Texas Democrat Kristian Carranza previously ran to represent House District 118 in 2024. Credit: Facebook / Kristian Carranza
San Antonio Democrat Kristian Carranza, who’s running for the Texas House District 118 seat, this week reported that her campaign raised more money than any other Texas House Democrat this cycle.
Since Jan. 1, Carranza, who’s vying to represent Bexar County’s southern and eastern exurbs in the Texas House, has raised $311,145, out-fundraising her Republican opponent Jorge Borrego by more than $250,000.
What’s more, Carranza’s campaign reported having more than $220,000 in cash on hand, compared to Borrego’s $13,115. That’s a 17-to-1 edge for Carranza.
“As someone born and raised in HD-118, I talk to people in this district every day — in living rooms, at school board meetings, outside shuttered clinics — and the story is the same everywhere: schools starved of funding, families unable to make ends meet as prices soar, and voters who don’t see anyone fighting for them,” Carranza said in a statement. “We’ve got the momentum and the grassroots support to finish what we started and flip [this district].”
Carranza ran a competitive campaign for Texas HD 118 against Republican incumbent state Rep. John Lujan in 2024, but lost by 3 points.
After three terms in the Texas House, Lujan ran for Congress in the Republican primary in the state’s recently redrawn 35th Congressional District. However, he was crushed by Trump-endorsed Carlos De La Cruz by nearly 26 points.
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