State Representative, District 100 - Texas Ballot Compare

Jordan Scott Hoffnagle

Republican

On ballot as: Jordan Scott Hoffnagle
Current role: IT field technician
Background: "I install equipment for a living" (per campaign)
Father; youth sports coach in the district (per campaign)
Experience: No prior elected office found
"I’m not a politician" (per campaign)
Has drafted three bills: police body camera footage, family court appointees and attorney accountability (per campaign)
Republican primary (2026): unopposed
Top priorities: "Lock your property tax to what you paid for your home, for as long as you own it."
"Equal custody as the default starting point for two fit parents, with enforcement that actually has teeth."
"Give juniors and seniors credit for real work" in a licensed trade, construction, networking, data cabling, or computer science
Data centers: "Build them where they belong — in designated corridors, generating their own power and sourcing their own water."
"One year of mandatory body camera retention" and "a ban on Flock cameras and warrantless mass tracking"
Tidbits: Abortion: No public statement found
Border and immigration: No public statement found
Guns: No public statement found
Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: supports "Education savings accounts that compensate parents for the work of teaching their own children", "In addition to fully funding public schools, never instead of it"
Property taxes: Campaign site: "Lock your property tax to what you paid for your home, for as long as you own it."
Claims and the record
Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: hoffnaglefortexas.org

Venton Jones

Democratic Incumbent

On ballot as: Venton Jones
Current role: State Representative, Texas House District 100 (first elected 2022; second term)
Background: Bachelor of Science in Community Health, Texas A&M University
Master of Science in Health Care Administration, University of Texas at Arlington
Founder and CEO, Southern Black Policy and Advocacy Network
Texas Realtor
Born and raised in House District 100
Experience: Vice Chair, House Committee on Corrections (per House biography)
Member, Appropriations Committee (per House biography)
Whip, Texas House Democratic Caucus (per House biography)
Chair, Dallas County Delegation (per House biography)
Democratic primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won, 83.4% over Amanda Richardson
Top priorities: Health care: "expand Medicaid across the state" and "restore abortion access and funding for reproductive healthcare"
Education: "fully funding Pre-K programs and increasing teacher pay"
"we must ensure that current Texans have full access to liveable wage employment opportunities"
Seniors: "protect them from displacement through gentrification, increased property taxes, and rising prescription drug costs"
Tidbits: Abortion: Campaign site: committed to "restore abortion access and funding for reproductive healthcare"
Border and immigration: No public statement found
Guns: No public statement found
Public schools and vouchers: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "Texas's voucher program has proven ineffective at its stated mission and should be eliminated."
Property taxes: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "I support targeted, equitable relief that keeps working-class families in their homes."
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
Sen. Royce West (listed by campaign)
Rep. Rafael Anchia (listed by campaign)
Rep. Rhetta Bowers (listed by campaign)
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Rep. Jessica Gonzalez (listed by campaign)
Rep. Ron Reynolds (listed by campaign)
Rep. Joe Moody (listed by campaign)
Rep. Armando Walle (listed by campaign)
Fmr. Rep. Terri Hodge (listed by campaign)
Fmr. Rep. Loraine Birabil (listed by campaign)
Fmr. Rep. Harryette Ehrhardt (listed by campaign)
Hon. Chad West (listed by campaign)
Hon. Jesse Moreno (listed by campaign)
Hon. Zarin Gracey (listed by campaign)
Hon. Maxie Johnson (listed by campaign)
Hon. Jaime Resendez (listed by campaign)
Hon. Laura Cadena (listed by campaign)
Hon. Adam Bazaldua (listed by campaign)
Hon. Joe Carreon (listed by campaign)
Hon. Adam Medrano (listed by campaign)
Hon. Diane Ragsdale (listed by campaign)
Hon. Casey Thomas (listed by campaign)
Hon. Kevin Felder (listed by campaign)
Hon. Tiffinni Young (listed by campaign)
Hon. Maxine Thornton-Reese (listed by campaign)
Hon. Jose Plata (listed by campaign)
Hon. Bernadette Nutall (listed by campaign)
Ambassador Ron Kirk (listed by campaign)
Congresswoman Julie Johnson (listed by campaign)
Congressman Marc Veasey (listed by campaign)
Fmr. Congressman Colin Allred (listed by campaign)
Hon. Dominique Alexander, precinct chair (listed by campaign)
Hon. Joseph Amyson, precinct chair (listed by campaign)
Hon. Carmen Ayala, precinct chair (listed by campaign)
Hon. Shannon Bailey, precinct chair (listed by campaign)
Hon. Jean Ball, precinct chair (listed by campaign)
Hon. Hasani Burton, precinct chair (listed by campaign)
Hon. Dr. Pamela Grayson, precinct chair (listed by campaign)
Hon. Shalondria Gailmore, precinct chair (listed by campaign)
Hon. Ricardo Medrano, precinct chair (listed by campaign)
Hon. Benedict Parks, precinct chair (listed by campaign)
Hon. James Turknett, precinct chair (listed by campaign)
Hon. Wanda Wonzer, precinct chair (listed by campaign)
Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel (listed by campaign)
Commissioner Andrew Sommerman (listed by campaign)
Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia (listed by campaign)
Constable Michael Orozco (listed by campaign)
Former Sheriff Lupe Valdez (listed by campaign)
Campaign website: ventonfor100.com