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2026 candidates we're tracking in TX-29
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Sylvia Garcia
Democratic
Incumbent
Sylvia Garcia is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, elected in 2018 as one of the first two Latinas from Texas in Congress. A former Houston city controller and Harris County commissioner, she is vice ranking member of the Financial Services committee, per her official House biography.
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Martha Fierro
Republican
Fierro is the director of Texas Rotunda Prayer & Worship, which partners with more than 200 churches and ministries across Houston on civic engagement, per the campaign site. She began working at 19 as a health care worker at the Texas Medical Center and later founded the SheSpoke mentoring program for small business owners, per the campaign site. A first-generation college graduate, she holds two degrees from the University of Houston, per the campaign site.
About this race
Texas's 29th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Texas primary is Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, May 26, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.