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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

U.S. Representative, District 21

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Mark TeixeiraRepublican
Kristin HookDemocratic
On ballot as
Mark Teixeira
Kristin Hook
Current role
Former Major League Baseball player; investor in small businesses, startups and real estate
Biological scientist
Background
  • Age 45; lives in Bee Cave,
  • Business administration degree from Georgia Tech
  • Moved back to Texas in 2021 with his wife, Leigh, three children
  • Born in Corpus Christi,
  • B.A. and B.S – University of Texas
  • Ph.D. from Cornell University (2016)
  • Taught middle school science for three years through Teach For America
Experience
  • Played professional baseball for 15 years; Texas Rangers and New York Yankees
  • Three All-Star selections, five Gold Gloves and a 2009 World Series title with the Yankees
  • Worked with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, advocating for school choice
  • Won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary
  • Former biologist, U.S. Government Accountability Office (after her policy fellowships)
  • Policy fellow, office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren and National Institutes of Health
  • Postdoctoral researcher, University of Maryland
  • Democratic nominee for this seat (2024)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won, three-way race
Top priorities
  • "Advancing President Trump's America-First Agenda", including "securing our southern border, and crushing the drug cartels"
  • "Protecting religious freedoms and strengthening the American family"
  • "Addressing affordability by slashing unnecessary regulations and bolstering the supply chain"
  • "Expand DOGE to cut insane wasteful spending"
  • "End the era of career politicians by enacting term limits"
  • "I'm running to fight for affordability, demand accountability, and expand opportunity for working Texans"
  • Supports "raising the federal minimum wage, unrigging our tax code so the wealthy pay their fair share"
  • "Strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security so everyone can live and retire in dignity"
  • Says she will "continue to fight corruption and hold powerful interests accountable"
  • "protect civil and human rights, strengthen public schools and workforce training programs, and safeguard our environment and clean water"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Pro Life
  • Immigration: "We don't need major immigration reform, we need major immigration enforcement."
  • Guns: "Protect the God-given right to keep and bear arms from any infringement, federal or otherwise."
  • Health care: "We need to open up insurance markets, increase competition, and let patients choose the insurance plan that is best for them"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
  • Abortion: Pro Abortion
  • Immigration: "Providing a path to citizenship or legal status for undocumented immigrants, particularly for Dreamers or those who have Temporary Protected Status"
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Health care: "I believe healthcare is a human right"; says Congress should "protect and expand the ACA, CHIP, Medicare, Medicaid, and tele-health"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • President Donald Trump (primary)
  • Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND (primary)
  • New Braunfels Young Republicans (primary)
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  • Kyle Sinclair, former candidate in this race (primary)
  • Gov. Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
  • Speaker Mike Johnson (listed by campaign)
  • Riley Gaines, Women's Advocate, Champion Swimmer (listed by campaign)
  • National Border Patrol Council (listed by campaign)
  • Club for Growth PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Moms for America Action (listed by campaign)
  • True Texas Project (listed by campaign)
  • Texas College Republicans (listed by campaign)
  • Hispanic Republicans of Texas (listed by campaign)
  • Oil & Gas Workers Association (listed by campaign)
  • Young Conservatives of Texas (listed by campaign)
  • Texans for Vaccine Choice (listed by campaign)
  • San Antonio Police Officers Association (listed by campaign)
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) (listed by campaign)
  • Marc Whyte, San Antonio District 10 Councilman (listed by campaign)
  • Rob McLelland, Dripping Springs ISD School Board Member (listed by campaign)
  • Sue Piner, Former Comal County GOP Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Ana Grace Husted, Dripping Springs City Council (listed by campaign)
  • Geoffrey Tahuahua, Dripping Springs City Council (listed by campaign)
  • George Rodriguez, Conservative Leader – El Conservador Commentator (listed by campaign)
  • Cattle Raisers PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Dave Graham, Hays County Constable (listed by campaign)
  • Chris Fails, Former Hollywood Park Mayor & Former Bexar Co. GOP Vice Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Paul Green, Former State Supreme Court Justice (listed by campaign)
  • Jim Jordan, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Steve Scalise, Majority Leader of The U.S. House of Representatives (listed by campaign)
  • August Pfluger, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Troy Nehls, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Brandon Gill, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Jake Ellzey, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Pat Fallon, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Randy Weber, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Roger Williams, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Brian Babin, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Craig Goldman, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Pete Calderon, Kerrville ISD School Board Member (listed by campaign)
  • Brian Compton, Kerr County Stock Show Board Member (listed by campaign)
  • Courtney Compton, Kerr County Stock Show Board Member (listed by campaign)
  • Orlando “OJ” Dona, 2024 RNC Delegate (listed by campaign)
  • John Elliott, Former Kerr County GOP Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Gayla Gabro Miller, Former SREC Member (listed by campaign)
  • Fred Henneke, Former Kerr County Judge (listed by campaign)
  • Brenda Hughes, Kerrville City Council (listed by campaign)
  • Charlie McIlvain, Former President, Kerrville Convention & Visitors Bureau (listed by campaign)
  • Anne Louise Miller, Former New Braunfels ISD School Board Member (listed by campaign)
  • Doug Miller, Former Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Anne Newman, Former Kendall County Republican Club President (listed by campaign)
  • Dan O’Brien, Former Hays County Court at Law Judge (listed by campaign)
  • Anne Overby, Former Kerr County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
  • Chase Taylor, New Braunfels Council Condensed Blog Author (listed by campaign)
  • Larry Howard, Kerrville Public Utility Board Member (listed by campaign)
  • Judy Eychner, Former Mayor of Kerrville (listed by campaign)
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
Campaign website
teixeiraforcongress.com
drkristinhook.org

Mark Teixeira

Republican
On ballot as
Mark Teixeira
Current role
Former Major League Baseball player; investor in small businesses, startups and real estate
Background
  • Age 45; lives in Bee Cave,
  • Business administration degree from Georgia Tech
  • Moved back to Texas in 2021 with his wife, Leigh, three children
Experience
  • Played professional baseball for 15 years; Texas Rangers and New York Yankees
  • Three All-Star selections, five Gold Gloves and a 2009 World Series title with the Yankees
  • Worked with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, advocating for school choice
  • Won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary
Top priorities
  • "Advancing President Trump's America-First Agenda", including "securing our southern border, and crushing the drug cartels"
  • "Protecting religious freedoms and strengthening the American family"
  • "Addressing affordability by slashing unnecessary regulations and bolstering the supply chain"
  • "Expand DOGE to cut insane wasteful spending"
  • "End the era of career politicians by enacting term limits"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Pro Life
  • Immigration: "We don't need major immigration reform, we need major immigration enforcement."
  • Guns: "Protect the God-given right to keep and bear arms from any infringement, federal or otherwise."
  • Health care: "We need to open up insurance markets, increase competition, and let patients choose the insurance plan that is best for them"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • President Donald Trump (primary)
  • Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND (primary)
  • New Braunfels Young Republicans (primary)
Show all 58
  • Kyle Sinclair, former candidate in this race (primary)
  • Gov. Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
  • Speaker Mike Johnson (listed by campaign)
  • Riley Gaines, Women's Advocate, Champion Swimmer (listed by campaign)
  • National Border Patrol Council (listed by campaign)
  • Club for Growth PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Moms for America Action (listed by campaign)
  • True Texas Project (listed by campaign)
  • Texas College Republicans (listed by campaign)
  • Hispanic Republicans of Texas (listed by campaign)
  • Oil & Gas Workers Association (listed by campaign)
  • Young Conservatives of Texas (listed by campaign)
  • Texans for Vaccine Choice (listed by campaign)
  • San Antonio Police Officers Association (listed by campaign)
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) (listed by campaign)
  • Marc Whyte, San Antonio District 10 Councilman (listed by campaign)
  • Rob McLelland, Dripping Springs ISD School Board Member (listed by campaign)
  • Sue Piner, Former Comal County GOP Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Ana Grace Husted, Dripping Springs City Council (listed by campaign)
  • Geoffrey Tahuahua, Dripping Springs City Council (listed by campaign)
  • George Rodriguez, Conservative Leader – El Conservador Commentator (listed by campaign)
  • Cattle Raisers PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Dave Graham, Hays County Constable (listed by campaign)
  • Chris Fails, Former Hollywood Park Mayor & Former Bexar Co. GOP Vice Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Paul Green, Former State Supreme Court Justice (listed by campaign)
  • Jim Jordan, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Steve Scalise, Majority Leader of The U.S. House of Representatives (listed by campaign)
  • August Pfluger, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Troy Nehls, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Brandon Gill, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Jake Ellzey, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Pat Fallon, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Randy Weber, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Roger Williams, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Brian Babin, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Craig Goldman, Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Pete Calderon, Kerrville ISD School Board Member (listed by campaign)
  • Brian Compton, Kerr County Stock Show Board Member (listed by campaign)
  • Courtney Compton, Kerr County Stock Show Board Member (listed by campaign)
  • Orlando “OJ” Dona, 2024 RNC Delegate (listed by campaign)
  • John Elliott, Former Kerr County GOP Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Gayla Gabro Miller, Former SREC Member (listed by campaign)
  • Fred Henneke, Former Kerr County Judge (listed by campaign)
  • Brenda Hughes, Kerrville City Council (listed by campaign)
  • Charlie McIlvain, Former President, Kerrville Convention & Visitors Bureau (listed by campaign)
  • Anne Louise Miller, Former New Braunfels ISD School Board Member (listed by campaign)
  • Doug Miller, Former Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Anne Newman, Former Kendall County Republican Club President (listed by campaign)
  • Dan O’Brien, Former Hays County Court at Law Judge (listed by campaign)
  • Anne Overby, Former Kerr County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
  • Chase Taylor, New Braunfels Council Condensed Blog Author (listed by campaign)
  • Larry Howard, Kerrville Public Utility Board Member (listed by campaign)
  • Judy Eychner, Former Mayor of Kerrville (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
teixeiraforcongress.com

Kristin Hook

Democratic
On ballot as
Kristin Hook
Current role
Biological scientist
Background
  • Born in Corpus Christi,
  • B.A. and B.S – University of Texas
  • Ph.D. from Cornell University (2016)
  • Taught middle school science for three years through Teach For America
Experience
  • Former biologist, U.S. Government Accountability Office (after her policy fellowships)
  • Policy fellow, office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren and National Institutes of Health
  • Postdoctoral researcher, University of Maryland
  • Democratic nominee for this seat (2024)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won, three-way race
Top priorities
  • "I'm running to fight for affordability, demand accountability, and expand opportunity for working Texans"
  • Supports "raising the federal minimum wage, unrigging our tax code so the wealthy pay their fair share"
  • "Strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security so everyone can live and retire in dignity"
  • Says she will "continue to fight corruption and hold powerful interests accountable"
  • "protect civil and human rights, strengthen public schools and workforce training programs, and safeguard our environment and clean water"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Pro Abortion
  • Immigration: "Providing a path to citizenship or legal status for undocumented immigrants, particularly for Dreamers or those who have Temporary Protected Status"
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Health care: "I believe healthcare is a human right"; says Congress should "protect and expand the ACA, CHIP, Medicare, Medicaid, and tele-health"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
Campaign website
drkristinhook.org

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