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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. House · TX-28

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Henry Cuellar

Representative · TX · Democrat

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Firearms
1 voteanalysis
says
does−22
Sentencing & corrections
1 voteanalysis
says
does−72
Market protections
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Corporate concentration
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Pollution & development
2 votesanalysis
says
does−5
Public works
4 votesanalysis
says
does+11
Levels of legal immigration
1 voteanalysis
says
does+35
LGBTQ+ policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal lands & resources
2 votesanalysis
says
does−52
Animal protection
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Religious exemptions
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal vs. state/local
1 voteanalysis
says
does+45
Security vs. privacy
1 voteanalysis
says
does−15
Mandates vs. liberty
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Enforcement & security
2 votesanalysis
says
does−16
Farm policy & subsidies
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Drugs & enforcement
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Land use & zoning
2 votesanalysis
says
does−68
Renters & rent
2 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Greenhouse-gas policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Role of government
2 votesanalysis
says
does+9
Use of force
1 voteanalysis
says
does+55
Policing & funding
1 voteanalysis
says
does−55
Trade & tariffs
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
SNAP & nutrition
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Substance use & mental health
3 votesanalysis
says
does+52
Refugee & asylum policy
1 voteanalysis
says
does+55
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says
does+11

Money — FEC

$2.2Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Juan Esparza

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$32.4Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Tano Tijerina

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

  • Spending vs. restraint · Stated

    Tijerina highlights his record of balancing budgets as County Judge and states he will bring that same approach to Congress.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Overall tax level · Stated

    Tijerina highlights his record of lowering taxes as County Judge and states he will bring that same approach to Congress.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Ethics & oversight · Stated

    Tijerina asserts that Washington has lost accountability and that no one, including politicians and bureaucrats, is above the law.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$1.4Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Ricardo Villarreal

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$68Kraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 28 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 0 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

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