Christian Manuel

Democratic Party

Candidate, Texas House of Representatives District 22

Texas House of Representatives District 22

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Predecessor:Joe Deshotel (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

March 3, 2026

Personal

Birthplace

Nederland, TX

Profession

Political advisor

Contact

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Christian Manuel (Democratic Party) (formerly Hayes) is a member of theTexas House of Representatives, representingDistrict 22. He assumed office on January 10, 2023. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Manuel (Democratic Party) (formerly Hayes) is running for re-election to theTexas House of Representatives to representDistrict 22. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary onMarch 3, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Christian Manuel was born inNederland, Texas. His career experience includes working for state RepresentativeJoseph Deshotel (D) as a case worker, district director, and chief of staff.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Manuel was assigned to the following committees:

• Human Services Committee
• Elections Committee
• Local & Consent Calendars Committee

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 22

IncumbentChristian Manuel (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 22 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Christian Manuel

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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled.

Endorsements

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 22

IncumbentChristian Manuel won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 22 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christian Manuel (D)	100.0	34,336

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,336
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 22

IncumbentChristian Manuel defeatedAl Price Jr. andLuther Wayne Martin III in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 22 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christian Manuel	73.5	7,167
		Al Price Jr.	22.4	2,188
	Submit photo	Luther Wayne Martin III	4.0	393

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,748
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 22

Christian Manuel defeatedJacorion Randle in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 22 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christian Manuel (D)	56.5	21,399
		Jacorion Randle (R)	43.5	16,484

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,883
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chad Gary (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 22

Christian Manuel defeatedJoseph P. Trahan in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 22 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christian Manuel	50.9	3,625
	Submit photo	Joseph P. Trahan	49.1	3,502

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,127
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 22

Joseph P. Trahan andChristian Manuel advanced to a runoff. They defeatedLisa Weber in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 22 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joseph P. Trahan	48.4	5,065
✔		Christian Manuel	42.7	4,469
	Submit photo	Lisa Weber	8.8	924

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,458
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 22

Jacorion Randle advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 22 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jacorion Randle	100.0	5,119

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gus Roy (R)

Campaign finance

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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