LJ Francis

LJ Francis

Republican Party

Texas State Board of Education District 2

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Predecessor: Ruben Cortez Jr. (D)

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 3, 2026

Education

Graduate

University of South Florida

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Profession

Engineer

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LJ Francis (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas State Board of Education, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Francis (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 2. He lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.

Biography

LJ Francis was born in Jamaica. Francis earned a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of South Florida. His career experience includes working as an educator and an engineer with Nueces County.

Elections

2026

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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General election for Texas State Board of Education District 2

Thomas Garcia (D) and Victoria Hinojosa (R) are running in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Thomas Garcia (D)
		Victoria Hinojosa (R)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2

Thomas Garcia (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Garcia	100.0	107,654

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 107,654
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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2

Victoria Hinojosa (R) defeated Carrie Moore (R) and incumbent LJ Francis (R) in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Victoria Hinojosa	58.8	47,449
		Carrie Moore	27.5	22,184
		LJ Francis	13.7	11,023

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 80,656
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2022

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 2

LJ Francis defeated Victor Perez in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		LJ Francis (R)	50.2	194,976
		Victor Perez (D)	49.8	193,578

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 388,554
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 2

Victor Perez defeated Pete Garcia in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Victor Perez	56.1	20,769
		Pete Garcia	43.9	16,252

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,021
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2

Victor Perez and Pete Garcia advanced to a runoff. They defeated Thomas Garcia, Michael Vargas, and Wayne Raasch in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Victor Perez	29.6	21,702
✔		Pete Garcia	24.3	17,856
		Thomas Garcia	20.9	15,331
		Michael Vargas	19.8	14,510
	Submit photo	Wayne Raasch	5.4	3,974

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,373
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2

LJ Francis defeated Hilda Garza-DeShazo in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		LJ Francis	57.5	38,009
		Hilda Garza-DeShazo	42.5	28,105

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,114
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Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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LJ Francis campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Texas State Board of Education District 2	Won general	$413,958	$88,157
Grand total			$413,958	$88,157
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Preceded by Ruben Cortez Jr. (D)	Texas State Board of Education District 2 2023-Present	Succeeded by -

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