Texas general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for Texas House, District 92 in 2026?

Here are the candidates for Texas House, District 92 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Texas House District 92.

Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.

Side by side

Each candidate's position on the issues this office handles, from their own record. Details and sources are in each profile below.

Issue	Salman BhojaniDemocrat	JP WoodruffRepublican
Healthcare	Keep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenQuestionnaire answer · low	No public position
Abortion	Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)Questionnaire answer · low	No public position
AI data centers	Welcome them, but make them pay their full share of grid and water costsVoted · medium	No public position
School choice	No, keep public money in traditional public schoolsSaid · medium	No public position
Property taxes	No single answer fits; see evidence	Eliminate school property taxes and replace them with sales tax or state moneySaid · medium
Redistricting	Independent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingSaid · medium	No public position
Ranked-choice voting	Yes, and pair it with open top-four primaries like AlaskaSaid · medium	No public position
Kids online	Ban social media accounts for minorsVoted · medium	No public position

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.

JP Woodruff

Republican

Private citizen

JP Woodruff is the Republican nominee for Texas House District 92³. An Arlington native, he worked in the oil and gas industry, including as a senior vice president of Titan Oil and Gas, and founded Black Forest Energy LLC¹². He also founded the Christian group Revival Remnant Ministries².

Where they stand

Property taxes: Eliminate school property taxes and replace them with sales tax or state money Said · medium confidence
- His campaign lists property tax relief and eventual elimination as a priority, with a long-term goal of reducing or eliminating the tax if possible. (2026) source
- In Ballotpedia's candidate survey, listed "End Property Taxes" as a key campaign message and said he wants to make property taxes go away with viable solutions for counties to stay solvent. (2026-02-10) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, AI data centers, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.

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