State of Texas
State Representative, District 40
Celeste Cabrera-Huff
Republican- On ballot as
- Celeste Cabrera-Huff
- Current role
- Business owner (per campaign)
- Background
- Background in building health clinics in South Texas (per campaign)
- Experience
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): advanced to runoff, first place with 38.1%
- Republican primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won, 68.8% over Nehemias Gomez
- Top priorities
- Taxes: "cut property taxes, stop unfair appraisal practices"
- Health care: "access and affordability to healthcare is her priority"
- Business: "simplify licensing and cut the red tape where it's holding businesses back"
- Public safety: "stand with law enforcement to protect our families from crime, drugs, and trafficking"
- Schools: "strengthen our schools, pay teachers well, and explore more opportunities for early childcare and after school programs"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: will "stand with law enforcement to protect our families from crime, drugs, and trafficking that have infiltrated our communities"
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "She will empower parents to make the best schooling choices for their child instead of letting bureaucrats dictate their educational path."
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Celeste will cut property taxes, stop unfair appraisal practices, and give Texans the financial relief and transparency they deserve."
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- celestefortexas.com
Open in the full comparison: Hidalgo County