Texas 28th District
Henry Cuellar (D) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Henry Cuellar
Democrat · holds this seat today
D-Liberty Score D-On the liberty side in 89 of 123 votes and bills.
Raised $3,043,039 since January 2025: 55% from people, 30% from PACs and other committees, 10% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov
Tano Tijerina
Republican · Webb County judge
ALiberty Score A100 out of 100 across 5 principles. Graded on what Tijerina has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Tijerina.
Raised $1,862,407 since January 2025: 46% from people, 38% transfers and other income, 16% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Higher on Liberty Score: Tano Tijerina. Tano Tijerina: A, 100 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count. Henry Cuellar: D-, 61 out of 100 from recorded votes.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Tano Tijerina, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Tijerina, so the grade above comes from this list: what Tijerina has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Says he would have supported starting the Iran war, and wants it to end soon.
“I would have supported starting [the war], but there has to be an end time,”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing American action against Iran is on the with side.
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Says he stands with allies including Israel.
“Standing with our allies, including Israel”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Treating Israel as an ally is on the with side.
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Says that as county judge he cut property taxes five times in ten years.
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
A named tax cut is on the with side.
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Says South Texans do not want boys playing in girls' sports.
“We don’t want boys playing in girls’ sports.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping women's sport female is on the with side.
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Says people who break the law will be sent back to their countries, alongside legal programs.
“break-the-law-you-will-go-back-to-your-country”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Deporting those who break the law is on the with side.
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Says he will secure the border and enforce the law.
“secure the border, enforce the law, and restore order to a broken system”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Securing the border and enforcing the law is on the with side.
Also on the ballot
Marlón Durán (Green).
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