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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Trey Martinez Fischer

Candidate · November 3, 2026 general election

Trey Martinez Fischer

Trey Martinez Fischer

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Trey Martinez Fischer
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 116 (first elected 2000; served through 2016; regained seat 2018)
Background
  • Bachelor's degree, University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Master's in public administration, Baruch College (CUNY)
  • Law degree, University of Texas School of Law
  • Graduate, Oliver Wendell Holmes High School, San Antonio
  • Practicing lawyer, San Antonio area
Experience
  • Vice chair, House Committee on Ways & Means (per his House biography)
  • Member, Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism (per his House biography)
  • Former chair, House Democratic Caucus
  • Chair, Mexican American Legislative Caucus (2009–2016)
  • Ran for Texas Senate (2016); lost
Top priorities
  • Issue headings on his campaign site (undated page written in earlier legislative terms): "Raising the Minimum Wage", "Fighting for Our Veterans", "Funding Our Public Schools"
  • Also listed on that page: "Common Sense Gun Laws" and "Expanding Access to Healthcare"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record
  • 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $8,354.25 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break. No response found.
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
Campaign website
treymartinezfischer.com