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<th width="20%" scope="col">Candidate Name</th>
<th width="25%" scope="col">Office Name</th>
<th width="15%" scope="col">County</th>
<th width="20%" scope="col">Occupation</th>
<th width="20%" scope="col">Status</th>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">Jade Simmons</td>
<td width="25%">U.S. Senate</td>
<td width="15%">Montgomery</td>
<td width="20%">Self-Employed</td>
<td width="20%">Rejected</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">Roy Morales</td>
<td width="25%">U.S. Representative District 9</td>
<td width="15%">Harris</td>
<td width="20%">Consultant</td>
<td width="20%">Rejected</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">Valencia Williams</td>
<td width="25%">U.S. Representative District 18</td>
<td width="15%">Harris</td>
<td width="20%">Philanthropist</td>
<td width="20%">Rejected</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">Gerard Anthony Villalobos</td>
<td width="25%">U.S. Representative District 20</td>
<td width="15%">***</td>
<td width="20%">IT Specialist</td>
<td width="20%">Rejected</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">Ben Mendoza</td>
<td width="25%">U.S. Representative District 23</td>
<td width="15%">El Paso</td>
<td width="20%">Mediator</td>
<td width="20%">Candidate in the General Election</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">Scott Cubbler</td>
<td width="25%">U.S. Representative District 38</td>
<td width="15%">Harris</td>
<td width="20%">Teacher</td>
<td width="20%">Rejected</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">William Taggart</td>
<td width="25%">U.S. Representative District 38</td>
<td width="15%">Harris</td>
<td width="20%">Engineer</td>
<td width="20%">Rejected</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">Sarah Bowman Cunningham</td>
<td width="25%">Governor</td>
<td width="15%">Denton</td>
<td width="20%">Stay at home mom</td>
<td width="20%">Rejected</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">Demetra Jefferson Wysinger</td>
<td width="25%">Governor</td>
<td width="15%">Dallas</td>
<td width="20%">Marketing Manager</td>
<td width="20%">Rejected</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">Mike Collier</td>
<td width="25%">Lieutenant Governor</td>
<td width="15%">Harris</td>
<td width="20%">CPA</td>
<td width="20%">Rejected</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">Steve Clugston</td>
<td width="25%">State Senator, District 1</td>
<td width="15%">Gregg</td>
<td width="20%">Public School Superintendent</td>
<td width="20%">Rejected</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">L.D. Howard</td>
<td width="25%">State Representative District 124</td>
<td width="15%">Bexar</td>
<td width="20%">Retired</td>
<td width="20%">Rejected</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">Lisa Emerson</td>
<td width="25%">State Representative District 126</td>
<td width="15%">Harris</td>
<td width="20%">Geologist</td>
<td width="20%">Rejected</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">Jason Wolff</td>
<td width="25%">Criminal District Attorney Bexar County</td>
<td width="15%">Bexar</td>
<td width="20%">Attorney</td>
<td width="20%">Candidate in the General Election</td>
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<td width="20%" scope="row">Kirsta Melton</td>
<td width="25%">Criminal District Attorney Hays County</td>
<td width="15%">Hays</td>
<td width="20%">Attorney</td>
<td width="20%">Candidate in the General Election</td>
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