Claudia Ordaz

Democratic Party

Candidate, Texas House of Representatives District 79

Texas House of Representatives District 79

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Predecessor:Art Fierro (D)

Prior offices:

Texas House of Representatives District 76

Years in office: 2021 - 2023

Predecessor:César Blanco (D)

Successor:Suleman Lalani (D)

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El Paso City Council District 6

Years in office: 2014 - 2019

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Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

March 3, 2026

Education

High school

Montwood High School

Bachelor's

University of Texas, El Paso

Personal

Profession

Legislative staffer

Contact

Official website

Personal LinkedIn

Claudia Ordaz (Democratic Party) (formerly Ordaz) is a member of theTexas House of Representatives, representingDistrict 79. She assumed office on January 10, 2023. Her current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Ordaz (Democratic Party) (formerly Ordaz) is running for re-election to theTexas House of Representatives to representDistrict 79. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary onMarch 3, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Claudia Ordaz Perez graduated from Montwood High School in 2004. Ordaz Perez earned a degree from the University of Texas at El Paso.^[1] Her career experience includes working as a legislative staffer and communications director in the Texas Senate and a press secretary in the U.S. House of Representatives.^[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Ordaz was assigned to the following committees:

• House Transportation Committee
• International Relations & Economic Development Committee,Vice Chair
• Resolutions Calendars Committee

2021-2022

Ordaz was assigned to the following committees:

• Business & Industry Committee
• Investments & Financial Services Committee
• Resolutions Calendars Committee

Sponsored legislation

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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.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 79

IncumbentClaudia Ordaz (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 79 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Claudia Ordaz

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 79

Jesse Romero (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 79 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Jesse Romero

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 79

IncumbentClaudia Ordaz won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 79 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claudia Ordaz (D)	100.0	41,652

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 79

IncumbentClaudia Ordaz advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 79 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claudia Ordaz	100.0	8,473

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Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The general election was canceled. IncumbentClaudia Ordaz won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 79.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 79

IncumbentClaudia Ordaz defeated incumbentArt Fierro in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 79 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claudia Ordaz	65.2	7,135
	Submit photo	Art Fierro	34.8	3,810

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,945
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 76

Claudia Ordaz won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claudia Ordaz (D)	100.0	36,199

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76

Claudia Ordaz defeatedElisa Tamayo in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claudia Ordaz	56.4	7,572
	Submit photo	Elisa Tamayo	43.6	5,853

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,425
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Campaign finance

2018

General election

General election for El Paso City Council District 6

IncumbentClaudia Ordaz defeatedEric Stoltz in the general election for El Paso City Council District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claudia Ordaz (Nonpartisan)	72.2	12,361
	Submit photo	Eric Stoltz (Nonpartisan)	27.8	4,752

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,113
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2015

The city ofEl Paso, Texas, held elections formayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. Five of the eight city council seats were up for election, including Districts 1, 5, 6 and 8. In District 6, incumbentClaudia Ordaz defeatedMichael Pickett.^[3][4]

El Paso City Council, District 6, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Claudia OrdazIncumbent	72.7%	2,534
Michael Pickett	27.3%	950
Total Votes		3,484
Source:El Paso County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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