Borrego's father was incarcerated when he was 13 and his mother worked as a cashier; he was the first in his family to graduate college.
He most recently worked on education policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the group that helped design Governor Abbott's school voucher program.
Borrego’s take on Texas values
He supports school choice (public money following students to private schools) and previously worked at the think tank that helped write Governor Abbott's voucher program. [Ballotpedia; campaign website]