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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Senator, District 24

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Pete FloresPete FloresRepublican Incumbent
Joe Paz HerreraJoe Paz HerreraDemocratic
On ballot as
Pete Flores
Joe Paz Herrera
Current role
State Senator, Texas Senate District 24 (since January 2023)
Not found
Background
  • B.S. in recreation and parks administration, Texas A&M University (1983)
  • Retired Texas game warden (retired from state service 2012)
  • Born in Minot, North Dakota
  • Lives in Pleasanton
  • Graduate, Holy Cross High School, San Antonio
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, University of Texas at San Antonio (2001)
  • MBA, Our Lady of the Lake University (2005)
  • Worked for food manufacturers including The Hershey Company, Bimbo Bakeries and Ferrara Candy (per campaign)
  • Born in San Antonio
  • Lives in Natalia in Medina County
Experience
  • Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice (2025 regular session)
  • State Senator, District 19 (2018–2021); first elected in a 2018 special election
  • Former Colonel Game Warden, head of law enforcement, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  • Democratic nominee, State Representative, House District 53 (2020, 2022 and 2024) (per campaign)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • Campaign site (not updated since 2022): he "will oppose any legislation that infringes upon one’s Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms"
  • Campaign site (not updated since 2022): "I will fight to freeze all property taxes for people 65 years of age or older."
  • Campaign site (not updated since 2022): "believes parents have the right to know what goes on in public school classrooms"
  • Campaign site (not updated since 2022), on the budget: "preserve a balanced budget, spend conservatively and maintain a rainy day fund"
  • "Protecting Reproductive Freedom"
  • "We need increased funding for our public schools and higher salaries for our teachers and staff."
  • "Expanding access to Rural Healthcare"
  • Campaign site: "will stand up to the big corporations who are looking to reshape Rural Texas" over data centers
  • "Increasing the minimum wage, lowering property taxes, to make living in Texas more affordable for all"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site (not updated since 2022): he "believes that life begins at conception"
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site (not updated since 2022): "Flores has shown his dedication to securing our border by voting for $1 billion for manpower and needed equipment."
  • Guns: Campaign site (not updated since 2022): he "will support measures to further guarantee the right to defend yourself, your family and your property"
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site (not updated since 2022): he "believes parents have the right to know what goes on in public school classrooms and to determine what their children are taught"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site (not updated since 2022): "I will fight to freeze all property taxes for people 65 years of age or older."
  • Abortion: Campaign site: "Although Joe P Herrera is Pro-life, he continues to defend and will work to restore the reproductive freedoms of women in Texas."
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "he does not support diverting funds from our public schools into the Greg Abbott-backed Voucher Program"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Joe will also continue the fight for even lower property taxes"
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
  • Texas AFL-CIO
Campaign website
floresfortexas.com
herrerafortexas.com
Pete Flores

Pete Flores

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
Pete Flores
Current role
State Senator, Texas Senate District 24 (since January 2023)
Background
  • B.S. in recreation and parks administration, Texas A&M University (1983)
  • Retired Texas game warden (retired from state service 2012)
  • Born in Minot, North Dakota
  • Lives in Pleasanton
Experience
  • Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice (2025 regular session)
  • State Senator, District 19 (2018–2021); first elected in a 2018 special election
  • Former Colonel Game Warden, head of law enforcement, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Top priorities
  • Campaign site (not updated since 2022): he "will oppose any legislation that infringes upon one’s Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms"
  • Campaign site (not updated since 2022): "I will fight to freeze all property taxes for people 65 years of age or older."
  • Campaign site (not updated since 2022): "believes parents have the right to know what goes on in public school classrooms"
  • Campaign site (not updated since 2022), on the budget: "preserve a balanced budget, spend conservatively and maintain a rainy day fund"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site (not updated since 2022): he "believes that life begins at conception"
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site (not updated since 2022): "Flores has shown his dedication to securing our border by voting for $1 billion for manpower and needed equipment."
  • Guns: Campaign site (not updated since 2022): he "will support measures to further guarantee the right to defend yourself, your family and your property"
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site (not updated since 2022): he "believes parents have the right to know what goes on in public school classrooms and to determine what their children are taught"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site (not updated since 2022): "I will fight to freeze all property taxes for people 65 years of age or older."
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
Campaign website
floresfortexas.com
Joe Paz Herrera

Joe Paz Herrera

Democratic
On ballot as
Joe Paz Herrera
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Graduate, Holy Cross High School, San Antonio
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, University of Texas at San Antonio (2001)
  • MBA, Our Lady of the Lake University (2005)
  • Worked for food manufacturers including The Hershey Company, Bimbo Bakeries and Ferrara Candy (per campaign)
  • Born in San Antonio
  • Lives in Natalia in Medina County
Experience
  • Democratic nominee, State Representative, House District 53 (2020, 2022 and 2024) (per campaign)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "Protecting Reproductive Freedom"
  • "We need increased funding for our public schools and higher salaries for our teachers and staff."
  • "Expanding access to Rural Healthcare"
  • Campaign site: "will stand up to the big corporations who are looking to reshape Rural Texas" over data centers
  • "Increasing the minimum wage, lowering property taxes, to make living in Texas more affordable for all"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site: "Although Joe P Herrera is Pro-life, he continues to defend and will work to restore the reproductive freedoms of women in Texas."
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "he does not support diverting funds from our public schools into the Greg Abbott-backed Voucher Program"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Joe will also continue the fight for even lower property taxes"
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
Campaign website
herrerafortexas.com

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