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Etienne Rosas
Etienne Rosas (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 34th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.[source]
Rosas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Etienne Rosas was born in Brownsville, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Brownsville in 2007, a graduate degree from the American Graduate School in Paris in 2012, and a Ph.D. from Pardee RAND Graduate School in 2020. Rosas' career experience includes working as a researcher, academic, and musician. As of 2025, he was affiliated with the Rio Grande Research Group.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas' 34th 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 34
Eddie Espinoza is running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. and Etienne Rosas are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 3, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 3, 2026.
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 | Keith Allen | |
| Luis Buentello | ||
 | Eric Flores | |
 | Mayra Flores | |
 | Mauro Garza | |
| Fred Hinojosa | ||
 | Gregory Kunkle Jr. | |
| Charles Mandel | ||
 | Bam Morales | |
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Etienne Rosas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rosas' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I hold a PhD in public policy from the RAND Corporation and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton, where I specialized in democratic decline and institutional corruption. I believe we are at a major political crossroads as a country and the Rio Grande Valley will play a pivotal role in the national struggle to take back our democracy from the hands of the oligarchs who have corrupted it. That begins with reflecting our people's true voice and I intend to be that voice.
Beyond my academic work, I’ve spent the last decade touring both the U.S. and Mexico with my band, The Revies, singing songs about border life, struggle, and hope. I’ve been part of artistic and researcher communities that fight back against gerrymandering, immigrant abuse, union-busting, militarization, and environmental exploitation in our region.
I’m not a career politician—I’m part of a generation that’s done waiting for Washington to save us. I’m stepping up because we need leaders who aren’t afraid to name what’s broken—and who are ready to build something better.- The border is not a war zone, it is a way of life. Militarization of our border has stifled our economy and our historic cultural connection to Mexican communities. ICE has terrorized our citizens and violated our human rights - it must be abolished. We must protect immigrants and asylum seekers and overhaul our immigration system to create sensible avenues towards citizenship. We must extend cooperation with our southern neighbors that is not centered on enforcement or militarization, but on mediation, trust, and social resilience.
- We must implement universal healthcare and childcare. We are the only developed country in the world to not provide these key services to our citizens. Yet, we spend more per capital on healthcare than any other country in the world and have worse outcomes. The RGV is one of the most medically underserved and uninsured regions in the US. These universal programs would not only lead to better social outcomes for society as a whole, but they would disproportionately benefit our region create a boom of sustainable economic growth.
- Our policy ideas cannot be sustained if we do not take back our democracy from the forces that have undermined it. This is not merely about wealth, but about power. And in order to restore power to the people, we need to focus on the three R's: regulation, redistribution, and representation. Corporations must be regulated and monopolies dismantled. Billionaires must be taxed to curb their influence and funds must be applied towards universal programs that stimulate bottom-up and middle-out growth. The people must regain representation within their political system - this means getting money out of politics, expanding voting rights and access, protecting worker unions, and abolishing undemocratic structures like the Electoral College.
As a musician and an artist, I am also passionate about taking on the giant monopolies and gatekeepers that exploit artists everywhere and disrupt their development.
I am also a big fan of the works of Bertrand Russell, Noam Chomsky, and Naomi Klein.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 6, 2025
