State of Texas
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Laura E. CisnerosRepublican
Erin Elizabeth GamezDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
Laura E. Cisneros
Erin Elizabeth Gamez
Current role
Doctor (per the Texas Secretary of State's list of qualified candidates)
State Representative, Texas House District 38 (first elected in a special election; sworn in March 30, 2022)
Background
- Has worked as an oncologist (per Ballotpedia)
- Born and raised in Brownsville (per Ballotpedia)
- Graduate, University of Texas at Austin (December 2010)
- J.D., South Texas College of Law (May 2014)
- Associate attorney, Law Offices of Ernesto Gamez, Jr., P.C.
- Has served as defense attorney for the Cameron County Mental Health Diversion Court
- Born and raised in Brownsville
Experience
- Ran for U.S. House District 34 (2024 Republican primary) (per Ballotpedia)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed (per Ballotpedia)
- Vice chair, House Committee on General Investigating
- Member, Transportation and Natural Resources committees
- Vice chair, Mexican American Legislative Caucus
- Deputy whip, House Democratic Caucus
- House manager, one of 12 who presented articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton to the Texas Senate
Top priorities
Not found
- Campaign site says she "Worked to secure $47 million for water projects in Cameron County"
- Campaign site: "Voted to protect our children's education, by keeping public tax dollars in public schools."
- Campaign site says she "proudly supports our local law enforcement and first responders"
- Campaign site: "Broke quorum to prevent the passage of laws that diminish the Valley's representation in Congress."
- Campaign site cites "Co-authoring legislation extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to a full year"
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
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Voted to provide our officers and prosecutors the tools to combat the fentanyl crisis, and the smuggling of drugs and humans."
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Voted to protect our children's education, by keeping public tax dollars in public schools."
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Helping pass $51 billion in property tax relief and increased the homestead exemption in 2025."
Endorsements
None found in our research
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Planned Parenthood Texas Votes
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
Laura E. Cisneros
Republican- On ballot as
- Laura E. Cisneros
- Current role
- Doctor (per the Texas Secretary of State's list of qualified candidates)
- Background
- Has worked as an oncologist (per Ballotpedia)
- Born and raised in Brownsville (per Ballotpedia)
- Experience
- Ran for U.S. House District 34 (2024 Republican primary) (per Ballotpedia)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed (per Ballotpedia)
- 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
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Erin Elizabeth Gamez
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- Erin Elizabeth Gamez
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 38 (first elected in a special election; sworn in March 30, 2022)
- Background
- Graduate, University of Texas at Austin (December 2010)
- J.D., South Texas College of Law (May 2014)
- Associate attorney, Law Offices of Ernesto Gamez, Jr., P.C.
- Has served as defense attorney for the Cameron County Mental Health Diversion Court
- Born and raised in Brownsville
- Experience
- Vice chair, House Committee on General Investigating
- Member, Transportation and Natural Resources committees
- Vice chair, Mexican American Legislative Caucus
- Deputy whip, House Democratic Caucus
- House manager, one of 12 who presented articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton to the Texas Senate
- Top priorities
- Campaign site says she "Worked to secure $47 million for water projects in Cameron County"
- Campaign site: "Voted to protect our children's education, by keeping public tax dollars in public schools."
- Campaign site says she "proudly supports our local law enforcement and first responders"
- Campaign site: "Broke quorum to prevent the passage of laws that diminish the Valley's representation in Congress."
- Campaign site cites "Co-authoring legislation extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to a full year"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Voted to provide our officers and prosecutors the tools to combat the fentanyl crisis, and the smuggling of drugs and humans."
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Voted to protect our children's education, by keeping public tax dollars in public schools."
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Helping pass $51 billion in property tax relief and increased the homestead exemption in 2025."
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Planned Parenthood Texas Votes
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
- Campaign website
- eringamez.com
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