Claudia Ordaz Seeks Third Term in Texas House District 79
Democratic incumbent Claudia Ordaz is running for her third term representing Texas House District 79 in El Paso, facing Republican challenger Jesse Romero, who is making his first bid for the state representative seat. The district encompasses areas from Northeast…
El Paso, TX, October 15, 2026 —
Democratic incumbent Claudia Ordaz is seeking a third term representing Texas House District 79 in El Paso. She faces Republican Jesse Romero, who is making his first bid for the state representative seat.
The district encompasses areas from Northeast El Paso and Fort Bliss to East El Paso. The available information identifies the candidates, their party affiliations and Ordaz’s incumbency, but does not provide details about their campaign platforms or priorities.
Romero’s candidacy is his first run for the state representative seat, while Ordaz is seeking another term after serving as the district’s representative. The information provided does not specify when the election will take place, whether either candidate has held other elected or public roles, or what issues have featured in the campaign.
No campaign statements or direct quotations were provided. The available summary also does not include details about fundraising, endorsements, polling or prior election results. As a result, the contest can be described based on the candidates’ stated roles in the race, but further particulars about their campaigns are not available here.
The central details are that Ordaz, a Democrat, is pursuing a third term and that Romero, a Republican, is challenging her in his first bid for the state representative seat. District 79 includes portions of El Paso identified as Northeast El Paso, Fort Bliss and East El Paso.
Story summarized from the original created by Sofia Sierra on elpasomatters.org, see more information here.
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