Arshia Papari
Arshia Papari (Green Party) is a member of the Green Party Co-Chair. His current term ends in 2027.
Papari (Green Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 49. He was running in the Green Party convention on March 14, 2026.[source]
Papari completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Arshia Papari earned a high school diploma from Allen High School and, as of his 2026 campaign to represent District 49 of the Texas House of Representatives, attended the University of Texas at Austin. His career experience includes working in politics.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary 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.
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Democratic primary runoff
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Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 49
Montserrat Garibay (D) and Kathie Tovo (D) are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 49 on May 26, 2026.
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 | Montserrat Garibay  | |
 | Kathie Tovo | |
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 49
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 49 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Montserrat Garibay | 32.9 | 13,332 |
| ✔ | | Kathie Tovo | 28.2 | 11,419 |
 | Josh Reyna | 8.9 | 3,584 | |
 | Robin Lerner | 7.6 | 3,076 | |
 | Gigs Hodges | 7.0 | 2,853 | |
 | Shenghao Wang | 6.8 | 2,756 | |
 | Kimmie Ellison | 6.0 | 2,415 | |
 | Sam Slade | 2.6 | 1,053 | |
| Total votes: 40,488 | |||
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Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled.
Green Party convention
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Green convention for Texas House of Representatives District 49
Arshia Papari (G) ran in the Green Party convention for Texas House of Representatives District 49 on March 14, 2026.
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Arshia Papari completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Papari's responses.
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Texans shouldn't be forced to choose between family and survival. These are not radical ideas, they are moral imperatives, grounded in the belief that a decent life must not be reserved for the wealthy few.
As a candidate for State Representative in Texas House District 49, Arshia brings courage, clarity, and the conviction that real power lies in the hands of the people. Arshia Papari is for the people, now and alway- Freeze The Rent Texans continue to suffer at the helm of inflated housing costs. For too long bad landlords have squeezed tenants for higher rents. A rent freeze is needed across the board to help everyday Texans get by. We need pricing controls, more market regulation, new development and social housing to support our communities in building brighter futures together.
- End Corporate Power Corporate greed has poisoned our planet, stolen from working people, and corrupted our democracy. It’s time to put people over profit, by protecting workers’ rights, breaking the power of monopolies and ending their devastation of our environment, as well as taking corporate money out of politics.
- Protect Texans' Rights As an experienced student organizer and activist, Arshia has seen our Texas students beaten, brutalized, and falsely arrested. It was at his campus at the University of Texas at Austin, in the spring of 2024, he along with his peers rose in solidarity with students of conscious the world over, and met a militarized state and local police response which left many scarred and traumatized, by our state’s oppressive, authoritarian, and blatantly biased attitude towards dissent, and protest. Since then, our political system has only gotten worse. We've had enough! It's time for new leadership that will prioritize justice, fight against this continued oppression, and stand up to authoritarian government!
"Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you've no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain!" - Saadi Shiraz
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 9, 2026
