Race context
John Lira is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Democratic profile for Texas, U.S. House, 35. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - Texas 35.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-05-07.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Anthony Richard Sissine Jr. (Independent), Carlos De La Cruz Jr. (Republican), Christopher Thomas Schuchardt (Republican), Jay Commander Furman (Republican), John Lujan (Republican), Johnny Garcia (Democratic), Joshua Cortez (Republican), Maureen Galindo (Democratic).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 2 background claims; 21 media claims; 1 finance claim; 1 federal court records claim.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-07-16.
Filings and votes on file
Finance claims on file: 1. FEC candidate id on file: H6TX35079.
Claim text and source receipts for these records are available in the full research book.
Indexed field reading
John Lira is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Democratic profile for Texas, U.S. House, 35. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for John Lira, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for John Lira is 2026 U.S. House - Texas 35. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger for John Lira. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for John Lira is H6TX35079.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-05-07.
The route record for John Lira reports 40 public claims, 40 valid citations, and 40 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-07-16. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for John Lira: background (2), media (21), finance (1), federal court records (1). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for John Lira returned 8 other indexed profiles: Anthony Richard Sissine Jr. (Independent), Carlos De La Cruz Jr. (Republican), Christopher Thomas Schuchardt (Republican), Jay Commander Furman (Republican), John Lujan (Republican), Johnny Garcia (Democratic), Joshua Cortez (Republican), Maureen Galindo (Democratic). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for John Lira: FEC H6TX35079; Other sec-edgar:_run; FEC Committee C00918425.
Profile questions
What office is John Lira indexed for?
John Lira is indexed for Texas, U.S. House, 35. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - Texas 35. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for John Lira?
The party label on file for John Lira is Democratic.
What is John Lira's candidate status?
John Lira is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for John Lira?
FEC candidate id on file: H6TX35079.
How many public claims are attached to John Lira?
The route record reports 40 public claims, 40 valid citations, and 40 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 2, Media 21, Finance 1, Federal Court Records 1. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Is John Lira indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
Who else is indexed in John Lira's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Anthony Richard Sissine Jr. (Independent), Carlos De La Cruz Jr. (Republican), Christopher Thomas Schuchardt (Republican), Jay Commander Furman (Republican), John Lujan (Republican), Johnny Garcia (Democratic), Joshua Cortez (Republican), Maureen Galindo (Democratic). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.