Jay Furman

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Jay Furman

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March 3, 2026

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Jay Furman (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 35th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.

Furman changed districts due to redistricting. To read more about redistricting Texas, click here.

Biography

Furman obtained a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in 1998 and a master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in 2012. Furman served 28 years in the U.S. Navy, including 10 years as a naval aviator.

Elections

2026

See also: Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2026

Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)

Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)

Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 26 Republican primary runoff)

Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 26 Democratic primary runoff)

General election

The primary runoff will occur on May 26, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary runoff.

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35

Maureen Galindo and Johnny Garcia are running in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35 on May 26, 2026.

		Candidate
		Maureen Galindo
		Johnny Garcia

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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35

Carlos De La Cruz and John Lujan are running in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35 on May 26, 2026.

		Candidate
		Carlos De La Cruz
		John Lujan

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

Maureen Galindo and Johnny Garcia advanced to a runoff. They defeated Whitney Masterson-Moyes and John Lira in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maureen Galindo	29.2	15,931
✔		Johnny Garcia	27.0	14,743
		Whitney Masterson-Moyes	23.4	12,762
		John Lira	20.4	11,122

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 54,558
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Greg Casar (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Lujan	32.5	13,899
✔		Carlos De La Cruz	27.1	11,579
		Jay Furman	12.9	5,500
		Ryan Krause	9.0	3,840
		Joshua Cortez	4.5	1,903
		Steven Wright	4.0	1,706
		Randy Adams	3.7	1,574
		Vanessa Hicks-Callaway	3.5	1,492
		Mark Eberwine	1.5	652
		Rod Lingsch	0.8	345
		Larry La Rose	0.6	272

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 42,762
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christopher Schuchardt (R)

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2024

See also: Texas' 28th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 28th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 28th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 28

Incumbent Henry Cuellar defeated Jay Furman in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 28 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Henry Cuellar (D)	52.8	125,490
		Jay Furman (R)	47.2	112,117

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 237,607
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bailey Cole (L)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 28

Jay Furman defeated Lazaro Garza Jr. in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 28 on May 28, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jay Furman	65.3	8,297
		Lazaro Garza Jr.	34.7	4,410

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,707
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 28

Incumbent Henry Cuellar advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 28 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Henry Cuellar	100.0	35,550

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,550
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 28

Jay Furman and Lazaro Garza Jr. advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jose Sanz and Jimmy Leon in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 28 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jay Furman	44.8	12,036
✔		Lazaro Garza Jr.	27.1	7,283
		Jose Sanz	20.5	5,502
		Jimmy Leon	7.5	2,021

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,842
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Sinclair (R)
• Maria Perez (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 28

Bailey Cole advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 28 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Bailey Cole (L)

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Pledges

Furman signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

Campaign themes

2026

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Campaign website

Furman's campaign website stated the following:

Drain the Swamp, Support DOGE

Washington is rotten, and Jay Furman is here to clean house, end the corruption, and bring in fresh America First leadership. Furman will cut government waste, hold politicians accountable, and get OUR country back on track. He will finish the job DOGE has started from the border to DC. No more games—Washington needs a We The People reckoning.

Fix the Economy

The Biden Presidency has ruined our economy. Inflation is out of control, energy prices are through the roof, and jobs are disappearing. Jay Furman will join President Trump, bringing jobs back, cutting taxes for all, and restoring American manufacturing. Energy independence is non-negotiable. We’re done with weak top-down policies—it is time to return money and power to the People.

Reverse the Invasion, Secure the Border

Enough is enough. We will stop illegal immigration with a moratorium on ALL asylum seekers, finish the Wall, and commit to Mass Deportations, NOW!

Crush the Cartels

The cartels are terrorists and must be treated as such. We will destroy their operations, target their financing, and use the full strength and might of America to wipe them out.

— Jay Furman's campaign website (February 11, 2026)

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2024

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Campaign website

Furman’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Defend Texas Stop weaponized illegal mass migration, Fentanyl, and other illicit criminality. Arrest/deport asylum abusers. End catch-and-release. Return Remain in Mexico. Finish the wall. Deport criminal illegal aliens. Designate cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Enact responsible immigration legislation. Fully counter all forms of Chinese hybrid warfare and influence operations on United States interests. See PLAN ALAMO Protect Prosperity Reduce your costs and increase your wages. End the federal spending spree, balance the budget, re-privatize banking, and incentivize re-shoring of U.S. corporations, jobs, manufacturing and dollars. Lower taxes and reduce regulation. End aide to Ukraine and endless American foreign wars. Increase fair bilateral trade (especially with a lawful Mexico). Enforce fair trade with tariffs (especially on China). Withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Defund the Green Agenda. And drill, drill, drill. Live Free Undo the lawless civil liberty abuses of the Biden-Cuellar Establishment. End the big-tech, big-media, and big-government censorship and domestic spying racket. Remove federal woke policies and defend women’s sports. Defund the deep and administrative state, remove and revamp federal agencies. Protect Social Security and Medicare. Restore Education Suspend the federal government from school and protect children from race, gender and woke indoctrination. Encourage school choice and merit-based teacher/administrator employment. Enshrine parental rights. Sacred Lives Defund all forms of federal government abortion support and make illegal all COVID mandates. Restore Constitutionally protected medical freedom. Commission a 911 Report-style COVID-19 Congressional Investigation – refer for prosecution those found criminally negligent and fire civil offenders. Guard Guns Defend Second Amendment against government – GIVE NO GROUND. Trust Elections Enact law requiring state-run federal elections that require in-person, paper ballot; voter ID; and realtime election monitoring. Make illegal the bypassing of State Legislatures for all federal election decisions. Increase penalties and the funding of prosecution for tampering with federal elections. Impose Congressional term limits and insider trading prohibitions. Enact real campaign finance reform. Remove the revolving door of government to private employment and lobbying.	”
—Jay Furman’s campaign website (2024)

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Jay Furman campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Texas District 35	Lost primary	$396,414	$354,021
2024	U.S. House Texas District 28	Lost general	$780,704	$775,782
Grand total			$1,177,118	$1,129,803
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election 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

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Senators

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Nathaniel Moran (R)

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Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

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)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

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Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Christian Menefee (D)

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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)

District 23

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)

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)

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Greg Casar (D)

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Brian Babin (R)

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Lloyd Doggett (D)

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