Carranza grew up on San Antonio's Southside and spent over a decade as a community organizer before running for this seat.
This is her second run for HD118 after narrowly losing to incumbent John Lujan in 2024; Lujan is now running for Congress instead of reelection.
Carranza’s take on Texas values
She supports lowering property taxes and increasing the housing supply to bring down costs, especially for first-time homebuyers. [Ballotpedia; campaign website]