Here are the 2022 candidates running for Texas Senate and House of Representatives seats in the 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.
Texas Senate
District 19
Robert Garza
Garza is a lawyer and former mayor of Del Rio. He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the state House of Representatives in District 74 in 2020 and for the Democratic nomination in 2012.Â
Republican Party
Challenger
Gutierrez is an employment lawyer who previously served on the San Antonio City Council and in the Texas House. He was elected to the state Senate in 2020 and serves on the Energy Resources Committee and the Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee.
Democratic Party
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P.O. Box 15232, San Antonio, TX 78212
District 21
Julie Dahlberg
Dahlberg is a nonprofit communications professional and fundraiser. She served as a Republican precinct chair and as a delegate to the Republican Party of Texas’ state convention.
Republican Party
Challenger
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P.O. Box 826, Sutherland Springs, TX 78161
A Laredo resident, Zaffirini is seeking her 11th term in the Texas Senate. She is a former journalist and communications professional who serves on the Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee, as well as the Higher Education, State Affairs and Local Government committees.
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P.O. Box 627, Laredo, TX 78042
Arthur DiBianca
An Austin resident, DiBianca previously ran for Congress in Texas' 21st Congressional District in 2020 and for the Texas House of Representatives in District 51 in 2014 and 2012.
Libertarian Party
Challenger
District 25
Donna Campbell
Campbell is seeking her fourth term in the state Senate. An emergency room physician and ophthalmologist, she chairs the Nominations Committee, as well as serving on the Business and Commerce, Finance, Health and Human Services and State Affairs committees.Â
Republican Party
Incumbent
Robert Walsh
Walsh is a software engineer. He has a background in alcohol sales and distribution.
Democratic Party
Challenger
District 26
Ashton Murray
Murray graduated from Tom C. Clark High School in San Antonio and served in the Army National Guard.
Republican Party
Challenger
José Menéndez
Menéndez is seeking his third full term in the Texas Senate. He is a business development executive, former San Antonio City Council member and former member of the Texas House of Representatives. He won the Senate seat in a 2015 special election, and serves on the Local Government, Administration, Business and Commerce, and Education committees.
Democratic Party
Incumbent
Texas House of Representatives
District 116
Trey Martinez Fischer
Fischer does not have an opponent in the 2022 election and will be elected to his third consecutive term in the Texas House. He is a lawyer who chairs the House Committee on Business and Industry.
Democratic Party
Incumbent
District 117
Aaron Schwope
Schwope manages a San Antonio-based repossession company. He previously worked in the insurance industry and served as a volunteer firefighter.Â
Republican Party
Challenger
Philip Cortez
Cortez is seeking his fourth consecutive term in the Texas House. A former San Antonio City Council member and U.S. Air Force veteran, he currently chairs the House Committee on Urban Affairs.Â
Democratic Party
Incumbent
District:
2600 SW Military Dr. , Suite 211 San Antonio, Texas 78224
District 118
Lujan is seeking a full term in the Texas House after he won the seat in a special election in November 2021. He also held the seat after another special election in 2016. He is a former Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy and San Antonio firefighter who owns his own information technology firm.
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20003 FM 1937, San Antonio, TX 78221
Ramirez is a former staffer in the Texas House and on the San Antonio City Council. He ran unsuccessfully for the seat in a special election in 2021.
Democratic Party
Challenger
Campaign:
1114 SW Military Dr, Ste 103, San Antonio, TX 78221
District 119
Elizabeth “Liz” Campos
Campos is seeking her second term in the Texas House. She is a former state House and state Senate staffer and serves on the Public Health and Urban Affairs committees.
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Arthur M. Thomas IV
Thomas is an information technology director and Libertarian Party activist. He has run unsuccessfully for Congress, the Texas House and Senate, the San Antonio City Council and the San Antonio River Authority board of directors.Â
Libertarian Party
Challenger
District 120
Ronald Payne
Ronald Payne is a retired U.S. Army veteran and health care professional. He runs an organization he founded to resettle foreign nationals who’ve helped the U.S. military.
Republican Party
Challenger
Campaign:
P.O. Box 18121, San Antonio, TX 78218
Gervin-Hawkins is seeking her fourth term in the Texas House. An educator and construction company owner, she serves as vice chair of the Culture, Recreation, and Tourism Committee, as well as the Defense and Veterans' Affairs Committee.
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3503 N.E. Parkway San Antonio, TX 78218
District 121
Allison is seeking his third term in the Texas House. He is a business attorney who served on the board of Alamo Heights Independent School District. In the House, he serves on the Public Health and Public Education committees.Â
Republican Party
Incumbent
District:
1635 NE Loop 410 Suite 506 San Antonio, Texas 78209
DeFelice is a nonprofit consultant and gun safety advocate. Adopted from Korea, she grew up on a farm in a Mennonite community in Pennsylvania and has lived in San Antonio since 2006.
Democratic Party
Challenger
Campaign:
P.O. Box 6853, San Antonio, TX 78209
District 122
Mark Dorazio is a former chairman of the Bexar County Republican Party and longtime GOP precinct chair. He and his wife own their own construction company, which works for power companies.
Republican Party
Challenger
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P.O. Box 461341, San Antonio, TX 78246
Aramburu is a public relations professional who owns her own fitness company. She served on Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s Fitness Council, and volunteers with her local Parent Teachers Association. Â
Democratic Party
Challenger
Campaign:
20079 Stone Oak Pkwy, PMB 477, San Antonio, TX 78258
Stephanie Berlin
Stephanie Berlin is a human resources professional and recruiter. She’s active in the Libertarian Party and has run unsuccessfully for Congress and the State Board of Education.
Libertarian Party
Challenger
District 123
Charlotte Valdez
Republican Party
Challenger
Diego Bernal
Bernal is a civil rights lawyer and former San Antonio City Council member. He won the Texas House seat in a 2015 special election and serves on the Public Education and Urban Affairs committees.
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6531 San Pedro Village Plaza San Antonio, TX 78216
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P.O. Box 15677, San Antonio, TX 78212
District 124
Arredondo is a retired retail professional who referees NCAA basketball games. He ran unsuccessfully for the seat in 2018 and for San Antonio City Council’s District 4 seat in 2019.
Republican Party
Challenger
Garcia is a U.S. Air Force veteran and police reform activist. She runs a youth nonprofit she founded that conducts mission trips to Mexico to help migrants on their journey to the U.S.
Democratic Party
Challenger
District 125
Carlos Antonio Raymond
Carlos Antonio Raymond is a U.S. Army Veteran and realtor. He ran unsuccessfully for Texas’ House District 117 in 2020.Â
Republican Party
Challenger
Campaign:
8054 Silver Grove, San Antonio, TX 78254
Lopez is seeking his third term in the Texas House. He is a former communications executive for AT&T who represented District 6 on the San Antonio City Council and served on the board of Northside Independent School District. In the House, he serves on the Defense and Veterans Affairs committee.
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5309 Wurzbach Road, Suite 200-9 San Antonio, Texas 78238
The San Antonio Report’s 2022 Voter Guide
