Tano Tijerina

Texas’s 28th (TX - 28)

Updated: August 27, 2026

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Overview

Tano Tijerina is an out of touch multi-millionaire who cannot be trusted. Henry Cuellar is a fighter for South Texas who understands the value of hard work and has a history of working with both parties to deliver real results for the region.

Summary:

Starting nine weeks before Election Day, Democratic and Independent voters district wide need to see ads on YouTube and streaming, and no later than five weeks before Election Day voters in the Harlingen and Laredo media market need to see ads in both English and Spanish on broadcast TV and cable about how:

  • Tijerina voted to increase his taxpayer-funded Judge’s salary every year for the last five years, boosting his pay by 38% to over $130,000. Tijerina increased his salary as he raised property tax bills 8 times and opposed an exemption that allows homeowners to reduce their tax burden by 20%.
  • Tijerina supported increasing the cost of health insurance premiums by an average of 175% for 115,000 people in our district. Tijerina called the Affordable Care Act a “failure” and supported making it easier for big insurers to raise rates and deny care to people with pre-existing conditions, like high blood pressure and cancer. Tijerina is a multi- millionaire himself and doesn’t understand or care what everyday Texans are going through.
  • Voters also need to know that Tijerina is a corrupt politician who used his position as County Judge to make sure one of his congressional campaign donors was awarded a county government contract. After taking over $3,000 in contributions from a bidder, Tijerina pushed his donor’s higher bid through, even though there were three more qualified bids that would cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars less.
  • Voters need to know that Tijerina supports AI policies that could mean building mega data centers across South Texas even though they will pollute our water and suck up huge amounts of electricity. If Tijerina has his way, big tech companies and their billionaire owners will pocket huge profits, while South Texans are stuck with higher electricity bills.

Starting nine weeks before Election Day, Democratic voters, independent White voters under the age of 50, and Republican-leaning, independent, or Democratic-leaning voters who are likely to vote – should receive mail about how: 

  • Tano Tijerina wants to keep building giant data centers across the district that will drain the water supply, drive up their costs, and line the pockets of billionaires. Tijerina has even stated “data centers are extremely good.”

Starting nine weeks before Election Day, voters who are Hispanic and not Democrats also need to see digital ads on YouTube and streaming about how:

  • Congressman Henry Cuellar is an early riser and the son of migrant workers who learned the value of hard work before heading to las piscas.  Working his way through college and law school, Cuellar knows the value of hard work and brings that same work ethic to Congress to get results. Cuellar is consistently rated one of the most bipartisan members of Congress and serves all South Texans, no matter who they vote for. He works with Democrats and Republicans to tackle rising prices, but when they are wrong, Cuellar will stand up to leaders of both parties and wealthy special interests to do what is right for South Texas.
  • Congressman Henry Cuellar has been South Texas’ most effective and experienced advocate. South Texas was once ignored, but now Henry Cuellar is bringing home billions of dollars of federal investments, passing tax cuts for working families, and lowering healthcare costs while protecting Medicare and Medicaid. Under Henry Cuellar, public schools have flourished and critical infrastructure projects, like modernizing bridges and airports, have provided jobs for hard working people. Cuellar’s push for a stronger border increased Border Patrol’s force to 22,000, creating even more good-paying jobs for the region. 

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