State of Texas
State Representative, District 79
Jesse Romero
Republican- On ballot as
- Jesse Romero
- Current role
- Security officer (per Secretary of State filing)
- Background
- El Paso High School graduate (per candidate)
- BBA, University of Texas at El Paso
- Attended Texas Tech University
- U.S. Navy veteran
- Served as an aircraft electrician; stationed at Okinawa, Japan (per candidate)
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- Worked for companies including Johnson & Johnson (per campaign)
- Has also worked for himself (per campaign)
- Came to El Paso from Mexico at age seven (per candidate)
- Experience
- Republican primary (March 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- Describes himself as "a moderate conservative candidate"
- Tourism: "Open the Wyler Aerial Tramway" and "Expand the size of Scenic Drive park"
- Property taxes: "By using Meta tax revenues to reduce the property taxes"
- "Most important of all, we need tax revenues to cover the expenses needed for our children's education"
- Top priority for public education: "Financial responsibility" (League of Women Voters guide)
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: In the League of Women Voters guide: "Legal Immigration Works."
- Guns: In the League of Women Voters guide: "All gun owners should take classes and be trained in handling a gun."
- Public schools and vouchers: In the League of Women Voters guide: "If private schools take vouchers they should accept all students, and not reject students with disabilities."
- Property taxes: Campaign site lists as a goal: "By using Meta tax revenues to reduce the property taxes."
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- jromerotx79.com
Open in the full comparison: El Paso County