Abhiram Garapati

Abhiram Garapati (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 31st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Abhiram Garapati was born in Nuzvid, India.^[1] Garapati earned a bachelor's degree in electronics and communications engineering.^[2] His career experience includes founding Ant Savings and working as a farmer, rancher, real estate broker, and property manager. Garapati has been affiliated with the National Association of Realtors and Williamson County Republican Leaders.^[1]^[2]

Elections

2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31

Justin Early, Caitlin Rourk, Brian Trautner, and Stuart Whitlow are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Justin Early
		Caitlin Rourk
		Brian Trautner
		Stuart Whitlow

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		John Carter
		William Abel
		Steven Dowell
		Abhiram Garapati
		Valentina Gomez Noriega
	Submit photo	Raymond Hamden
		Jack McConnell
		Mike Williams

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2024

Texas' 31st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

Texas' 31st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 31

Incumbent John Carter defeated Stuart Whitlow in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 31 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Carter (R)	64.4	229,087
	Stuart Whitlow (D)	35.6	126,470

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 355,557
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Caleb Ferrell (L)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 31

Stuart Whitlow defeated Brian Walbridge in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 31 on May 28, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Stuart Whitlow	68.5	3,512
	Brian Walbridge	31.5	1,614

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,126
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31

Stuart Whitlow and Brian Walbridge advanced to a runoff. They defeated Rick Von Pfeil in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Stuart Whitlow	48.4	10,023
✔	Brian Walbridge	25.8	5,346
	Rick Von Pfeil	25.8	5,332

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,701
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Carter	65.3	55,092
	Mike Williams	11.1	9,355
	Mack Latimer	7.8	6,593
	Abhiram Garapati	7.4	6,256
	William Abel	5.2	4,362
	John Anderson	3.2	2,732

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,390
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 31

Caleb Ferrell advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Caleb Ferrell (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 31

Incumbent John Carter won election in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 31 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Carter (R)	100.0	183,185

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 183,185
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Democratic primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Christopher Scurry (D)
Jonathan Hildner (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31

Incumbent John Carter defeated Mike Williams and Abhiram Garapati in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 1, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Carter	71.1	50,887
	Mike Williams	19.7	14,115
	Abhiram Garapati	9.2	6,590

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,592
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Derrick Johns (R)
Jason Hutson (R)

2020

Texas' 31st Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

Texas' 31st Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 31

Incumbent John Carter defeated Donna Imam, Clark Patterson, and Jonathan Scott in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 31 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Carter (R)	53.4	212,695
	Donna Imam (D)	44.3	176,293
	Clark Patterson (L)	2.2	8,922
	Jonathan Scott (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	147

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 398,057
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Jeremy Bravo (Independent)
Moshe Schrauth (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 31

Donna Imam defeated Christine Eady Mann in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 31 on July 14, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Donna Imam	56.6	21,026
	Christine Eady Mann	43.4	16,109

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,135 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christine Eady Mann	34.7	24,145
✔		Donna Imam	30.7	21,352
		Tammy Young	14.3	9,956
	Submit photo	Michael Grimes (Unofficially withdrew)	10.8	7,542
		Eric Hanke	5.9	4,117
		Dan Janjigian	3.6	2,471

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,583
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31

Incumbent John Carter defeated Mike Williams, Christopher Wall, and Abhiram Garapati in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Carter	82.3	53,070
	Mike Williams	8.6	5,560
	Christopher Wall	4.9	3,155
	Abhiram Garapati	4.2	2,717

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,502
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

John Bohlin (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 31

Clark Patterson advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Clark Patterson (L)

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Campaign website

Garapati’s campaign website stated the following:

“

America Should Win

Taxation - Keeping the tax burden on our citizens low is vital to a healthy economy. Government spends to much and takes too much of our tax dollars. I will push for audits of every department in the Federal Government to find and eliminate waste and give tax dollars back to the people. I will be a strong, vigorous voice speaking against President Biden's plans to raise taxes on hard-working Americans and job creators.

Fiscal Discipline - Congress has spent $4.6 trillion since the pandemic began. That's as much as the Federal Government spent from 1789 to 1976! I want to balance our national budget and pay off our national debt by 2050.

Pro Business - Will support small businesses to create jobs for all Americans.

Term Limits - Members of Congress should not serve for a lifetime. That is why I support term limit of 12 years for Senators and Representatives.

Abortion - I am Pro Life.

Second Amendment - I support the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution and the right of the people to keep and bear arms. I will oppose Washington’s plans to ban and confiscate guns.

Immigration - I'm in favor of making it easier for legal immigrants who wait in line, obey the law, and don't jump the fence to obtain citizenship. The disaster at our Southern border is entirely the fault of the Biden administration, which has signaled that illegal entry into the US is now acceptable. It is never acceptable, and I will oppose this Open Borders policy in Washington.

Trade policy - We need to balance our trade with the world, bring jobs home from overseas, and demand that nations who trade with us do so fairly. Exporting $100 for every $500 we import isn't sustainable, and needs to be addressed. Pres. Trump started doing this, and it was working. We need that to continue and I will fight for the American worker in Congress.

Healthcare - We must work with the insurance industry to make healthcare truly affordable and remove all unnecessary costs to make the insurance industry more competitive. Everyone should have insurance, not controlled by the government, but low-cost, private insurance plans.

Washington has become a place for the status quo and nothing gets done of the people, by the people or for the people and no one represents this status quo more than our current Congressman John Carter, who has been in Washington for the last two decades. ^[3]

”

—Abhiram Garapati’s campaign website (2024)^[4]

2022

Abhiram Garapati completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Garapati's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

"I have lived the American dream. I made my first million dollars by the age of 30. I've started multiple businesses and am a successful small businessman.

I earned a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering. I studied In-vestments at Stanford University, and despite facing many hurdles, I founded Ant Savings in 2004, and have made it into a successful, multimillion dollar real estate investment firm based in Austin, owning retail investment properties in 12 states.

As part of doing business, I have visited the most remote corners of the country and have had the opportunity to meet and do business with wonderful people all over the US.

I am also a cattle rancher, and raise hay on my ranch, along with 100 head of cattle.

I have my real estate license and am an active broker. And I'm developing 93 acres of commercial property I just purchased on Ronald Reagan Blvd. in Leander.

I enjoy playing Volleyball on weekends with friends, I love traveling and have visited more than 50 countries. I'm happily married to my high school sweetheart, whom I have known since kindergarten. We have two young children.

I’m a member of the National Association of Realtors, and Williamson County Republican Leaders."

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

I have a plan to eliminate the National Debt by 2050.
Congress needs term limits - 12 years maximum for House and Senate.
Fix immigration, secure our borders

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Our government needs to live within its means, just like families in our district do - savings money and investing for the future. We must apply the same standards for the federal government, eliminate the debt and balance the budget to make our country stronger financially for our future generations.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I have always admired Pres. Abraham Lincoln, who was a former congressman. I would like to go to US congress and work tirelessly for my country and solve some of the burning issues facing us. I want to unite my country just like honest Abe and focus our divided nation on solving real issues and make America stronger financially and healthy for future generations.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

I've always loved the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" because it represents the essence of America. We have an ongoing choice between becoming more like Bedford falls or more like Potterville. I think Americans will always choose to be Bedford Falls, because it represents the essential goodness of the American people.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

I think honesty and integrity are vitally important for those in politics.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I am honest, dedicated and have a strong sense of integrity that will lead my decision-making in Congress.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

My first historical event was riots that happened in our town when lots of people lost their lives and property was damaged and I was around 12 years at that time.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was working part-time at a restaurant for a few months.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

The US House of Representatives is the "people's House," and is the closest to the people. It is a special institution, and I will show it respect by attending every session.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No. Just as in business, new people with no experience often bring fresh perspectives to a job.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

The National Debt of over 29 trillion dollars is by far the most challenging problem we face as a nation. We need to deal with it in a serious way NOW to ensure that future generations aren't born under an unmanageable burden of interest payments.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Finance, Spending, Immigration

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes, but I understand why some want to explore a four-year term. It's difficult to always be seeking re-election in one's second year.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

The Founders envisioned a citizen legislature, in which citizens served in public office for a time and then returned home to their private lives. We need to return to that ideal. I support term limits of 12 years in each chamber - Six two-year terms in the House and two six-year terms in the Senate.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Only one, Abraham Lincoln.

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

I met a 67 year old homeless man on my campaign in Georgetown who was sleeping in his pick-up truck every night. After meeting him, I was moved to personally help him by finding him permanent shelter.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Whenever a nation is as divided as ours is, compromise is necessary to govern. But as a Congressman, I won't ever compromise on strong, core conservative principles.

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Campaign website

Garapati's campaign website stated the following:

“

America Should Win

Taxation - Keeping the tax burden on our citizens low is vital to a healthy economy. Government spends to much and takes too much of our tax dollars. I will push for audits of every department in the Federal Government to find and eliminate waste and give tax dollars back to the people. I will be a strong, vigorous voice speaking against President Biden's plans to raise taxes on hard-working Americans and job creators.

Fiscal Discipline - Congress has spent $4.6 trillion since the pandemic began. That's as much as the Federal Government spent from 1789 to 1976! I want to balance our national budget and pay off our national debt by 2050.

Pro Business - Will support small businesses to create jobs for all Americans.

Term Limits - Members of Congress should not serve for a lifetime. That is why I support term limit of 12 years for Senators and Representatives.

Abortion - I am Pro Life.

Second Amendment - I support the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution and the right of the people to keep and bear arms. I will oppose Washington’s plans to ban and confiscate guns.

Immigration - I'm in favor of making it easier for legal immigrants who wait in line, obey the law, and don't jump the fence to obtain citizenship. The disaster at our Southern border is entirely the fault of the Biden administration, which has signaled that illegal entry into the US is now acceptable. It is never acceptable, and I will oppose this Open Borders policy in Washington.

Trade policy - We need to balance our trade with the world, bring jobs home from overseas, and demand that nations who trade with us do so fairly. Exporting $100 for every $500 we import isn't sustainable, and needs to be addressed. Pres. Trump started doing this, and it was working. We need that to continue and I will fight for the American worker in Congress.

Healthcare - We must work with the insurance industry to make healthcare truly affordable and remove all unnecessary costs to make the insurance industry more competitive. Everyone should have insurance, not controlled by the government, but low-cost, private insurance plans.

Washington has become a place for the status quo and nothing gets done of the people, by the people or for the people and no one represents this status quo more than our current Congressman John Carter, who has been in Washington for the last two decades.^[3]

”

—Abhiram Garapati's campaign website (2022)^[5]

2020

Abhiram Garapati completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Garapati's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I came to America in 1997 with $500 and made my first million dollars by the age of 30. I have started multiple businesses and am a successful small businessman. I have a bachelors degree in Electronics and Communications engineering. Studied a course on Investments at Stanford university and started Ant Savings in 2004. Despite facing a lot of hurdles, made Ant Savings into a successful multi million dollar real estate investment firm based out of Austin owning retail investment properties located in 12 states of the USA. We own multiple Starbucks, Wendy's and McDonald's as part of our portfolio of commercial investment properties. As part of doing the business, I have visited the most remote corners of the US and had the opportunity to meet and do business with wonderful people all over the United States. I also play Volleyball over the weekends together with my friends. I am interested in traveling the world and have visited more than 50 countries. I am happily married to my high school sweetheart whom I have known since kindergarten and have 2 young kids.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Eliminating the federal debt and balance our budget
Safest and healthiest country in the world
100% renewal energy and zero landfill waste by 2040 with zero cost to the tax payers

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Implement what every one in my 31st district does every month. Living within your means, savings money and investing for the future. Apply the same for the federal government and eliminate the debt and balance the budget to make our country stronger financially for our future generations.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I always was inspired by Abraham Lincoln a former US congressman. I would like to go to US congress and work tirelessly for my country and solve some of the burning issues facing my country. I want to unite my country just like honest Abe and focus our divided nation on solving real issues and make our country strong financially and healthy for our future generations.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The movie "It's a Wonderfull life" is the essence of what America is. We have an everyday choice between Bedford falls and Potterville. America will always choose to be Bedford Falls as it in the best interest of all the Americans rather than let the democrats choose America to be Potterville which will only serve their best interests. George Bailey and George Washington will any day win over Mr Potter and his friends Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty and Integrity. I will not request or ask any money from anybody towards my political campaign to keep my honest and integrity.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Persistence and never take a no for an answer have helped my cross a lot of barriers till date. Will use all of my previous experience to be the best congressman of our nation

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Available to my constituents. Solving the problems that our nation is facing. Dream big and set some high impossible goals for our nation and make those dreams come true.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Want to work towards solving at least some of the burning problems in our country and the world. Would like my legacy to be remembered as someone who has at least tried and solved some of the problems.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

My first historical event was riots that happened in our town when lots of people lost their lives and property was damaged and I was around 12 years at that time.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was working part-time at a restaurant for a few months.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Sam Walton's "Made in America" taught me how a small person from Bentonville, Arkansas can dream big and create the largest company in America.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Lack of money and growing up in utter poverty has created a lot of hunger to do something for our wonderful world

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

It is the closest government body representing the will of the people, by the people and for the people.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No new people with no experience bring fresh perspectives to any job.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Too much national debt, Too much household debt and not saving any money for the future.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Finance, Spending, Immigration

If you are a current representative, why did you join your current committees?

Not Applicable

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

I want the term limit for congress to be increased to 4 years. 2 years is too short a time to get anything done and the next election is already there.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I support term limits. My though is there should be a 20 year term limit for Congressmen and Senators

If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

Yes, I will take any role given to me and work hard to serve my district and my country.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Only one, Abraham Lincoln.

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

I met Anthony Mallard a 67 year old homeless man on my campaign in Georgetown who sleeps in his pick up truck every night. After meeting Anthony, I have dedicated my campaign to him and promise that I will solve the homeless problem in our country with zero cost to the tax payers. We are wealthy enough nation that we can take care of our homeless brothers and sisters. I am in the process of renting a place in which Anthony can live happily with me paying the monthly rent from my income.

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Abhiram Garapati campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Texas District 31	Candidacy Declared primary	$0	N/A**
2024*	U.S. House Texas District 31	Lost primary	$175	N/A**
2022	U.S. House Texas District 31	Lost primary	$19,401	$10,934
2020	U.S. House Texas District 31	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$19,576	$10,934
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 22, 2021
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Abhiram Garapati for Congress, "About Abhiram Garapati," accessed January 2, 2022
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ Abhiram Garapti for Congress, “Issues,” accessed January 14, 2024
↑ Abhiram Garapati for Congress, “Issues,” accessed January 18, 2022

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Daniel Crenshaw (R)

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Keith Self (R)

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Pat Fallon (R)

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Lance Gooden (R)

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Jake Ellzey (R)

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Lizzie Fletcher (D)

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Morgan Luttrell (R)

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Al Green (D)

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Michael McCaul (R)

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August Pfluger (R)

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Craig Goldman (R)

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Ronny Jackson (R)

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Randy Weber (R)

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Monica De La Cruz (R)

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Veronica Escobar (D)

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Pete Sessions (R)

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Jodey Arrington (R)

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Joaquin Castro (D)

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Chip Roy (R)

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Troy Nehls (R)

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Tony Gonzales (R)

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Beth Van Duyne (R)

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Roger Williams (R)

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Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

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Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

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Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

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Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

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[bio-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 22, 2021

[bio2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Abhiram Garapati for Congress, "About Abhiram Garapati," accessed January 2, 2022

[quotedisclaimer-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[4] Abhiram Garapti for Congress, “Issues,” accessed January 14, 2024

[5] Abhiram Garapati for Congress, “Issues,” accessed January 18, 2022

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