Anthony Tristan

Anthony Tristan

Independent

Candidate, U.S. House Texas District 20

Elections and appointments

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi, 2003

Personal

Birthplace

Corpus Christi, Texas

Religion

Catholic

Profession

Business owner

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Anthony Tristan (independent) (also known as A. J.) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 20th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Anthony Tristan was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. Tristan earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi in 2003. His career experience includes owning Tristan Financial Consulting LLC.

Elections

2026

See also: Texas' 20th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

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

General election for U.S. House Texas District 20

Anthony Tristan is running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 20 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Anthony Tristan (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 20

Incumbent Joaquin Castro is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 20 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Joaquin Castro

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 20

Edgardo Baez is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 20 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Edgardo Baez

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2024

See also: Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated Tanya Lloyd in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 27 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cloud (R)	66.0	183,980
		Tanya Lloyd (D)	34.0	94,596

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 278,576
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eric Scott Loyd (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Tanya Lloyd defeated Anthony Tristan in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tanya Lloyd	53.3	10,305
		Anthony Tristan	46.7	9,013

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,318
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated Scott Mandel, Luis Espindola, and Chris Mapp in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cloud	74.6	53,304
		Scott Mandel	15.1	10,791
		Luis Espindola	5.4	3,838
		Chris Mapp	5.0	3,553

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,486
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated Maclovio Perez Jr. in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 27 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cloud (R)	64.4	133,416
		Maclovio Perez Jr. (D)	35.6	73,611

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 207,027
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Maclovio Perez Jr. defeated Anthony Tristan and Victor Melgoza in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maclovio Perez Jr.	59.1	13,044
		Anthony Tristan	26.0	5,733
		Victor Melgoza	14.9	3,289

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,066
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated A.J. Louderback, Chris Mapp, Andrew Alvarez, and Eric Mireles in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cloud	72.5	45,741
		A.J. Louderback	12.2	7,704
		Chris Mapp	7.2	4,542
		Andrew Alvarez	4.2	2,648
		Eric Mireles	3.9	2,478

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,113
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Campaign website

Tristan’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Term Limits - We need to put an end to career politicians. Furthermore, they need to serve our country and retire at a specified age just like our armed service heroes. Ban Stock Trading - We need to put and end to this politicial side hustle. Sitting members of our government and their families shouldn't be trading stock off back room deals with lobbiest. Speach or Debate Clause - We need to make it harder for politicans the lie. Lawmakers need to be under oath at all times while serving and campaigning. They will no longer abuse and take for granted the Freedom of Speech. Campaign Finance - We need to get money out of politics. Money has absolutely corrupted our government at every level. We can't continue to let this happen. Supreme Court - We need to hold the supreme court to higher ethical standards. They can no longer be trusted to go unchecked. Corporate Personhood - We need to scale back corporate rights. Corporations are not people. They don't deserve the right to vote. They don't deserve their own set of rules. They don't deserve more rights than a living breathing American. Our government use to be for the people, but now its for the corporations. This must end. Stock Buy Backs - We need to end stock buy backs again. They enrich shareholders and executives instead of increasing wages, innovation, or investing in better goods and services. When you hear stock buy backs think, lower wages, higher prices, bad products, and less of it. Housing Market - We need to ban Wall Street from the house markets. Wall Street institutions are buying single family housing with printed money. They artificaly drive up prices, drive of property taxes, and displace retirees. Furthermore, they siphone money from the local communites to payoff out of state and overseas investors. This is destorying our communities. I will support measures similar to the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act. Social Security - We are not taking anyone's social security. It will be strengthened and any politician that says other wise needs to be voted out. American Dream - We need more meaningful jobs for the American Dream. For decades high paying manufacturing jobs have been shipped to different countries for cheap labor. This has left American workers without the means to buy a home, start a family, or contribute to society. Policitians and corporations are killing the American Dream. We need to stop them. Reproductive Rights - Reproductive rights are human rights. Women control their own bodies. No religion, no government, no politician, no family member controls a women's body. American women need the Women's Health Protection Act. Diversity - We are the strongest economy in the world not in spite of, but because of our diversity. An inclusive economy is a strong economy. Bitcoin – We need a new form of money and a different way to store value. Bitcoin is the first true form of money the world has ever seen. It is permissionless, immune to seizure, censorship resistant, decentralized, limitied in supply, open source, and transparent.	”
—Anthony Tristan’s campaign website (2024)

2022

Anthony Tristan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tristan'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.

Anthony is a Hispanic native to Nueces County. Born in Corpus Christi, he attended Mary Carroll High School and went on to attend Texas A&M University Corpus Christi as a student/athlete on the track and field team. In his professional career, he has worked in the investment industry, hospitality industry, oil/pipeline industry, and currently is a small business owner as a financial consultant. This is his first time running for local or federal office.

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?

• We must have an uncompromissed transfer of power.
• We must have improved voter accessibility.
• We must build back better communities.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Anthony is passionate about improving the system of laws, and regulatory measures that will benefit the individual tax payers of United States.

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Anthony Tristan campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Texas District 20	Candidacy Declared general	$0	N/A**
2024*	U.S. House Texas District 27	Lost primary	$4,786	$4,797
2022	U.S. House Texas District 27	Lost primary	$4,958	$4,786
Grand total			$9,744	$9,583
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

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)