Here are the 2022 candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in the congressional districts that include Bexar County. Candidate information comes from Texas Secretary of State data, the candidates and other sources. To read candidates’ responses to the San Antonio Report’s questionnaire, click the “more about” link at the bottom of the candidate’s profile.
U.S. House District 20
Castro, age 50, is running unopposed for a seventh term in Congress. The San Antonian is a member of the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Democratic Party
Incumbent
Sinclair is a health care executive who served as a Medical Service Corps Officer in the Army National Guard. He lives in San Antonio and is making his first run for public office.
Republican Party
Challenger
Campaign:
P.O. Box 68005 San Antonio, TX 78238
U.S. House District 21
Roy, age 52, is seeking a fourth term in Congress, and previously served as chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. The Hays County resident serves as policy chair for the House Freedom Caucus.
Republican Party
Incumbent
Claudia Andreana Zapata
A resident of Kyle, Zapata has worked for the Health and Human Services Commission as a workforce and budget analyst. This is her first run for public office.
Democratic Party
Challenger
Campaign:
P.O. Box 2096, Kyle, TX 78640
U.S. House District 23
Gonzales, age 43, is a San Antonio resident and U.S. Navy veteran. He sits on the House Appropriations Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee.
Republican Party
Incumbent
Lira is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served two tours of combat duty in Iraq. A San Antonio resident, he has worked at the Small Business Administration and National Commission on Military, National and Public Service.
Democratic Party
Challenger
Campaign:
1721 WW White Ste 120 #8096, San Antonio, TX 78220
Lopez is running as an independent conservative candidate. An Army veteran, he joined the Border Patrol, becoming an ordained minister and founding member of the Border Patrol Chaplaincy Program before his retirement in 2018.
Republican
Challenger
U.S. House District 28
Cuellar, age 69, is a Laredo resident who is seeking his 11th term representing a South Texas district that includes the southeastern part of Bexar County. He sits on the House Appropriations Committee.
Democratic Party
Incumbent
A Laredo resident, Garcia formerly worked as the deputy state director for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. She also has served as a regional field representative for the Texas agriculture commissioner.
Republican Party
Challenger
Campaign:
P.O. Box 450970, Laredo, TX 78045
U.S. House District 35
Casar, age 35, is seeking a second term in Congress where he serves as the whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. He previously served on Austin’s City Council.
Democratic Party
Incumbent
McQueen served as Corpus Christi’s mayor before resigning in 2017 after about a month in office. According to his campaign website, he has worked for Raytheon, United Technologies and other corporations and is a Navy veteran.
Republican Party
Challenger
Campaign:
110 E Houston St, 7th Fl, San Antonio, TX 78205
