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James Buford
James Buford (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 6th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.[source]
Biography
James Buford was born in Bakersfield, California, and lives in Grand Prairie, Texas. His career experience includes owning a business and working as a regional maintenance supervisor and pastor. Buford earned an associate degree from Dallas College North Lake in 2022. He has been affiliated with the Arlington Rotarians, Fort Worth Apartment Association, and National Apartment Association.[1][2][3]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 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 6
Danny Minton and Aiden Morgan are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 6 on March 3, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 6
Incumbent Jake Ellzey, James Buford, and Brian Stahl are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 6 on March 3, 2026.
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 6
Incumbent Jake Ellzey defeated John Love III in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Ellzey (R) | 65.7 | 188,119 |
 | John Love III (D) | 34.3 | 98,319 | |
| Total votes: 286,438 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 6
John Love III advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 6 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Love III | 100.0 | 13,813 |
| Total votes: 13,813 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 6
Incumbent Jake Ellzey defeated James Buford and Clifford Wiley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 6 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Ellzey | 60.8 | 38,143 |
| James Buford | 20.4 | 12,782 | |
 | Clifford Wiley | 18.9 | 11,843 | |
| Total votes: 62,768 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew Southard (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Buford in this election.
2022
See also: Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 6
Incumbent Jake Ellzey won election in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Ellzey (R) | 100.0 | 149,321 |
| Total votes: 149,321 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Takona Scauflaire (Independent)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 6
Incumbent Jake Ellzey defeated James Buford and Bill Payne in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 6 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Ellzey | 71.2 | 38,683 |
| James Buford | 15.9 | 8,636 | |
| Bill Payne | 12.9 | 7,008 | ||
| Total votes: 54,327 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
James Buford completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Buford's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Secure our borders, first and foremost.
- Government Overreach
- The government needs to understand we all live with in a budget and so should they. We need to balance the budget and stay in the budget and stop sending money to Ukraine.
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Campaign website
Buford’s campaign website stated the following:
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James Buford supports the Constitution of the United States as it is written, including the freedoms of speech and religion, the second amendment, and the right of all Americans to make their own health decisions. Second Amendment Texas has seen this before in 1836, the symbol of a cannon and the logo of the words “Come and take it!”, is a symbol of our freedom. William Barret Travis stated, “I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of liberty, of patriotism, and everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all dispatch. ...VICTORY OR DEATH”. I make a commitment to you to push back on anyone who is trying to take away our freedoms to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects these rights and I intend to fight and remind our government that we indeed have the right to keep and bear arms. Border Security So far this year there have been more than 1.1 million apprehensions, which doesn't include those that walked across unimpeded. If elected to be your representative, on day one, we must put forth legislation to secure our borders, not only for Texans, but for the United States. We will not have time to sit around. We will need to step into action immediately. Economy, Mandates, and Lockdowns
The hardest hit by the shut downs were our retailers, healthcare providers, electronics, clothing and home furnishing stores. The statistics go on, and the reality is, shutting down our country and state was catastrophic. Federal, state, and local governments were making decisions on essential and non-essential workers. I find this totally preposterous. Who is the government to tell us who is essential and non-essential? Who can or cannot work? This is the United States of America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. This should never happen again! We must have a plan of action to ensure that this never ever happens again in our nation and in the great State of Texas. If I am elected and this issue arises again, I would vote against any mandates or shut-downs. This is a prime example of government overreach and against our Constitution. The federal government does not have any authority to impose this on us, the people. The Federal Budget, CISA, and Government Censorship CISA and government censorship is Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. A constituent of district 6, reached out and asked, "Would you vote to shut down CISA and any other effort by the federal government to restrain free speech?" Yes, absolutely without a doubt I would vote to shut it all down. Our forefathers fought and wrote one of the greatest documents known to mankind, our United States Constitution. We should never have to worry about our God given rights and freedoms being infringed upon by any local, state, or federal goverment. Parental Rights The far left would try to convince you that there is nothing to see or worry about when it comes to critical race theory, better known as CRT. Let me assure you that this is the most toxic curriculum being taught in public schools and major corporations across this nation. No one should have to apologize for the color of their skin. Texas Family Code Sect. 469.877.9143 declares the following: "A state agency may not adopt rules or policies or take any other action that violates the fundamental rights and duty of parents to direct the upbringing of the parent's child.” The parent(s) in the State of Texas have the right to raise their children as they see fit. The Texas courts have repeatedly recognized the right that parents have to oversee their children’s education, medical, and spiritual well-being.[4] |
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| —James Buford’s campaign website (2024)[5] | ||
2022
James Buford completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Buford's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Against Critical Race Theory
- Protecting our borders
- Fighting against vaccine and mask mandates
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Campaign website
Buford's campaign website stated the following:
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Texas Strong on the Issues that Matter James Buford supports the Constitution of the United States as it is written, including the freedoms of speech and religion, the second amendment, and the right of all Americans to make their own health decisions. Second Amendment On December 15, 1791, in the District of Columbia vs. Heller, the Supreme Court affirmed for the first time that the rights belonged to the individuals for self-defense in the home. On May 17, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled that warrantless gun confiscation from Americans' homes is unconstitutional, voting unanimously on the side of the Rhode Island man, whose firearms were taken by law enforcement without a warrant, after his wife expressed concerns that he might hurt himself. Make no mistake, the government is coming for our guns. Texas has seen this before in 1836, the symbol of a cannon and the logo of the words “Come and take it!”, is a symbol of our freedom. William Barret Travis stated, “I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of liberty, of patriotism, and everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all dispatch. ...VICTORY OR DEATH”. I make a commitment to you to push back on anyone who is trying to take away our freedoms to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects these rights and I intend to fight and remind our government that we indeed have the right to keep and bear arms. Border Security So far this year there have been more than 1.1 million apprehensions, which doesn't include those that walked across unimpeded. If elected to be your representative, on day one, we must put forth legislation to secure our borders, not only for Texans, but for the United States. We will not have time to sit around. We will need to step into action immediately. Economy, Mandates and Lockdowns Texas has experienced the steepest drop in economic activity in modern history due to the mandatory shutdowns:
The hardest hit by the shutdowns were our retailers, healthcare providers, electronics, clothing and home furnishing stores. The statistics go on, and the reality is, shutting down our country and state was catastrophic. Federal, state and local governments were making decisions on essential and non-essential workers. I find this totally preposterous. Who is the government to tell us who is essential and non-essential? Who can or cannot work? This is the United States of America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. This should never happen again! We must have a plan of action to ensure that this never ever happens again in our nation and in the great State of Texas. Parental Rights The Supreme Court issued a parental rights ruling in a free speech case on June 30th, 2021. This case was about schools being able to police our children off campus. Justice Alito stated, “Our society, parents, not the State, have the primary authority and duty to raise, educate, and form the character of their children”. The far left would try to convince you that there is nothing to see or worry about when it comes to critical race theory, better known as CRT. Let me assure you that this is the most toxic curriculum being taught in public schools and major corporations across this nation. No one should have to apologize for the color of their skin. Texas Family Code Sect. 151.003 declares the following: "A state agency may not adopt rules or policies or take any other action that violates the fundamental rights and duty of parents to direct the upbringing of the parent's child.” The parent(s) in the State of Texas have the right to raise their children as they see fit. The Texas courts have repeatedly recognized the right that parents have to oversee their children’s education, medical, and spiritual well-being.[4] |
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| —James Buford's campaign website (2022)[6] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 14, 2021
- ↑ James Buford For U.S. Congress 2022, "Meet James," accessed January 28, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 5, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ James Buford for US Congress, “Issues,” accessed January 11, 2024
- ↑ James Buford For U.S. Congress 2022, “Issues,” accessed January 25, 2022
