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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 27

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Max AlaliboMax AlaliboRepublican
Ron ReynoldsRon ReynoldsDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
MAX ALALIBO
RON REYNOLDS
Current role
Not found
State Representative, Texas House District 27 (since January 10, 2011)
Background
  • Bachelor's degree in sociology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (per campaign)
  • Studied Corrosion Technology at Houston Community College after moving to the U.S. (per campaign)
  • Ran design, painting and livestock businesses (per campaign)
  • Worked for The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD after moving to the U.S. (per campaign)
  • Born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria (per campaign)
  • Bachelor's degree in public affairs, Texas Southern University
  • Law degree, Texas Tech University School of Law
  • Former Associate Municipal Judge, City of Houston
  • Past president, Houston Lawyers Association
  • Past president, Missouri City & Vicinity NAACP
Experience
  • Ran for the same House seat (2024); lost
  • Elected precinct chairman, Fort Bend County (per campaign)
  • Appointed election judge, four years (per campaign)
  • Republican primary (2026): unopposed
  • Chair, Texas Legislative Black Caucus (per official biography)
  • Vice chair, Texas Energy & Climate Caucus (per official biography)
  • Served as House Minority Whip during the 83rd and 84th legislative sessions
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won, 87.5%
Top priorities
  • Five-part plan: public safety, healthcare for veterans and seniors, economic growth and jobs, infrastructure, and "Accountability & Accessibility" (per his campaign site)
  • "To fight for our veterans, seniors and first responders" (Community Impact Q&A)
  • Education: "Curriculum transparency, and faith, family and freedom in our schools."
  • Cost of living: "I'll fight for tax incentives and vacant land for development and infrastructure capacity for business growth."
  • "My top priorities are passing legislation for medicaid expansion, affordable housing, raising the minimum wage and jobs." (Community Impact Q&A)
  • Education: "To fully fund our public schools and prepare students for a global workforce in AI."
  • Cost of living: "I will continue advocating for affordable housing and lower insurance costs"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Curriculum transparency, and faith, family and freedom in our schools. Parents decide not bureaucracy."
  • Property taxes: In a Community Impact Q&A, names "Affordability and high property taxes" among the district's biggest challenges
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: In a Community Impact Q&A: "To fully fund our public schools and prepare students for a global workforce in AI."
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record
  • 2015 barratry conviction: A Montgomery County jury convicted him in 2015 on five misdemeanor charges of illegally soliciting clients; sentenced to a year in jail. Appeals lost 2017 and 2018. His later court brief says he "voluntarily revoked his appeal bond".
  • 2016 suspension and 2019 disbarment: The Board of Disciplinary Appeals suspended his law license in May 2016, while his criminal appeal was pending, and disbarred him in July 2019 after his barratry conviction. The Texas Supreme Court affirmed in January 2020. He called it "a gross injustice".
  • 2016 malpractice judgment: A Harris County judge ordered him to pay a former client $504,000 in a malpractice suit (2016). Whether it was later paid, reduced or overturned was not found. He called the ruling the result of a "technicality" and said her claims have "no merit".
  • 2018 unpaid ethics fines: A February 2018 news report said he had not paid $52,000 in Texas Ethics Commission fines for unfiled campaign finance reports despite court rulings ordering payment; he filed two reports that month. Whether the fines were later paid was not found. He said: "This is old news!"
  • 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $8,354.25 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break. The Texas Supreme Court denied the attorney general's petition to remove him (May 2026). No response found.
Endorsements
None found in our research
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Houston Police Officers' Union
  • Texas State Teachers Association
  • TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association PAC)
Campaign website
maxwellalalibo71us.com
Not found
Max Alalibo

Max Alalibo

Republican
On ballot as
MAX ALALIBO
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Bachelor's degree in sociology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (per campaign)
  • Studied Corrosion Technology at Houston Community College after moving to the U.S. (per campaign)
  • Ran design, painting and livestock businesses (per campaign)
  • Worked for The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD after moving to the U.S. (per campaign)
  • Born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria (per campaign)
Experience
  • Ran for the same House seat (2024); lost
  • Elected precinct chairman, Fort Bend County (per campaign)
  • Appointed election judge, four years (per campaign)
  • Republican primary (2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • Five-part plan: public safety, healthcare for veterans and seniors, economic growth and jobs, infrastructure, and "Accountability & Accessibility" (per his campaign site)
  • "To fight for our veterans, seniors and first responders" (Community Impact Q&A)
  • Education: "Curriculum transparency, and faith, family and freedom in our schools."
  • Cost of living: "I'll fight for tax incentives and vacant land for development and infrastructure capacity for business growth."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Curriculum transparency, and faith, family and freedom in our schools. Parents decide not bureaucracy."
  • Property taxes: In a Community Impact Q&A, names "Affordability and high property taxes" among the district's biggest challenges
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
maxwellalalibo71us.com
Ron Reynolds

Ron Reynolds

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
RON REYNOLDS
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 27 (since January 10, 2011)
Background
  • Bachelor's degree in public affairs, Texas Southern University
  • Law degree, Texas Tech University School of Law
  • Former Associate Municipal Judge, City of Houston
  • Past president, Houston Lawyers Association
  • Past president, Missouri City & Vicinity NAACP
Experience
  • Chair, Texas Legislative Black Caucus (per official biography)
  • Vice chair, Texas Energy & Climate Caucus (per official biography)
  • Served as House Minority Whip during the 83rd and 84th legislative sessions
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won, 87.5%
Top priorities
  • "My top priorities are passing legislation for medicaid expansion, affordable housing, raising the minimum wage and jobs." (Community Impact Q&A)
  • Education: "To fully fund our public schools and prepare students for a global workforce in AI."
  • Cost of living: "I will continue advocating for affordable housing and lower insurance costs"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: In a Community Impact Q&A: "To fully fund our public schools and prepare students for a global workforce in AI."
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record
  • 2015 barratry conviction: A Montgomery County jury convicted him in 2015 on five misdemeanor charges of illegally soliciting clients; sentenced to a year in jail. Appeals lost 2017 and 2018. His later court brief says he "voluntarily revoked his appeal bond".
  • 2016 suspension and 2019 disbarment: The Board of Disciplinary Appeals suspended his law license in May 2016, while his criminal appeal was pending, and disbarred him in July 2019 after his barratry conviction. The Texas Supreme Court affirmed in January 2020. He called it "a gross injustice".
  • 2016 malpractice judgment: A Harris County judge ordered him to pay a former client $504,000 in a malpractice suit (2016). Whether it was later paid, reduced or overturned was not found. He called the ruling the result of a "technicality" and said her claims have "no merit".
  • 2018 unpaid ethics fines: A February 2018 news report said he had not paid $52,000 in Texas Ethics Commission fines for unfiled campaign finance reports despite court rulings ordering payment; he filed two reports that month. Whether the fines were later paid was not found. He said: "This is old news!"
  • 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $8,354.25 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break. The Texas Supreme Court denied the attorney general's petition to remove him (May 2026). No response found.
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Houston Police Officers' Union
  • Texas State Teachers Association
  • TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association PAC)
Campaign website
Not found

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