Texas Ballot Compare

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Justin Early

Candidate · November 3, 2026 general election

Justin Early

Justin Early

Democratic
On ballot as
Justin Early
Current role
Cybersecurity Architect, Dell Technologies (per campaign)
Background
  • Graduate, Leander High School (1998)
  • U.S. Army (1998–2006); paratrooper, Fort Bragg
  • Lives in Georgetown
Experience
  • Former LAN Systems Administrator, Defense Intelligence Agency, in the Pentagon (per campaign)
  • Former Democratic precinct chair, Tarrant County (per campaign)
  • 2008 presidential delegate (per campaign)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won
Top priorities
  • AI: "require human oversight of AI" and "make tech companies explain how their systems behave"
  • "fight to lower taxes for everyday Americans and make billionaires pay what they owe"
  • "make health care affordable so no one has to quit a job to pay medical bills"
  • "protect Social Security from privatization, fight any increase in the retirement age"
  • "make big tech data centers pay what they owe so they don't drive up our electric bills"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Immigration: Campaign site, as quoted by Ballotpedia: "Provide a clear and fair pathway to citizenship for those pursuing legal immigration."
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Health care: In a Ballotpedia survey: "make health care affordable so no one has to quit a job to pay medical bills"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 6132 (listed by campaign)
  • IAM Local 2011 (listed by campaign)
  • Texas State Council of Machinists (IAM) (listed by campaign)
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  • IBEW Local 520 (listed by campaign)
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 278 (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Democratic Women (listed by campaign)
  • Bell County Texas Democratic Women (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Progressive Caucus (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Democratic Veterans (listed by campaign)
  • Williamson County Democratic Veterans (listed by campaign)
  • East WilCo Democrats Club (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Young Democrats (listed by campaign)
  • Williamson County Young Democrats (listed by campaign)
  • Austin Community College Democrats (listed by campaign)
  • 134 PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Collective PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Mothers for Democracy Action PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Turn Left PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption (listed by campaign)
  • Black Austin Democrats (listed by campaign)
  • Blue Horizon Texas (listed by campaign)
  • Center for Freethought Equality (listed by campaign)
  • D4 Women in Action (listed by campaign)
  • Flip Texas Blue (listed by campaign)
  • Gun Sense Voter (listed by campaign)
  • Indivisible 1431 (listed by campaign)
  • Indivisible Centex (listed by campaign)
  • Indivisible Highland Lakes (listed by campaign)
  • Indivisible Those Meddling Kids Waco (listed by campaign)
  • Lone Star Left (listed by campaign)
  • Mothers Against Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
  • Progress Texas (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Working Families Party (listed by campaign)
  • Brian Trautner, former Democratic candidate for this seat (listed by campaign)
  • Louie Minor, Bell County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
votejustinearly.com