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Rish Oberoi
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Rish Oberoi (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 26. Oberoi lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Oberoi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Jacey Jetton defeated L. Sarah DeMerchant in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jacey Jetton (R)  | 51.8 | 43,438 |
 | L. Sarah DeMerchant (D) | 48.2 | 40,436 | |
| Total votes: 83,874 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 26
L. Sarah DeMerchant defeated Suleman Lalani in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | L. Sarah DeMerchant | 52.3 | 4,579 |
 | Suleman Lalani | 47.7 | 4,168 | |
| Total votes: 8,747 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Jacey Jetton defeated Matt Morgan in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacey Jetton | 52.4 | 7,544 |
 | Matt Morgan | 47.6 | 6,853 | |
| Total votes: 14,397 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Suleman Lalani and L. Sarah DeMerchant advanced to a runoff. They defeated Rish Oberoi and Lawrence Allen Jr. in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Suleman Lalani | 31.7 | 4,425 |
| ✔ | | L. Sarah DeMerchant | 29.6 | 4,131 |
 | Rish Oberoi | 20.3 | 2,838 | |
 | Lawrence Allen Jr. | 18.4 | 2,570 | |
| Total votes: 13,964 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Matt Morgan and Jacey Jetton advanced to a runoff. They defeated Leonard Chan in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Morgan | 49.7 | 7,989 |
| ✔ | | Jacey Jetton | 40.7 | 6,540 |
 | Leonard Chan | 9.6 | 1,551 | |
| Total votes: 16,080 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rick Miller (R)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rish Oberoi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Oberoi's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Rish Oberoi and has lived in Fort Bend County for over 20 years. As a teenager, he was energized and inspired by what is possible through participating in our democracy. In 2016, Rish worked in understaffed schools where he saw first-hand how few resources there were for teachers and students alike in the public education system. That same year, he decided to help Mark Gibson flip the 22nd Congressional District, while working as an associate teacher for Houston schools. Rish also has teamed up with a non-profit that invests in school construction in India.
Rish is a staunch Democrat who served as a policy aide to former Speaker Joe Straus during the 85th Legislative session. He saw firsthand how Texans need a new voice in the State Legislature. He watched as Republicans seemed more interested in personal gain, partisan bickering, and what bathrooms folks were using rather than finding solutions to the challenges we face in the 21st century. Following his time in the legislature, Rish went on to serve as Director of Operations for Mike Collier's Lt. Governor Campaign. In 2018, he joined the fight to flip the 22nd Congressional district as Finance Director for Sri Kulkarni, Fort Bend's first competitive race in 10 years. He is now ready to serve the communities of District 26 as their state representative.
- Healthcare - Republicans failed to pass ANY meaningful health care legislation during the most recent session. We must pass Medicaid expansion now and stop the political posturing at the cost of the health of THOUSANDS of Texans.
- Education - We need a drastic overhaul to our education system. The latter half of the 21st century will fail to prosper if the next generation of Texans are ill-equipped to handle these challenges.
- It should not be easier to buy weapons and ammo than it is to buy cold medicine. We can respect the Second Amendment while admitting that we need measurable and actionable gun safety legislation immediately to curb the egregious gun violence in our state.
There are numerous areas where we need immediate change in Texas. The current state of our health care is abysmal and we can start by expanding Medicaid now. Public education saw a positive shift in the last legislature, but we still have a long way to go to get back to where we were before draconian cuts were made in 2013. There are many ways that we can improve gun safety such as Extreme Risk Protection Orders to curb the accessibility of weapons to those that may be a harm to themselves or others and passing legislation for tax-free gun safety devices that avoid firearms getting into the hands of children. We also need to make sweeping reforms on reproductive rights, campaign finance, Gerrymandering, property taxes, and many other issues. These are all issues that impact our daily lives and I will remain passionate about improving the quality of life for all Texans.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Current members of the Texas House of Representatives
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Speaker of the House:Dustin Burrows
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Ron Reynolds (D)
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Sheryl Cole (D)
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Donna Howard (D)
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Joseph Moody (D)
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Claudia Ordaz (D)
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Don McLaughlin (R)
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Brooks Landgraf (R)
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Caroline Fairly (R)
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Ken King (R)
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David Cook (R)
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Chris Turner (D)
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Jessica Gonzalez (D)
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Jared Patterson (R)
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Linda Garcia (D)
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Morgan Meyer (R)
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Toni Rose (D)
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