Tano Tijerina
Candidate · U.S. House · Texas
Republican · Challenger7%
Party to win · Kalshi, Oct 27, 2026
Running for
OfficeU.S. House
SeatTexas, district 28
AgainstHenry Cuellar (D), incumbent
ElectionNov 3, 2026 · 7 days
StandingChallenger
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The district
TX-28 · Texas
Roster checked Sep 29, 2026. Listed as: Webb County Judge, Rancher, Ex-MLB Baseball Player & Ex-Democrat.
The campaign · in their wordstanoforcongress.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗
Plank 1 · campaign site
Border Security & Immigration Reform
“Tano Tijerina believes we must secure the border, enforce the law, and restore order to a broken system.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
Lowering Taxes & Cutting D.C. Red Tape
“As Webb County Judge, he lowered property taxes five times in ten years while still delivering results.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Putting the District First - Above Politics
“Tano will always put the people of TX-28 first.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's own site, unedited. 10 pages read.
Where They Stand
Statement estimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words, on the same scale as a member’s record.
Overall
from 4 statements
Rt-lean
Issue · by emphasisLeftCenterRightReadTalks about
The race · Texas House, district 28 · 7 days out
Henry CuellarDemocrat · incumbent · Center 2 on the record94%Tano TijerinaRepublican · challenger · Rt-lean 20 from statements7%220
22 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
$1.8M
Raised
$809k
From individuals
Named donors · gifts over $200
$606k
Itemized · 75% of individual
505
Named donors
71%
Itemized from Texas
By occupation
$187k
$116k
$26k
$19k
$18k
By state
$431k
$25k
$14k
$12k
$9k
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“secure the border, enforce the law, and restore order to a broken system. That means stopping illegal crossings”
“immigration reform must be practical and bipartisan. Many South Texas families came here the right way — and they deserve a system that respects that process.”
“Reckless spending on woke DEI projects that cost taxpayers MILLIONS”
On the ballot with them · Texas, Nov 3, 2026
TX Senate · open seat
James Talarico (D) · 66%
vs. Ken Paxton (R) · 35%
TX Governor
Greg Abbott (R) · 67%
vs. Gina Hinojosa (D) · 32%
TX-1
Nathaniel Moran (R) · 95%
vs. Yolanda Prince (D) · 2%
TX-2 · open seat
Steve Toth (R) · 92%
vs. Shaun Finnie (D) · 6%
TX-3
Keith Self (R) · 95%
vs. Evan Hunt (D) · 4%
TX-4
Pat Fallon (R) · 94%
vs. Jason Pearce (D) · 1%
Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll
Tano Tijerina
Candidate · U.S. House · Texas
Republican · Challenger7%
Party to win · Kalshi
Oct 27, 2026 snapshot
7
Days to Nov 3
vs. Cuellar (D), inc.
The campaign · in their wordsRead Oct 19, 2026 ↗
Plank 1
Border Security & Immigration Reform
“Tano Tijerina believes we must secure the border, enforce the law, and restore order to a broken system.”
Plank 2
Lowering Taxes & Cutting D.C. Red Tape
“As Webb County Judge, he lowered property taxes five times in ten years while still delivering results.”
Plank 3
Putting the District First - Above Politics
“Tano will always put the people of TX-28 first.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's site, unedited · tanoforcongress.com
Where They Stand
EstimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words.
Issue · by emphasisRead · talks about
ImmigrationMixed
Mixed
Civil rightsRight 40
Right, 40 points from center
TradeL-lean 15
L-lean, 15 points from center
Budget and taxesRt-lean 22
Rt-lean, 22 points from center
The race · TX-28 · 7 days out
Henry CuellarDemocrat · incumbent · Center 2 on the record94%Tano TijerinaRepublican · challenger · Rt-lean 20 from statements7%220
Hollow = estimate from statements · solid = voting record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
Raised, 2026
From individuals
Itemized · 75% of individual
Named donors
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“secure the border, enforce the law, and restore order to a broken system. That means stopping illegal crossings”
“immigration reform must be practical and bipartisan. Many South Texas families came here the right way — and they deserve a system that respects that process.”
“Reckless spending on woke DEI projects that cost taxpayers MILLIONS”
On the ballot with them · Texas
TX Senate · open seatTalarico (D) vs. Paxton (R)66% · 35%TX GovernorAbbott (R) vs. Hinojosa (D)67% · 32%TX-1Moran (R) vs. Prince (D)95% · 2%TX-2 · open seatToth (R) vs. Finnie (D)92% · 6%TX-3Self (R) vs. Hunt (D)95% · 4%TX-4Fallon (R) vs. Pearce (D)94% · 1%
All 40 Texas races →Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll