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Salman Bhojani

Democrat · Incumbent

State Representative, Texas House District 92

Salman Bhojani is a Democrat who was elected to Texas House District 92 in 2022 and is seeking a third term23. He is an attorney who founded Bhojani Law and served on the Euless City Council from 2018 to 2021, including as mayor pro tem12. He lists education, housing affordability and religious freedom as his top priorities1.

Where they stand

  • School choice: No, keep public money in traditional public schools Said · medium confidence
    • Voted no on SB 2, which created a state education savings account program that can pay for private school; the House passed it 86 to 61. (2025-04-17) source
    • Told the Texas Observer he does not want the voucher program expanded, that he told Republicans "absolutely not, these are private schools," and that lawmakers' job is to fully fund public schools. (2026-05) source
    • Named increasing school funding and improving teacher retention as his public education priorities. (2026-02) source
  • Gender care for minors: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted no on SB 14, which banned gender transition procedures and treatments for minors; the House passed it 87 to 56. (2023-05-15) source
  • Kids online: Ban social media accounts for minors Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on HB 186, which would have prohibited minors from using social media platforms; it passed the House 116 to 25 but did not become law. (2025-04-30) source
    • Voted yes on SB 2420, which requires app stores to verify users' ages and get parental consent for minors; it passed the House 120 to 9. (2025-05-09) source
  • AI data centers: Welcome them, but make them pay their full share of grid and water costs Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on SB 6, which set rules for how very large electricity users such as data centers connect to the grid and share related costs; it passed the House 103 to 25. (2025-05-27) source
    • Said regulating data centers starts with more education and transparency so residents know about projects during planning and approval. (2026-02) source
  • Religion in schools: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted no on SB 10, which requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms; it passed the House 82 to 46. (2025-05-25) source
    • Voted no on SB 11, which allows schools to set a period for prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious texts; it passed the House 88 to 48. (2025-05-23) source
  • Curriculum and books: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted no on SB 13, which set up local school library advisory councils and parental rights over school library materials; it passed the House 86 to 55. (2025-05-28) source
    • Voted no on HB 900, which regulated library materials sold to or kept in public school libraries; it passed the House 95 to 52. (2023-04-20) source
  • DEI programs: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted no on SB 17, which banned diversity, equity and inclusion offices and related practices at public colleges; it passed the House 83 to 62. (2023-05-22) source
    • Voted no on SB 12, which set parental rights rules and prohibited diversity, equity and inclusion duties in K-12 public schools; it passed the House 88 to 47. (2025-05-25) source
  • Transgender athletes: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted no on SB 15, which requires college athletes at public universities to compete based on biological sex; it passed the House 95 to 50. (2023-05-18) source
  • Abortion: Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks) Questionnaire answer · low confidence
    • Voted no on HB 7, which set prohibitions on making and providing abortion-inducing drugs; it passed the House 82 to 48. (2025-08-28) source
    • In his 2022 Ballotpedia candidate survey, listed protected reproductive rights as a top priority and said the state should protect the right to choose and repeal recent abortion restrictions. (2022) source
  • Immigration: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted no on SB 4, which made illegal entry into Texas a state crime and allowed state judges to order people to leave the country; it passed the House 83 to 61. (2023-11-14) source
    • Voted no on SB 8, which requires certain sheriffs to enter agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law; it passed the House 86 to 47. (2025-05-25) source
    • Said the country can enforce laws without locking up legal residents and criticized the current federal administration's immigration enforcement. (2026-02) source
  • Redistricting: Independent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymandering Said · medium confidence
    • Told the Texas Observer that Texas should have an independent commission draw districts and end gerrymandering, saying both parties do it. (2026-05) source
    • Voted no on HB 4, the mid-decade redrawing of Texas congressional districts, when it passed to engrossment 88 to 52. (2025-08-20) source
    • Was recorded absent on HB 4's final passage (88 to 52) and filed a statement in the House Journal that his vote failed to register and that he would have voted no. (2025-08-20) source
    • Was among House Democrats who left Texas in August 2025 to deny the House a quorum on the redistricting plan, joining colleagues in Illinois after traveling to Pakistan for a relative's illness. (2025-08) source
  • Property taxes: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on SB 4 and SB 23, which increased school property tax homestead exemptions, including for elderly and disabled homeowners; both passed the House without opposition. (2025-05-21) source
    • Voted yes on SB 2 in the 2023 second special session, the property tax relief package; it passed the House 133 to 4. (2023-07-13) source
    • Voted no on SB 10 in the 2025 second special session, which changed how the voter-approval tax rate is calculated for certain local governments; it passed the House 78 to 52 but did not become law. (2025-08-25) source
    • Said he supports the state making a bigger investment in public schools to take pressure off local property taxes and finding new revenue sources. (2026-02) source
  • Marijuana: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on HB 46, which expanded the state's medical low-THC cannabis program; it passed the House 122 to 21. (2025-05-13) source
    • Voted no on SB 3, which would have banned most consumable hemp-derived THC products; it passed the House 87 to 54 and was later vetoed by the governor. (2025-05-22) source
    • Said the state would be better off regulating THC products than allowing an unregulated black market. (2026-02) source
  • China policy: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted no on SB 17, which restricts purchases of Texas real property by certain foreign governments, entities and people, including from China; it passed the House 86 to 59. (2025-05-09) source
  • Ranked-choice voting: Yes, and pair it with open top-four primaries like Alaska Said · medium confidence
    • Told the Texas Observer he wants ranked-choice voting so the state does not have to pay for runoffs, and said he filed a bill for a nonpartisan "jungle" primary where the top two finishers advance to the general election. (2026-05) source
  • Healthcare: Keep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is broken Questionnaire answer · low confidence
    • In his 2022 Ballotpedia candidate survey, named Medicaid expansion as a top priority to reduce the number of uninsured Texans. (2022) source
    • Told the Fort Worth Report the state must increase access and decrease costs, citing telemedicine laws he passed. (2026-02) source
  • Minimum wage: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Questionnaire answer · low confidence
    • In his 2022 Ballotpedia candidate survey, listed a minimum wage increase among his important issues. (2022) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Business regulation, Guns, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, E-Verify mandate, School vaccines, Nuclear power.

Record

  • Served on the Euless City Council from 2018 to 2021, including as mayor pro tem2.
  • Elected to the Texas House in 2022, one of the first Muslims and the first South Asian elected to the Legislature2.
  • Serves as vice chair of the Texas House Delivery of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Committee2.
  • Left Texas during the August 2025 House Democratic quorum break over congressional redistricting, first to Pakistan for a family member's illness and then to Illinois; he faced House fines for the absence4.
  • Unopposed in the March 2026 Democratic primary; faces Republican JP Woodruff on Nov. 3, 202623.

Last reviewed 2026-09-27. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.

Sources

  1. Salman Bhojani, Democratic candidate for Texas House District 92Fort Worth Report
  2. 2 Republicans seek nomination to face Democrat incumbent in Texas House District 92 raceFort Worth Report
  3. Texas House of Representatives District 92Ballotpedia
  4. 'The price that we pay for democracy:' Texas House member facing fine also faced threatsAustin American-Statesman
  5. House Journal, 89th Legislature, Day 46: SB 2 passage (Record 300)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  6. House Journal, 89th Legislature, Day 73: SB 10 passage (Record 3503)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  7. House Journal, 89th Legislature, Day 71: SB 11 passage (Record 3315)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  8. House Journal, 89th Legislature, Day 73: SB 12 passage (Record 3506)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  9. House Journal, 89th Legislature, Day 76: SB 13 passage (Record 3921)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  10. House Journal, 89th Legislature, Day 60: SB 17 passage (Record 1881)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  11. House Journal, 89th Legislature, Day 73: SB 8 passage (Record 3502)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  12. House Journal, 89th Legislature, Day 70: SB 3 passage (Record 3304)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  13. House Journal, 89th Legislature, Day 69: SB 4 and SB 23 passage (Records 3116 and 3117)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  14. House Journal, 89th Legislature, Day 75: SB 6 passage (Record 3643)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  15. House Journal, 89th Legislature, Day 60: SB 2420 passage (Record 1885)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  16. House Journal, 89th Legislature, Day 53: HB 186 passage (Record 972)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  17. House Journal, 89th Legislature, Day 63: HB 46 passage (Record 2257)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  18. House Journal, 89th Legislature 2nd Called Session, Day 4: HB 4 second reading (Record 25)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  19. House Journal, 89th Legislature 2nd Called Session, Day 10: HB 7 passage (Record 135)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  20. House Journal, 89th Legislature 2nd Called Session, Day 7: SB 10 passage (Record 64)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  21. House Journal, 88th Legislature, Day 63: SB 14 passage (Record 1688)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  22. House Journal, 88th Legislature, Day 66: SB 15 passage (Record 1813)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  23. House Journal, 88th Legislature, Day 68: SB 17 passage (Record 1921)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  24. House Journal, 88th Legislature, Day 45: HB 900 passage (Record 351)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  25. House Journal, 88th Legislature 4th Called Session, Day 5: SB 4 passage (Record 48)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  26. House Journal, 88th Legislature 2nd Called Session, Day 6: SB 2 passage (Record 31)Texas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)
  27. 'McCarthyism with a Texas Accent' (interview with Salman Bhojani)The Texas Observer
  28. Salman Bhojani (Candidate Connection surveys, 2022 and 2026)Ballotpedia
  29. House Journal, 89th Legislature 2nd Called Session, Day 5: HB 4 final passage (Record 30) and statements of voteTexas House Journal (Texas House of Representatives)