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James Talarico
James Talarico (born 1989 in Round Rock, Texas) is an American Democratic politician and former teacher who has served in the Texas House of Representatives since 2018.
- Born
- 1989 (37 years), Round Rock
- Party
- Democratic Party
- Office
- Member of the Texas House of Representatives 2018–
- Education
- University of Texas at Austin, Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Website
- house.texas.gov
Centre-left · Where sources place the party (Democratic Party)
Wikipedia: centre to centre-left (Democratic Party)
Ideology: progressivism, social democracy
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He is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas in 2026. He is named among possible Democratic vice-presidential nominees in 2028.
Career
Talarico taught middle school English from 2011 to 2013 and worked as a nonprofit education director before entering the Texas House in November 2018, serving four terms for districts 52 and 50. He was lead author of nearly 200 bills, of which 16 became law. He won the Democratic Senate primary on 3 March 2026 with 52.4 percent over Representative Jasmine Crockett and faces Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the general election. He raised $27 million in the first quarter of 2026.
Positions
He supports universal healthcare, cannabis legalisation and insulin price caps, opposes private school vouchers, backs a two-state solution and criticises Israel's military operations in Gaza. He calls himself a border-security Democrat and has criticised Christian nationalism.
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Photo: Antonioaesparza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
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Presidential Election Winner 2028
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| JD Vance | 20% | ||
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Left | 36 | 13% |
| Jon Ossoff | Centre-left | 39 | 10% |
| Gavin Newsom | Centre-left | 58 | 8% |
| Marco Rubio | Right | 55 | 6% |
| Kamala Harris | 4% | ||
| Josh Shapiro | Centre-left | 53 | 3% |
| Ron DeSantis | Right | 48 | 3% |
| Pete Buttigieg | Centre-left | 44 | 3% |
| Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson | 54 | 2% | |
| Tucker Carlson | Right | 57 | 2% |
| James Talarico | Centre-left | 37 | 1% |