Texas 32nd District
This is a newly drawn district, so nobody holds the seat. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
Who should win this race, and why?Say what you think. Other readers can answer you.DiscussDan Barrios
Democrat · Richardson city councilman, former public school teacher
D+Liberty Score D+67 out of 100 across 5 principles. Graded on what Barrios has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Barrios.
Raised $160,379 since January 2025: 94% from people, 5% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Jace Yarbrough
Republican · trial lawyer, Air Force reservist
ALiberty Score A100 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Yarbrough has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Yarbrough.
Raised $1,261,760 since January 2025: 49% from people, 30% from PACs and other committees, 16% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov
Higher on Liberty Score: Jace Yarbrough. Jace Yarbrough: A, 100 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count. Dan Barrios: D+, 67 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count.
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Side by side
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.
Dan Barrios, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Barrios, so the grade above comes from this list: what Barrios 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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Calls for a two-state solution that disarms Hamas.
“Use U.S. diplomatic and financial leverage to pursue a two-state solution that disarms Hamas, establishes a democratic Palestinian state, halts illegal settlements, respects sovereignty, and promotes long-term regional cooperation to defend American interests.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Naming the disarming of Hamas as a goal confronts an armed movement that rules by fear, which is with liberty on tyranny.
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Calls for stopping offensive weapons sales in the Middle East while backing defensive systems like the Iron Dome.
“Protect innocent life by stopping offensive weapons sales while supporting defensive systems like the Iron Dome.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Cutting off offensive weapons sales is conditioning or cutting weapons, which is against liberty on free nations.
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Backs support for Ukraine so it can negotiate from strength and holds Russia accountable.
“Provide support that enables Ukraine and our European partners to negotiate from a position of strength, protect European stability, and hold Russia accountable for the cost of its aggression.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing Ukraine against Russia is with liberty on free nations.
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Calls for more cooperation with international partners.
“Encourage more—not less—cooperation with our international partners”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
No ally, NATO, Ukraine or Taiwan is named in these words, so they do not settle the free nations test.
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Proposes raising the corporate tax rate and having large corporations contribute more.
“raise the corporate tax rate, and ensure large corporations contribute proportionally to fund public investments.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Higher taxes are against liberty on free markets.
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Says every American has a right to marry who they love.
“You can’t stand for family while opposing paid family leave, affordable childcare, child nutrition programs, or the right of every American to marry who they love.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Equal rights for gay people under the same law is with liberty on equal rights.
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Pledges to defend the separation of church and state.
“I will stand up for the freedom of every Texan, make it easier to start and care for a family, and defend the separation of church and state.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
No religious law in government is with liberty on conscience.
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Pledges to reject policies that impose religion in public institutions.
“reject policies that impose religion in public institutions like schools, prisons, courts, or the military.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping religion out of public institutions is with liberty on conscience.
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Lists secure borders and legal pathways to citizenship as immigration priorities.
“Secure our borders, create straightforward legal pathways to citizenship, and support economic growth.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Secure borders and legal pathways, with no word on those here illegally, do not settle the borders test either way.
Jace Yarbrough, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Yarbrough, so the grade above comes from this list: what Yarbrough 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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His campaign site says he wants allies to pay their fair share, without naming Ukraine, Taiwan or NATO.
“help ensure our allies pay their fair share”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
No ally or alliance is named, so the words do not settle the measure.
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His campaign site says he will oppose any effort to increase taxes and cut federal spending, without naming a tax.
“oppose any effort to increase taxes”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
No tax is named, so by the site's rule on unnamed tax positions this does not settle the measure.
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On a voter-guide questionnaire he says he is opposed to any form of universal health care, which he calls a seizure of the health care industry.
“unconstitutional seizure of the healthcare industry and a disaster for both the quality of care and our national debt”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing government-run health care for all is with liberty on free markets.
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On the same questionnaire he says he disagrees that the tax code should be used to redistribute and level the playing field.
“I fundamentally disagree with the premise that the government should use the tax code to”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Rejecting redistribution through the tax code follows the lower-taxes, no-socialism side of the free markets test.
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His campaign site says he was reprimanded in 2021 for stating that there are only two genders and that men do not belong in girls' locker rooms.
“Jace was reprimanded by the woke Biden military bureaucracy in 2021 for plainly stating the fact there are only two genders and men don’t belong in girls’ locker rooms.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing gender self-identification in single-sex spaces is with liberty on equal rights.
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At a candidate forum he said Sharia law is fundamentally incompatible with American citizenship and described Islamic immigrants as trying to set it up in the United States.
“hordes of Islamic immigrants coming and attempting to set up Sharia law here in the United States, which is fundamentally incompatible with American citizenship.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing religious law in the West is with liberty on conscience.
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Asked what separation of church and state means to him, he says the Constitution was written for a moral and religious people.
“I believe the Constitution was written for a moral and religious people”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
He does not say whether any religious rule should become law, so the words do not settle a side.
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His campaign site says he supports mass deportation efforts and will oppose all amnesty efforts.
“He applauds and supports President Trump’s bold mass deportation efforts and will oppose all amnesty efforts whether they come from the left or right.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing deportations and opposing amnesty is with liberty on borders.
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