TX-35 Republican nominee?
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MAY 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationTexas
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BackgroundTexas state representative
Notable personal detailsJohn Lujan III is a Republican Texas state representative for House District 118 in Bexar County (San Antonio area) and a former candidate for U.S. House in Texas’s 35th Congressional District. He previously served as a Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy and spent over 25 years with the San Antonio Fire Department. He has also been described as a small-business owner who helped grow a local information-technology firm.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate emphasizes tax relief—particularly property tax cuts—and supporting policies to reduce the tax burden on homeowners and businesses while promoting economic development and job growth. His public materials and legislative record highlight passage and support of large property tax relief measures and exemptions for business tangible personal property. The focus is on lowering taxes and reducing government waste to help families and small businesses.
Healthcare
Supports reforms to improve healthcare access and transparency while opposing reproductive healthcare such as abortion; specific policy positions are limited and primarily focused on state-level reforms rather than expansions like a public option or Medicare for All.
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Immigration & Border
Supports stronger border enforcement and construction of physical barriers; lists “Secure the Border” as a campaign priority and promotes finishing the border wall and adding barriers and resources for Border Patrol.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports Texas’s near-total abortion ban and expressed that, personally, he would not allow a hypothetical daughter to have an abortion after rape; he has said the law should protect the life of the mother and has indicated support for the state ban as written.
Climate & Energy
The candidate states support for Texas’s oil and gas industry and emphasizes energy as an economic backbone while not presenting a detailed climate policy on his campaign site. Public voter guides show he did not provide a detailed energy response to questionnaires.
Public Safety & Guns
John Lujan is a pro-Second Amendment Republican who supports gun rights and has not advocated for new gun-control measures; his campaign and coverage describe him as a supporter of law enforcement and opposed to many gun-safety reforms. He frames public safety around supporting police and community protections rather than expanding firearm restrictions.
News
John Lujan lost the Republican nomination for Texas’s 35th Congressional District to Carlos De La Cruz. The runoff also drew controversy after a mailer backed by Lujan’s allies attacked De La Cruz over his military disability. Lujan had been backed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in the race.
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Endorsements
Endorsers of John Lujan for TX-35 Republican nominee?
Governor Greg Abbott
Elected official
Governor Greg Abbott endorsed John Lujan for Congress.
Governor Greg Abbott
Elected official
Governor Greg Abbott endorsed John Lujan for Congress.
Former primary opponents
Public endorsement
Former primary opponents endorsed John Lujan in the congressional runoff.
Governor Greg Abbott
Elected official
Governor Greg Abbott endorsed John Lujan for Congress.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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