State of Texas
State Representative, District 28
Sandy Ibanez
Democratic- On ballot as
- SANDY IBANEZ
- Current role
- Public school teacher; commercial and residential real estate professional
- Background
- Bush High School graduate (per campaign)
- BBA in management and entrepreneurship, University of Houston's Bauer College of Business (per campaign)
- MBA, Western Governors University (per campaign)
- Taught in Fort Bend ISD (per campaign)
- Held an executive role at a Texas-based fintech company (per campaign)
- Fifth-generation Texan and lifelong Fort Bend County resident (per campaign)
- Experience
- Started two women's networking and mentorship groups (per campaign)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won, 53.5%
- Top priorities
- "fully funding public education, expanding access to healthcare and mental health services, improving affordability" (Community Impact Q&A)
- "supporting small businesses and workforce development, and investing in transportation, water and infrastructure"
- Says Texas should prioritize "reliable water supplies, grid reliability, public education, transportation and workforce development"
- Supports "fair and transparent property taxes and addressing rising auto and home insurance costs" (per her campaign site)
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: In an ATPE candidate survey: "Public schools must be fully and equitably funded first." "If ESAs are implemented, they must be held to strong accountability standards"
- Property taxes: Campaign site: will support "fair and transparent property taxes and addressing rising auto and home insurance costs"
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Blue Horizon Texas PAC
- Texas Progressive Caucus (listed by campaign)
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- Asian American Democrats of Texas (listed by campaign)
- Annie's List (listed by campaign)
- Black Richmond Rosenberg Area Democrats (B.R.R.A.D.) (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- sandyfortexas.com
Open in the full comparison: Fort Bend County