State of Texas
State Senator, District 24
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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