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State Senator, District 24

Joe Paz Herrera

Candidate for State Senator, District 24

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Customer sales lead
Lives in
Natalia
Campaign website
herrerafortexas.com

A Medina County resident of 20 years with an MBA from Our Lady of the Lake University who has worked for food manufacturers; the Democratic nominee for Texas House District 53 in 2020, 2022 and 2024.

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Documented positions

Public safety

  • Pledges more funding for local law enforcement.

    Joe P. Herrera for Texas Senate District 24

    Campaign website · The Joe P. Herrera Campaign · herrerafortexas.com

    “pledges to work towards increasing funding for local law enforcement agencies”
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Education

  • Opposes the voucher program; supports higher teacher pay.

    Joe P. Herrera for Texas Senate District 24

    Campaign website · The Joe P. Herrera Campaign · herrerafortexas.com

    “he does not support diverting funds from our public schools into the Greg Abbott-backed Voucher Program … We need increased funding for our public schools and higher salaries for our teachers and staff.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports raising the minimum wage and lowering property taxes.

    Joe P. Herrera for Texas Senate District 24

    Campaign website · The Joe P. Herrera Campaign · herrerafortexas.com

    “Increasing the minimum wage, lowering property taxes, to make living in Texas more affordable for all”
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Environment & parks

  • Supports oil and gas alongside more renewable energy.

    Joe P. Herrera for Texas Senate District 24

    Campaign website · The Joe P. Herrera Campaign · herrerafortexas.com

    “continue supporting our oil and gas industry while also increasing investments in solar, wind, and other renewable energy resources”
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Health & human services

  • Supports restoring abortion access while personally pro-life.

    Joe P. Herrera for Texas Senate District 24

    Campaign website · The Joe P. Herrera Campaign · herrerafortexas.com

    “Although Joe P Herrera is Pro-life, he continues to defend and will work to restore the reproductive freedoms of women in Texas.”
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  • Pledges to increase access to rural health care.

    Joe P. Herrera for Texas Senate District 24

    Campaign website · The Joe P. Herrera Campaign · herrerafortexas.com

    “I am committed to increasing access to rural healthcare in Texas Senate District 24.”
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Courts & justice

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Joe Paz Herrera on them.

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