Diego Bernal

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First elected to the Texas House in . Current term expires January 2027. Running for re-election; ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and will be on the November 2026 general election ballot.

Bernal won a special election in February 2015 to fill the unexpired term of former Rep. Mike Villarreal, who resigned.

Served as vice chair of the House Public Education Committee from 2017-2020.

Former San Antonio city councilman.

Endorsed in the 2022 general election and Democratic primary 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. Bernal also received the group's endorsement in the 2015 special election. 

Bernal ran unopposed for re-election in 2020.

In his 2018 reelection bid, Bernal 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.