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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 31

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Ryan GuillenRyan GuillenRepublican Incumbent
Jennifer "jj" DominguezJennifer "jj" DominguezDemocratic
On ballot as
RYAN GUILLEN
JENNIFER "JJ" DOMINGUEZ
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 31 (since 2003)
Social worker (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
  • B.S., Texas A&M University, College Station (per Ballotpedia)
  • Degree in agriculture (per official biography)
  • Businessman, investor and rancher (per Ballotpedia)
  • Investor/rancher (per Secretary of State filing)
  • Sixth-generation South Texas rancher (per campaign)
  • Hometown: Rio Grande City (per The Texas Tribune's directory)
  • Bachelor's degree, Illinois Wesleyan University (1992) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Graduate degree, University of Illinois (1997) (per Ballotpedia)
  • The graduate degree is a master's in social work (per campaign)
  • 14 years as a dialysis social worker in rural Texas (per campaign)
  • Now provides therapy to immigrants (per campaign)
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  • Page in the Illinois Senate while in high school (per campaign)
  • Originally from Illinois (per campaign)
  • Moved to Texas 20 years ago; lives in Floresville (per campaign)
Experience
  • Chair, House Agriculture & Livestock Committee
  • Member, State Affairs, Redistricting and Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting
  • District: Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Wilson and Zapata counties
  • Party change: Democratic Party to Republican (announced November 15, 2021)
  • Elected at age 24 (per official biography)
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
  • Licensed clinical social worker (per campaign)
  • Chairwoman, Wilson County Democratic Party (per campaign)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "Putting Texans First"
  • "Cutting Taxes"
  • "Creating Jobs"
  • "Strengthening Our Schools"
  • "Securing the Border"
  • "I'm running to strengthen our public schools, expand access to healthcare, and ensure every family in District 31 has a fair shot."
  • "Repealing private school vouchers that siphon money from public schools"
  • "Raising the minimum wage to $15/hr (indexed for inflation)"
  • "Free statewide mental health services"
  • "Better roads, water systems, and internet access"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site says he is working on "strengthening our schools, expanding trade school and ensuring our kids can go to college"
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: her priorities include "Repealing private school vouchers that siphon money from public schools"
  • Property taxes: In an educators' association survey, on school funding: "reducing reliance on local property taxpayers to fund a quality education"
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
  • Texas Alliance for Life
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  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
  • TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Blue Horizon Texas PAC
  • National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Campaign website
ryanguillen.com
jjdominguez4tx.com
Ryan Guillen

Ryan Guillen

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
RYAN GUILLEN
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 31 (since 2003)
Background
  • B.S., Texas A&M University, College Station (per Ballotpedia)
  • Degree in agriculture (per official biography)
  • Businessman, investor and rancher (per Ballotpedia)
  • Investor/rancher (per Secretary of State filing)
  • Sixth-generation South Texas rancher (per campaign)
  • Hometown: Rio Grande City (per The Texas Tribune's directory)
Experience
  • Chair, House Agriculture & Livestock Committee
  • Member, State Affairs, Redistricting and Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting
  • District: Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Wilson and Zapata counties
  • Party change: Democratic Party to Republican (announced November 15, 2021)
  • Elected at age 24 (per official biography)
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "Putting Texans First"
  • "Cutting Taxes"
  • "Creating Jobs"
  • "Strengthening Our Schools"
  • "Securing the Border"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site says he is working on "strengthening our schools, expanding trade school and ensuring our kids can go to college"
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
  • Texas Alliance for Life
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  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
  • TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
Campaign website
ryanguillen.com
Jennifer "jj" Dominguez

Jennifer "jj" Dominguez

Democratic
On ballot as
JENNIFER "JJ" DOMINGUEZ
Current role
Social worker (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
  • Bachelor's degree, Illinois Wesleyan University (1992) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Graduate degree, University of Illinois (1997) (per Ballotpedia)
  • The graduate degree is a master's in social work (per campaign)
  • 14 years as a dialysis social worker in rural Texas (per campaign)
  • Now provides therapy to immigrants (per campaign)
Show all 8
  • Page in the Illinois Senate while in high school (per campaign)
  • Originally from Illinois (per campaign)
  • Moved to Texas 20 years ago; lives in Floresville (per campaign)
Experience
  • Licensed clinical social worker (per campaign)
  • Chairwoman, Wilson County Democratic Party (per campaign)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "I'm running to strengthen our public schools, expand access to healthcare, and ensure every family in District 31 has a fair shot."
  • "Repealing private school vouchers that siphon money from public schools"
  • "Raising the minimum wage to $15/hr (indexed for inflation)"
  • "Free statewide mental health services"
  • "Better roads, water systems, and internet access"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: her priorities include "Repealing private school vouchers that siphon money from public schools"
  • Property taxes: In an educators' association survey, on school funding: "reducing reliance on local property taxpayers to fund a quality education"
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Blue Horizon Texas PAC
  • National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Campaign website
jjdominguez4tx.com

Open in the full comparison: Brooks County, Duval County, Jim Hogg County, Kenedy County, Karnes County, La Salle County, Live Oak County, McMullen County, Starr County, Wilson County, Zapata County

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