Texas State Senate District 26

Current seat holder: José Menéndez.

José Menéndez

José Menéndez (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas State Senate, representing District 26. He assumed office on March 4, 2015.

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“The Najera family and our community deserve to have a safe neighborhood with appropriate policies to anonymously report a dangerous dog. We are filing this bill once again, and hope we will receive support from leadership on its passage.” (Official legislative website (senate.texas.gov))

Julian Villarreal

Julian Villarreal (Green Party) is running for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 26. Julian Villarreal was born in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in 2007.

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“I am running for the Texas Senate in order to give voters a real progressive choice and raise awareness of key issues, such as climate change, that affect us all, but which the Texas Legislature has largely ignored.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2020))
“I ask for the support of the voters so that together we can show the two corporate parties that the issues matter and that we will no longer accept the complacency of elected officials on critical issues, such as climate change. The People have the power and our representatives must listen to us, not their donors.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2020))
“If elected, I will be a strong advocate in the Texas Senate for just climate action and environmental justice, and I will sponsor legislation to ensure that Texas makes a rapid and just transition to 100% clean renewable energy.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2020))