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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 140

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Laura Garcia DeleonRepublican
Armando Lucio WalleArmando Lucio WalleDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
LAURA GARCIA DELEON
ARMANDO LUCIO WALLE
Current role
Not found
State Representative, Texas House District 140 (first elected 2008; in office since 2009)
Background
Not found
  • Bachelor's and law degrees, University of Houston
  • MacArthur High School graduate
  • Practicing attorney
  • Former staff member, U.S. Reps. Gene Green and Sheila Jackson Lee
  • Grew up in the Northside and Aldine communities
Experience
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
  • Member, House Appropriations Committee
  • Chair, Appropriations subcommittee on Articles VI, VII and VIII
  • Chairman, Legislative Study Group caucus
  • General counsel, Mexican American Legislative Caucus
  • Author, legislation establishing Texas' Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force (per official biography)
  • Author, legislation establishing the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas (per official biography)
Top priorities
Not found
  • Campaign site: "He supports fully funding our neighborhood schools as the best way to lower property taxes and provide high-quality, accessible education."
  • Campaign site says he "has repeatedly filed legislation to increase the minimum wage"
  • Air quality: backs "increasing air pollution monitoring and restricting where these facilities can operate" (concrete batch plants)
  • Campaign site calls him "a leader on issues of flood control and disaster mitigation"
  • Campaign site: "an advocate of local police departments limiting coordination with ICE"
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
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Armando also strongly believes immigration policy is a federal issue, but ICE's involvement in our local communities has become dangerous for Texans."
  • Guns: On a 2023 bill to raise the age to buy semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21: "It doesn't take your guns away."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "He has consistently supported efforts to get more dollars into our underfunded public school system." It also cites his role "in the fight against voucher scams"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "He supports fully funding our neighborhood schools as the best way to lower property taxes"
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
None found in our research
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
  • Houston Police Officers' Union
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
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  • Texas State Teachers Association
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • Planned Parenthood Texas Votes PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Restaurant Association Political Action Committee (listed by campaign)
  • The KICK Enterprise Club (listed by campaign)
  • Sierra Club (listed by campaign)
  • Area 5 Democrats (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Association of Business PAC (TXBIZ PAC) (listed by campaign)
  • Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
Not found
wallefortexas.com

Laura Garcia Deleon

Republican
On ballot as
LAURA GARCIA DELEON
Current role
Not found
Background
Not found
Experience
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
Not found
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
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Armando Lucio Walle

Armando Lucio Walle

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
ARMANDO LUCIO WALLE
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 140 (first elected 2008; in office since 2009)
Background
  • Bachelor's and law degrees, University of Houston
  • MacArthur High School graduate
  • Practicing attorney
  • Former staff member, U.S. Reps. Gene Green and Sheila Jackson Lee
  • Grew up in the Northside and Aldine communities
Experience
  • Member, House Appropriations Committee
  • Chair, Appropriations subcommittee on Articles VI, VII and VIII
  • Chairman, Legislative Study Group caucus
  • General counsel, Mexican American Legislative Caucus
  • Author, legislation establishing Texas' Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force (per official biography)
  • Author, legislation establishing the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas (per official biography)
Top priorities
  • Campaign site: "He supports fully funding our neighborhood schools as the best way to lower property taxes and provide high-quality, accessible education."
  • Campaign site says he "has repeatedly filed legislation to increase the minimum wage"
  • Air quality: backs "increasing air pollution monitoring and restricting where these facilities can operate" (concrete batch plants)
  • Campaign site calls him "a leader on issues of flood control and disaster mitigation"
  • Campaign site: "an advocate of local police departments limiting coordination with ICE"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Armando also strongly believes immigration policy is a federal issue, but ICE's involvement in our local communities has become dangerous for Texans."
  • Guns: On a 2023 bill to raise the age to buy semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21: "It doesn't take your guns away."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "He has consistently supported efforts to get more dollars into our underfunded public school system." It also cites his role "in the fight against voucher scams"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "He supports fully funding our neighborhood schools as the best way to lower property taxes"
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
  • Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
  • Houston Police Officers' Union
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
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  • Texas State Teachers Association
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • Planned Parenthood Texas Votes PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Restaurant Association Political Action Committee (listed by campaign)
  • The KICK Enterprise Club (listed by campaign)
  • Sierra Club (listed by campaign)
  • Area 5 Democrats (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Association of Business PAC (TXBIZ PAC) (listed by campaign)
  • Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
wallefortexas.com

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