Diego Bernal
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Texas House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 123 (since 2015)
- Occupation
- Attorney
Background
- Earned an undergraduate degree, a master's in social work and a law degree from the University of Michigan. source: branch.vote
- Worked as a social worker in Detroit and with Communities in Schools in Harlingen, and as a staff attorney in San Antonio. source: branch.vote
- Elected to the San Antonio City Council, District 1, in 2011. source: branch.vote
- Won House District 123 in a 2015 special election. source: sanantonioreport.org
- Unopposed in the 2026 primary and general election. source: sanantonioreport.org
In their own words
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- Changing parts of the school-finance system, including enrollment-based student funding source: branch.vote
- Equitable funding for public schools; opposing state funds for private-school vouchers source: branch.vote
- Electoral-system integrity and equal voting rights for every citizen source: branch.vote
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