Who Janie is
Lopez, first elected in 2022 and running for a third term, was endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott for her support of private school vouchers, which the legislature passed in 2025.
About Janie
She has voted for a $1.5 billion taxpayer-funded border wall and a 10-year minimum sentence for people who harbor undocumented immigrants.
Where they stand
- Corruption & DemocracyUnknown
- Taxes & Cost of LivingUnknown
- Public EducationDisagree
- Health CareUnknown
- Freedom, Family & FaithUnknown
- Immigration & Border SecurityAgree
- Public Safety & JusticeUnknown
- Energy & EnvironmentUnknown
Also running for TX State House • District 37
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Oziel Ochoa Jr.Ochoa spent 17 years in Harlingen-area public schools as a teacher, coach, assistant principal and principal before becoming Director of Special Education for a local school district.
About Oziel
He's the son of a Bronze Star Vietnam veteran and a longtime Harlingen CISD child-nutrition worker, and he won the Democratic runoff with 62% of the vote.