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U.S. Representative, 23rd Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

All of Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, Frio, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Medina, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Reeves, Schleicher, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler and Zavala counties; part of Bexar County (about 19% of its residents: part of San Antonio, Helotes, part of Fair Oaks Ranch, Shavano Park and Hollywood Park); part of El Paso County (about 11% of its residents: Horizon City, part of El Paso and San Elizario); part of Maverick County (about 79% of its residents: Eagle Pass).

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Brandon Herrera

Republican

Self-employed

The gist

Pledges to oppose spending bills without border security funding.
Signed the No New Taxes pledge; supports the REINS Act.
Supports national concealed carry reciprocity; opposes red flag laws.
Supports expanding Tricare so veterans can choose their doctor.
Opposes government funding for abortion.
Supports a term-limits amendment for Congress.
Supports more firearm training funding for school staff.

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Pledges to oppose spending bills without border security funding.
On The Issues — Brandon Herrera for Congress
Campaign website · Brandon Herrera for Congress · brandonherreraforcongress.com
“Brandon will oppose any spending bill that does not fund comprehensive border security … Big Bend's rugged terrain makes a physical wall unnecessary.”
Signed the No New Taxes pledge; supports the REINS Act.
On The Issues — Brandon Herrera for Congress
Campaign website · Brandon Herrera for Congress · brandonherreraforcongress.com
“Brandon has also taken the "No New Taxes" pledge”
Supports national concealed carry reciprocity; opposes red flag laws.
On The Issues — Brandon Herrera for Congress
Campaign website · Brandon Herrera for Congress · brandonherreraforcongress.com
“Brandon will fight for national concealed carry reciprocity and block any attempt to pass Red Flag laws or impose new firearms restrictions.”
Supports expanding Tricare so veterans can choose their doctor.
On The Issues — Brandon Herrera for Congress
Campaign website · Brandon Herrera for Congress · brandonherreraforcongress.com
“He will work to expand Tricare so every veteran can see the doctor of their choice”
Opposes government funding for abortion.
On The Issues — Brandon Herrera for Congress
Campaign website · Brandon Herrera for Congress · brandonherreraforcongress.com
“He will oppose all government funding for abortion”
Supports a term-limits amendment for Congress.
On The Issues — Brandon Herrera for Congress
Campaign website · Brandon Herrera for Congress · brandonherreraforcongress.com
“will co-sponsor a constitutional amendment to limit members of the House to three terms and Senators to two.”
Supports more firearm training funding for school staff.
On The Issues — Brandon Herrera for Congress
Campaign website · Brandon Herrera for Congress · brandonherreraforcongress.com
“He will also work to increase funding for firearm training for school staff”

Katy Padilla Stout

Democratic

Attorney · San Antonio

The gist

Opposes a border wall through the Big Bend region.
Opposes tax cuts for billionaires.
Supports expanding Medicare to cover all Americans.
Supports universal pre-K.
Supports a higher minimum wage and paid parental leave.
Supports rejoining the Paris climate agreement.
Supports restoring the Voting Rights Act.

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Opposes a border wall through the Big Bend region.
Issues — Katy Padilla Stout for Congress
Campaign website · Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · katyforcongress.com
“We need a leader in Congress who can be trusted to stand up to the Trump Administration and fight for the Big Bend region.”
Opposes tax cuts for billionaires.
Issues — Katy Padilla Stout for Congress
Campaign website · Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · katyforcongress.com
“I don’t believe we should be giving billionaires tax cuts”
Supports expanding Medicare to cover all Americans.
Issues — Katy Padilla Stout for Congress
Campaign website · Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · katyforcongress.com
“I support expanding our Medicare system to cover all Americans.”
Supports universal pre-K.
Issues — Katy Padilla Stout for Congress
Campaign website · Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · katyforcongress.com
“I believe our country should make a historic investment in universal Pre-K”
Supports a higher minimum wage and paid parental leave.
Issues — Katy Padilla Stout for Congress
Campaign website · Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · katyforcongress.com
“raising the minimum wage and requiring paid parental leave”
Supports rejoining the Paris climate agreement.
Issues — Katy Padilla Stout for Congress
Campaign website · Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · katyforcongress.com
“We need to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord”
Supports restoring the Voting Rights Act.
Issues — Katy Padilla Stout for Congress
Campaign website · Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · katyforcongress.com
“Congress should take bold action to restore the Voting Rights Act”

Ben Mendoza

Independent

Mediator · El Paso

The gist

No documented position found.

More about Ben

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 7 issues covered in this race.