US Midterms 2026
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Greg Casar, a Democrat who has represented Texas's 35th congressional district since 2023 and chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, runs in the redrawn 37th district in 2026 against Republican Lauren Peña.
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The article notes that U.S. Representatives Lizzie Fletcher, Sylvia Garcia, and Al Green are set to join a Texas-focused hearing on ICE use of force after a shooting. The forum is hosted by Rep. Bennie G.
Greg Casar (TX-37) pressed federal authorities over the Austin ICE shooting case, accusing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of obstructing local investigators who seek key evidence.
The article reports that notable Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Ro Khanna, joined Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep.
Greg Casar participated in a Democratic shadow hearing in Austin about ICE shootings, criticizing the current system and pushing for reform to make immigration enforcement legal, orderly, and safe.
Greg Casar (TX-37) helped lead a “shadow hearing” outside official channels, focusing on immigration issues in Texas.
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Greg Casar was born on May 4, 1989, in Houston to two Mexican immigrants, and his father was a surgeon. He grew up in Bellaire and attended Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, where he ran track.
At the University of Virginia, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and social thought in 2011, he organized with Students and Workers United for a Living Wage, a campaign calling on the university to pay its workers a living wage.
Casar then became policy director of the Workers Defense Project, leading its 2011 effort to require rest and water breaks for construction workers.
Greg Casar won a seat on the Austin City Council in 2014, in the city's first election with single-member districts, after a runoff against Laura Pressley, and he was re-elected in 2016 and 2020. Representing District 4, he led policy efforts on affordable housing, paid sick leave, living wage increases and police accountability, including a 2016 fair chance hiring ordinance. He resigned from the council effective February 4, 2022, to run for Congress.
Casar won the Democratic primary for Texas's 35th district on March 1, 2022, with approximately 60% of the vote, and defeated Republican Dan McQueen, a former mayor of Corpus Christi, with 73% of the vote on November 8, 2022. He chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, serves as vice ranking member of the Committee on Education and Workforce and sits on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Greg Casar is the Democratic nominee for Texas's 37th congressional district, an Austin-based seat that lies entirely within Travis County.
Mid-decade redistricting moved Casar into the 37th, and its incumbent, Democrat Lloyd Doggett, announced on August 21, 2025, that he would forgo re-election; Casar announced his bid for the seat on August 25, 2025.
He won the Democratic primary with 80.7% of the vote against program manager Esther Fleharty. In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Republican Lauren Peña, a paralegal who won her party's runoff with 58.2% of the vote.
