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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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U.S. Representative, District 29

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Martha FierroMartha FierroRepublican
Sylvia GarciaSylvia GarciaDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
MARTHA FIERRO
SYLVIA GARCIA
Current role
Director of Texas Rotunda Prayer & Worship
U.S. Representative, Texas' 29th Congressional District (since January 3, 2019)
Background
  • A Houstonian and first-generation college graduate with two degrees from the University of Houston
  • She began working at 19 as a healthcare worker at the Texas Medical Center
  • She founded the SheSpoke mentoring program and is a bilingual minister
  • Bachelor's degree in social work and political science from Texas Woman's University;
  • Law degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law
  • Worked as a social worker and legal aid lawyer
Experience
  • Advanced unopposed from the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for U.S. House District 29
  • U.S. House member since January 3, 2019
  • One of seven House impeachment managers in the 2020 Senate trial of President Donald Trump
  • Vice Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee
  • Texas State Senator – 2013 to 2018
  • Harris County Commissioner, 2003 to 2010
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  • Elected Houston City Controller in 1998 and served two terms
  • Director and presiding judge of the Houston municipal court system
Top priorities
  • "Make Houston Affordable Again by cutting reckless federal spending and fighting inflation to lower costs for gas, groceries, and housing"
  • "Support Border Patrol and stop policies that encourage illegal crossings and human trafficking"
  • Health care: "raising competition, expanding access, and protecting patient choice"
  • "Empower parents with school choice, defend parental rights, and protect the values that make Texas strong"
  • "Protect Texas energy independence": "support oil and natural gas, and strengthen grid reliability to lower bills"
  • Housing: "fighting to ensure that every family has a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home"
  • "She is fighting to raise wages, expand access to jobs with real benefits, and strengthen career paths"
  • "Fighting to pass the Women's Health Protection Act to safeguard access to safe, legal healthcare, abortion, and IVF"
  • Supports "expanding Temporary Protected Status and reforming America's immigration system to make it more humane and effective"
  • "Proudly supports the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act" and "the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act"
  • In a Community Impact Q&A: "I'm running to lower costs, strengthen disaster resilience, and stand up to Donald Trump"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Pro Life
  • Immigration: "Support Border Patrol and stop policies that encourage illegal crossings and human trafficking."
  • Guns: Pro Second Amendment
  • Health care: "Make Healthcare More Affordable" by "raising competition, expanding access, and protecting patient choice"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies:
  • None found in the news coverage reviewed
  • Abortion: Pro Abortion
  • Immigration: Supports "a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers" and "reforming America's immigration system to make it more humane and effective"
  • Guns: Anti Second Amendment
  • Health care: She "has repeatedly voted to protect the Affordable Care Act from efforts to undermine this landmark legislation"
Claims and the record
  • Houston ICE shooting: After an immigration agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston on July 7, 2026, she demanded an independent investigation and challenged ICE's account. Investigations were ongoing.
Endorsements
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • A number of Democrat Officials and Organizations (see website)
Campaign website
fierrofortexas.com
sylviaforcongress.com
Martha Fierro

Martha Fierro

Republican
On ballot as
MARTHA FIERRO
Current role
Director of Texas Rotunda Prayer & Worship
Background
  • A Houstonian and first-generation college graduate with two degrees from the University of Houston
  • She began working at 19 as a healthcare worker at the Texas Medical Center
  • She founded the SheSpoke mentoring program and is a bilingual minister
Experience
  • Advanced unopposed from the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for U.S. House District 29
Top priorities
  • "Make Houston Affordable Again by cutting reckless federal spending and fighting inflation to lower costs for gas, groceries, and housing"
  • "Support Border Patrol and stop policies that encourage illegal crossings and human trafficking"
  • Health care: "raising competition, expanding access, and protecting patient choice"
  • "Empower parents with school choice, defend parental rights, and protect the values that make Texas strong"
  • "Protect Texas energy independence": "support oil and natural gas, and strengthen grid reliability to lower bills"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Pro Life
  • Immigration: "Support Border Patrol and stop policies that encourage illegal crossings and human trafficking."
  • Guns: Pro Second Amendment
  • Health care: "Make Healthcare More Affordable" by "raising competition, expanding access, and protecting patient choice"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies:
  • None found in the news coverage reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas Values Action
Campaign website
fierrofortexas.com
Sylvia Garcia

Sylvia Garcia

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
SYLVIA GARCIA
Current role
U.S. Representative, Texas' 29th Congressional District (since January 3, 2019)
Background
  • Bachelor's degree in social work and political science from Texas Woman's University;
  • Law degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law
  • Worked as a social worker and legal aid lawyer
Experience
  • U.S. House member since January 3, 2019
  • One of seven House impeachment managers in the 2020 Senate trial of President Donald Trump
  • Vice Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee
  • Texas State Senator – 2013 to 2018
  • Harris County Commissioner, 2003 to 2010
Show all 7
  • Elected Houston City Controller in 1998 and served two terms
  • Director and presiding judge of the Houston municipal court system
Top priorities
  • Housing: "fighting to ensure that every family has a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home"
  • "She is fighting to raise wages, expand access to jobs with real benefits, and strengthen career paths"
  • "Fighting to pass the Women's Health Protection Act to safeguard access to safe, legal healthcare, abortion, and IVF"
  • Supports "expanding Temporary Protected Status and reforming America's immigration system to make it more humane and effective"
  • "Proudly supports the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act" and "the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act"
  • In a Community Impact Q&A: "I'm running to lower costs, strengthen disaster resilience, and stand up to Donald Trump"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Pro Abortion
  • Immigration: Supports "a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers" and "reforming America's immigration system to make it more humane and effective"
  • Guns: Anti Second Amendment
  • Health care: She "has repeatedly voted to protect the Affordable Care Act from efforts to undermine this landmark legislation"
Claims and the record
  • Houston ICE shooting: After an immigration agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston on July 7, 2026, she demanded an independent investigation and challenged ICE's account. Investigations were ongoing.
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • A number of Democrat Officials and Organizations (see website)
Campaign website
sylviaforcongress.com

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