Cate Brennan
Cate Brennan (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 98. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.
Brennan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Cate Brennan graduated from Thomas Jefferson-Dallas High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Texas in 1984 and a graduate degree from Texas Woman's University in 2004. Her career experience includes working as a nonprofit executive director.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Cate Brennan (D) and Armin Mizani (R) are running in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Armin Mizani (R) | |
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Cate Brennan (D) defeated Aaron Hendley (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cate Brennan | 78.1 | 9,920 |
 | Aaron Hendley | 21.9 | 2,774 | |
| Total votes: 12,694 | |||
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98
Armin Mizani (R) defeated Fred Tate (R) and Zdenka Wilcox (R) in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 98 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Armin Mizani | 53.2 | 13,886 |
 | Fred Tate | 43.3 | 11,319 | |
 | Zdenka Wilcox | 3.5 | 916 | |
| Total votes: 26,121 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cate Brennan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brennan's responses.
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- We must restore public school full funding and repeal the school voucher scam. Our public schools are struggling with adequate funding, teacher retention and student achievement. We must work to restore the trust of teachers, administrators, parents and students by ensuring academic integrity and religiously unbiased curriculums and classrooms.
- Another high priority is to increase the minimum wage to $20/hour so young adults and families can better afford housing, daycare, food and healthcare premiums. Texas must address its long-term affordability challenges so our children and grandchildren will benefit from what we build today. Our future and the long-term economic strength of Texas depends heavily on a well-educated, healthy workforce.
- Brennan believes that the personal freedoms of Texans have been drastically eroded over the past 30 years because of conservative extremists in the state legislature. She is committed to getting government out of Texan’s personal lives, specifically LGBTQ+ and abortion rights, religious freedoms and gender identity. Brennan states that the true Texas values are integrity, fairness, equity, diversity and opportunity to thrive. MAGA values are not true Texas values. The people of HD98 want practical solutions focused on making their lives better, not culture wars that only stir division, Brennan said.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 10, 2026
