Joe Jaworski
Joe Jaworski (Democratic Party) is running for election for Attorney General of Texas. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.[source]
Jaworski completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Joe Jaworski lives in Galveston, Texas. Jaworski earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish language and literature from Davidson College in 1984 and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1991. His career experience includes owning the Jaworski Law Firm and working as an attorney with Griggs and Harrison, P.C., and Simpson, Beeton, Finegan & Jaworski, L.L.P.[1][2]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas Attorney General 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.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Democratic primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Texas
Tony Box (D), Joe Jaworski (D), and Nathan Johnson (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Texas on March 3, 2026.
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| | Joe Jaworski ![]() | |
| | Nathan Johnson ![]() | |
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Attorney General of Texas
Joan Huffman (R), Mayes Middleton (R), Aaron Reitz (R), and Chip Roy (R) are running in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Texas on March 3, 2026.
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| | Joan Huffman | |
| | Mayes Middleton | |
| | Aaron Reitz ![]() | |
| | Chip Roy | |
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Endorsements
Jaworski received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Jaworski's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- State Rep Alma Allen (D)
- State Rep John Bryant (D)
- State Rep Josey Garcia (D)
- State Rep. Ann Johnson (D)
- State Rep Ray Lopez (D)
- State Rep Ron Reynolds (D)
- State Rep Jon Rosenthal (D)
- State Rep. Charlene Ward Johnson (D)
- State Rep. Gene Wu (D)
- State Board of Education Memb. Rebecca Bell-Metereau (D)
- Frmr. U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson (D)
- Frmr. State. Rep. Victoria Neave Criado (D)
- Frmr. Houston Mayor Annise Parker (Nonpartisan)
- East Wilco, Texas, Democrats
- University of Texas-Austin Democrats
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Bexar County (TX) Young Democrats
- Coalition of Democratic Allies
- Greater Heights Democratic Club
- Houston, Texas, Progressive Caucus
- National Organization for Women Northeast Texas
- NxNW Democrats
- Save Our Public Schools Texas
- Secular Houston
- Stonewall Democrats of Austin, Texas
- Tarrant County (TX) Young Democrats
2022
See also: Texas Attorney General election, 2022
General election
General election for Attorney General of Texas
Incumbent Ken Paxton defeated Rochelle Garza and Mark Ash in the general election for Attorney General of Texas on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Paxton (R) | 53.4 | 4,278,986 | |
Rochelle Garza (D) ![]() | 43.7 | 3,497,267 | ||
| Mark Ash (L) | 2.9 | 233,750 | ||
| Total votes: 8,010,003 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Attorney General of Texas
Rochelle Garza defeated Joe Jaworski in the Democratic primary runoff for Attorney General of Texas on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rochelle Garza ![]() | 62.7 | 305,168 | |
Joe Jaworski ![]() | 37.3 | 181,744 | ||
| Total votes: 486,912 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Texas
Incumbent Ken Paxton defeated George P. Bush in the Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Texas on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Paxton | 68.0 | 633,223 | |
| George P. Bush | 32.0 | 298,577 | ||
| Total votes: 931,800 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Texas
Rochelle Garza and Joe Jaworski advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lee Merritt, Mike Fields, and S. T-Bone Raynor in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Texas on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rochelle Garza ![]() | 43.0 | 438,134 | |
| ✔ | Joe Jaworski ![]() | 19.8 | 202,140 | |
| Lee Merritt | 19.4 | 198,108 | ||
Mike Fields ![]() | 12.3 | 125,373 | ||
| S. T-Bone Raynor | 5.5 | 55,944 | ||
| Total votes: 1,019,699 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Texas
Incumbent Ken Paxton and George P. Bush advanced to a runoff. They defeated Eva Guzman and Louis B. Gohmert Jr. in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Texas on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Paxton | 42.7 | 823,199 | |
| ✔ | George P. Bush | 22.8 | 439,240 | |
Eva Guzman ![]() | 17.5 | 337,761 | ||
| Louis B. Gohmert Jr. | 17.0 | 327,257 | ||
| Total votes: 1,927,457 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matt Krause (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Texas
Mark Ash advanced from the Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Texas on April 10, 2022.
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| ✔ | Mark Ash (L) | |
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joe Jaworski completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jaworski's responses.
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That’s not a campaign slogan. It’s how I’ve lived my life. I’m a Democrat because I believe open, honest government is a classic American value. Government should tame the savageness of man and make life in this world more gentle, not crueler. That belief guides my work as a lawyer, my service as mayor of Galveston, and my decision to run for Texas Attorney General. I’ve been a Texas lawyer for more than 30 years. I still practice law full time while campaigning across this state. I return my own calls, texts, and emails because people deserve to know they’re being heard by the person asking for their vote. I’ve served eight years in public office, fought corruption in my own community, stood up to bullies and racists to deliver first-class public housing for working families, and paid a political price for doing the right thing. I’ve never regretted it.
I’m running because my conscience compels me to put my experience and problem-solving skills to work for 32 million Texans. We deserve better than the daily abuses that now pass for government. If I do my job right, people will see what real public service looks like again.- Affordability - I will create and staff within the OAG a Division of Affordability focused on helping young adult Texans afford the American Dream (graduating debt free, getting a good job that pays good wages, home ownership or affordable rent and starting a family).
- Elections - I will create and staff within the OAG a Division of Elections and Voter Encouragement to register every high school senior pursuant to Texas Election Code section 13.046(d) and to reverse decades of voter suppression wrought by GOP/Tea Party/MAGA Texas politicians.
- Corruption - I will create and staff within the OAG a Division of Ethics and Integrity which will investigate, and with local District Attorneys will take punitive action to respond to, credible complaints of fraud, corruption and crime within Texas Government. The Texas AG DEI will also advocate for term limits, campaign contribution limits, independent redistricting commissions and citizen initiated legislation by petition.
and unnecessary fees in the rental market, which can increase the overall cost of renting. Root out political corruption - that’s the Texas Republican Party “tax” on all working Texans. Fight no bid contracts, expose pay to play politics and hold the legislatureaccountable for budget tricks just like they do local governments. Fight vouchers in court, declare them unconstitutional, and make the Texas Legislature suitably fund an efficient system of public education under Article 7 so your local ISD property tax bill is less.
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2022
Joe Jaworski completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jaworski's responses.
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Joe Jaworski is a third-generation Texas trial attorney and former mayor of Galveston, Texas. Joe’s term as mayor was defined by his unwavering support for and success in rebuilding Galveston’s storm-devastated public housing; a political choice that made a positive difference for thousands of Island residents but cost him a second term.
His family legacy is one of integrity and ethics. Joe’s grandfather Watergate Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski had the guts to take on President Nixon and Nixon’s corrupt Administration by fighting for justice in our nation’s highest court. Leon Jaworski’s legacy after Watergate - a family value which Joe honors daily - is “no one is above the law.”
This is why Joe is running for Texas Attorney General. In Texas, too many of our public officials think they are above the law. The tearing down of our institutions has led us to lose faith in our democracy. We need someone who can restore integrity to public service in Texas. Someone who chooses right over wrong. Someone who will use our legal system to fight for fairness and justice.
That’s what Joe has done his entire career, as a lawyer and as a mayor. We need an Attorney General with the courage of Joe’s grandfather — the courage to stand up to the politically powerful. Joe is prepared to live up to that legacy.Legalize adult-use Cannabis in Texas.
- Enhance, not suppress, legal voting for all Texans.
- Promote and support local officials' decision-making authority.
Consumer protection
Holding health insurers accountable to provide the benefits policy holders expect to receive
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Campaign website
Jaworski's campaign website stated the following:
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As Attorney General I will never embarrass Texas in The Supreme Court of the United States. I will never file embarrassing frivolous litigation in any court. When we file it will be to win and protect Texans, not to pull a political stunt. I will support the Affordable Care Act. That specifically means I will advocate that we expand Medicaid so that billions in Texans’ tax dollars paid to our federal government return to the state to create jobs, insure families and sustain our vital network of rural hospitals. I will lead a statewide effort to legalize adult-use recreational purpose cannabis. …in a regulated, pro business free market to create 30,000 direct industry jobs and raise over $1B in revenue for every Texas legislature; to treat veterans’ PTSD and chronic pain and offer a wellness alternative to opioids so Texas can fight a winning war on addiction; to usher in positive and long overdue social and criminal justice reform; and to give police and prosecutors a break from time consuming, wasteful, petty prosecutions and honor their actual scope of work, their skills and valuable resources,saving over $300 million annually to fight real crime. Sign our petition to legalize cannabis here. I will create a Texas Attorney General Civil Rights Division to protect the civil rights of all Texans. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair Housing Act of 1968 are the law of the land. Our civil rights are protected by Texas state law as well. As new laws are passed, protected classes are defined and society’s concept of social justice matures, you should be able to count on the Office of the Texas Attorney General to protect civil rights in employment, education, housing, voting, the courts, physical access to accommodations and above all interaction with our criminal justice system. You can expect General Joe Jaworski’s Civil Rights Division to keep the playing field fair for you and your family. I will support cities, counties, and school districts in their local decision-making authority. The Republican Party of Texas has declared war on cities and counties – which is outrageous because every Texan lives in a city or a county. It’s like the Republican leadership is hating on our most basic sense of identity: Our hometowns. I say you should get to live where you want – City, suburbs or the country – and enjoy the freedom of choosing a unique place to live and prosper. Texas is big enough for that. As Attorney General I will support local authorities’ innovative governing. Let Abilene be Abilene; let Houston be Houston; let Tyler be Tyler; and let Brownsville be Brownsville. I will turn Ken Paxton’s wasteful voter fraud division into General Jaworski’s voter access division. I’ll diligently prosecute what little fraud exists, and I know the best way to guarantee the integrity of each election: make it easier for everyone 18 and older to vote legally. Texans want to vote, but indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton makes it harder for Texans to vote. He says: “No vote by mail, no after hours voting for shift workers, no drive through voting and only one drop box per county!” Ken Paxton is suppressing Republican and Democratic votes. Here’s my message to Ken Paxton: “Don’t mess with Texas voters!” For more information, read Joe’s op-ed on HB6 here.[3] |
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Texas State Directory, "Joe Jaworski," accessed February 12, 2022
- ↑ Linkedin, "Joe Jaworski," accessed February 12, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Joe Jaworski for Texas Attorney General, “Priorities,” accessed January 25, 2022

