. in business administration, University of Texas at Dallas
- J.D., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- Attorney and business owner
- Founder, Bhojani Law PLLC (per campaign)
- Born in Pakistan
Show all 7
- Immigrated to Texas at 19; later became a naturalized citizen (per campaign)
- Lives in Euless with his wife and two children
- Experience
- Vice chair, House Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee
- Member, Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development Committee
- Former Euless City Council member and mayor pro tem (elected to the council 2018)
- One of the first Muslims and first South Asians to serve in the Texas Legislature (per official biography)
- Founder, Texas Bipartisan Religious Freedom Caucus (per candidate)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- "My three biggest priorities are (1) affordability and property tax relief, (2) public education funding and support, and (3) artificial intelligence and technology policy."
- Proposes a state fund giving renters "a rebate of up to 10% of their annual rent"
- "Increase the basic allotment and adjust it for inflation every biennium."
- Campaign site: "Expand Medicaid in Texas, keeping preventative care affordable"
- Campaign site: "Support clear limits on AI decision-making in hiring, housing, healthcare, and the justice system"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: In a 2026 Fort Worth Report questionnaire: "border security is primarily a federal responsibility"; "I support real, humane, and effective border management"
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: In a 2026 Fort Worth Report questionnaire: "I voted against the private school voucher program because public dollars belong in public schools."
- Property taxes: In a 2026 Fort Worth Report questionnaire: "I support meaningful property tax relief and have voted for it"; "homestead exemptions do not help renters"
Claims and the record- 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $4,177.13 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break; 6 of his 12 days were marked excused, which reduced the fine from $8,354.25. No response found.
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Campaign website
- bhojanifortexas.com
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