State of Texas
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Oscar RosaRepublican
Oscar LongoriaDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
Oscar Rosa
Oscar Longoria
Current role
Retired pharmacist (per campaign)
State Representative, Texas House District 35 (first elected 2012; in office since 2013; seventh term)
Background
- Built a pharmacy business before retiring (per campaign)
- Born and raised in Elsa (per campaign)
- Product of La Joya ISD
- Bachelor of Science in communication studies, University of Texas at Austin (2003)
- Law degree, University of Texas School of Law (2007)
- Attorney; owner, Law Office of Oscar Longoria
- Born in Mission; raised in South Texas
Experience
- Republican nominee, this seat (2022); lost to Oscar Longoria, 64.2% to 35.8%
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Chair, House subcommittee on Workforce
- Member, Licensing & Administrative Procedures and Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committees
- Former chairman, House Business and Industry Committee
- Former vice-chairman, House Appropriations Committee
- Before the House, served as an Agua Special Utility District board member
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- Before the House, served as a South Texas College trustee
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
- Affordability: "Cut property taxes, lower prescription drug costs, and make healthcare accessible for every family."
- Economy: "Create jobs by making Texas more business-friendly and supporting small businesses"
- Values: "Champion education, traditional family values, and pro-life policies"
- Border: "End the chaos of human trafficking, drug smuggling, and cartel violence"
Not found
Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site: will champion "pro-life policies that honor the heart of South Texas"
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "End the chaos of human trafficking, drug smuggling, and cartel violence"; says he will "push for state solutions to protect our communities"
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Cut property taxes, lower prescription drug costs, and make healthcare accessible for every family."
Claims and the record
- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: His campaign site's issues page, as archived in September 2022 (no longer on the site): "Work with State and Federal agencies to provide effectual border security"
- 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
None found in our research
Oscar Rosa
Republican- On ballot as
- Oscar Rosa
- Current role
- Retired pharmacist (per campaign)
- Background
- Built a pharmacy business before retiring (per campaign)
- Born and raised in Elsa (per campaign)
- Experience
- Republican nominee, this seat (2022); lost to Oscar Longoria, 64.2% to 35.8%
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- Affordability: "Cut property taxes, lower prescription drug costs, and make healthcare accessible for every family."
- Economy: "Create jobs by making Texas more business-friendly and supporting small businesses"
- Values: "Champion education, traditional family values, and pro-life policies"
- Border: "End the chaos of human trafficking, drug smuggling, and cartel violence"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site: will champion "pro-life policies that honor the heart of South Texas"
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "End the chaos of human trafficking, drug smuggling, and cartel violence"; says he will "push for state solutions to protect our communities"
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Cut property taxes, lower prescription drug costs, and make healthcare accessible for every family."
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- rosafortexas.com
Oscar Longoria
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- Oscar Longoria
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 35 (first elected 2012; in office since 2013; seventh term)
- Background
- Product of La Joya ISD
- Bachelor of Science in communication studies, University of Texas at Austin (2003)
- Law degree, University of Texas School of Law (2007)
- Attorney; owner, Law Office of Oscar Longoria
- Born in Mission; raised in South Texas
- Experience
- Chair, House subcommittee on Workforce
- Member, Licensing & Administrative Procedures and Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committees
- Former chairman, House Business and Industry Committee
- Former vice-chairman, House Appropriations Committee
- Before the House, served as an Agua Special Utility District board member
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- Before the House, served as a South Texas College trustee
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: His campaign site's issues page, as archived in September 2022 (no longer on the site): "Work with State and Federal agencies to provide effectual border security"
- 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
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