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Texas District 17 candidates

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Texas District 17 roster

Texas District 17 lists 4 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 3
  • Republican: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 4

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Casey ShepardDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6TX171682026666July 20, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
James Gordon MitchellDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6TX171432026171717May 13, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
Jamilah N FloresDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6TX171502026121212May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
Pete SessionsRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH2TX03126202615,24515,24515,245October 24, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Casey Shepard, James Gordon Mitchell, and Jamilah N Flores.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Pete Sessions.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for Casey Shepard, James Gordon Mitchell, Jamilah N Flores, and Pete Sessions.
  • 4 of 4 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 4 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from May 13, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 4 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 4 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from May 7, 2026 to October 17, 2026.

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Sources

Casey Shepard

Democrat · U.S. House

James Gordon Mitchell

Democrat · U.S. House

Jamilah N Flores

Democrat · U.S. House

Pete Sessions

Republican · U.S. House

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