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U.S. House, District 28: who gets your vote?

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HENRY CUELLAR

HENRY CUELLAR

U.S. House · Texas District 28

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
TANO E. TIJERINA

TANO E. TIJERINA

Running for U.S. House · Texas District 28

NationalRepublican

HENRY CUELLARCurrent repTANO E. TIJERINAChallenger

Job fit

HENRY CUELLAR

Offices held

  • His service to Texas includes roles as a State Representative, Texas Secretary of State, and now as United States Congressman. 1

Education

  • a Juris Doctor and Ph.D. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin 1

TANO E. TIJERINA

Offices held

  • Tijerina, who has served as the county executive since 2015 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

HENRY CUELLAR

No stated positions on file yet.

TANO E. TIJERINA

  • Cost of living & jobs
    Tijerina's campaign site: "Lower taxes for working families and small businesses. Cut burdensome federal regulations. Stop wasteful spending and bring fiscal responsibility back to Washington." 3
  • Immigration
    Tijerina's campaign site: "Secure the border, enforce the law, and restore order to a broken system. Stopping illegal crossings, supporting law enforcement, and ensuring immigration happens legally." 3

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Guns, Crime & safety, Climate & energy

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How they voted on top issues

HENRY CUELLAR

  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (3 of 3 votes) 4
  • Elections safe from hacking and lies → Protecting elections from manipulation (2 of 2 votes) 4
  • Social Security you can count on → Protecting or expanding benefits (2 of 2 votes) 4

TANO E. TIJERINA

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

HENRY CUELLAR

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorsindustry associationscompaniesother politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$45Klarge donors$1.1Mindustryassociations$188Kcompanies$154Kotherpoliticians$89KOther kinds ofdonors$221K$1.8M raised
$44,6375Small individual donors
$1,078,5435Large individual donors

TANO E. TIJERINA

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)membership organizations
small donors$121Klarge donors$482Kotherpoliticians$135Kpolitical allies(same party)$57Kmembershiporganizations$1K$847K raised
$121,3236Small individual donors
$482,3436Large individual donors

Checks

HENRY CUELLAR

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

TANO E. TIJERINA

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Biography | U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Cuellar faces Tijerina in Texas' 28th Congressional District · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. tanoforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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HENRY CUELLAR
Candidate A

HENRY CUELLAR

DemocratShown above

🚩 $1.8M raised, 59% from large donors, 37% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $670,600.00 (37% of $1,812,745.92 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $651,233.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 Background: Biography | U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. · checked 2026-10-18

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Candidate B

MARLÓN DURÁN

Green

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Marlón’s Story – Marlon Duran For Congress! · checked 2026-10-18

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TANO E. TIJERINA
Candidate C

TANO E. TIJERINA

RepublicanShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $847K raised, 57% from large donors, 28% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $238,000.00 (28% of $846,666.24 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $192,500.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: lower taxes and fewer rules on business, a tighter border and stricter enforcement.

Sources

1 Background: Cuellar faces Tijerina in Texas' 28th Congressional District · checked 2026-10-18

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

4 a tighter border and stricter enforcement: Candidate statement

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