
Justin Early
TX-31 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCybersecurity architect
PartyDemocratic
GenderMale
LocationTexas
BackgroundCybersecurity architect
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EducationLeander High School (graduated 1998)
Notable personal detailsJustin Early is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Texas’s 31st Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He is a U.S. Army veteran who served as a paratrooper and later as a LAN systems administrator supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon. He works in cybersecurity and has described his current role as a cybersecurity architect at Dell Technologies. He lives in Georgetown, Texas with his wife, Toni, and they have seven adult children.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate supports shifting tax burdens away from working families onto the wealthy, removing the payroll (income) cap so the wealthiest pay more into Social Security, and expanding or protecting social programs (Social Security, paid family leave, guaranteed paid leave and other worker supports).
Healthcare
Supports protecting Social Security and Medicare and prioritizes addressing unaffordable healthcare costs and improving veterans’ access to care. Emphasizes lowering costs and ensuring dependable healthcare services for veterans and working families rather than proposing full single‑payer reform.
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Immigration & Border
Supports expanding legal pathways and protections for immigrants, including a clear pathway to citizenship and permanent protections for Dreamers; opposes family separation, private immigrant detention, and discriminatory travel bans; favors humane border policies, restoration of refugee and asylum programs, and reforms to ensure due process in immigration courts.
Climate & Energy
Supports a Green New Deal and large-scale federal climate action, saying meeting rising energy demand with cleaner energy is essential to protecting air and water, public health, and long-term economic stability. Emphasizes clean energy as part of infrastructure and power reliability for the district.
News
Justin Early is leading the Democratic primary in Texas’ 31st congressional district with 57% of the vote. That makes him the main Democratic contender in the race right now. The latest report does not include other major developments about his campaign.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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