Cesar Blanco

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First elected to the Texas Senate in 2020. Current term expires January 2029.

Previously served as a state representative for Texas House District 76 from 2014 to 2020.

Supported by one or more pro-public education organizations in the 2024 Texas primaries.  

Endorsed in the 2022 general election by Texas Parent PAC, a pro-public education organization that advocates for adequate and equitable funding of public schools, local control, teacher quality, and the prevention of private school vouchers. He also received the group's endorsement in 2020 and in his 2014 Texas House race.

In his 2018 re-election bid, Blanco was recommended favorably by Texans for Public Education, a grassroots educators' group that researched and rated candidates in the 2018 election based on their stances toward public schools.

Endorsed by the El Paso Times editorial board in 2014.