State of Texas
State Senator, District 19
Marcus Cardenas
Republican- On ballot as
- Marcus Cardenas
- Current role
- Owner, Vertex Concrete (San Antonio concrete business)
- Background
- Attended South San High School and Palo Alto College
- Born, raised and lives on the Southside of San Antonio
- Left college to work in his family's plumbing business after his older brother's death in a 2007 motorcycle accident (per candidate)
- Experience
- Built Vertex Concrete, which has operated in the district for over a decade (per campaign)
- Republican primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won, 52.5% over Robert Marks
- Top priorities
- "I support property tax relief for working families", including exploring "lowering the age for certain tax exemptions from 65 to 55"
- Education: "expanded career and technical education, and alternatives to relying solely on the STAAR test to measure success"
- "promote economic development by supporting small businesses and attracting new industries to our district"
- Campaign site: "opposes any effort to defund the police and will work to strengthen penalties for violent criminals"
- Campaign site: "investments in roads, bridges, water systems, and broadband internet"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: "Education Savings Accounts should be implemented with strong transparency and accountability."
- Property taxes: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: wants to explore "lowering the age for certain tax exemptions from 65 to 55"
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Gov. Greg Abbott (primary)
- Campaign website
- marcusfortexas.com
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