{"id":466060,"date":"2026-10-14T19:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/466060\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T19:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:54:12","slug":"incumbent-democrat-faces-republican-challenger-for-arlington-area-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/466060\/","title":{"rendered":"Incumbent Democrat faces Republican challenger for Arlington-area seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"&quot;byline&quot;\">by Chris Moss, Arlington Report <br \/>October 14, 2026<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhojanifortexas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Salman Bhojani<\/a> will seek to keep his seat for the second time since he was elected to the legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Voters will decide between the Democratic incumbent and Republican challenger <a href=\"https:\/\/woodruff4texas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">JP Woodruff<\/a> for the Texas House District 92 seat this November.<\/p>\n<p>The seat covers parts of north, central and west Arlington, Euless, Bedford and Hurst.<\/p>\n<p>Bhojani, an attorney and real estate professional, is a former Euless council member. When he was elected to that seat in 2018, he became the first person of color to serve in an elected position in the city.<\/p>\n<p>He was elected to the legislature in 2022, defeating Republican Joe Livingston with 48% of the vote. He then ran unopposed in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Woodruff, an Arlington native, served as senior vice president of Titan Oil and Gas, founded two oil companies and later expanded into renewable energy through Best Way Solar LLC, according to his campaign website.<\/p>\n<p>He also founded Revival Remnant Ministries, where he preaches. The ministry has amassed roughly 580,000 followers on Facebook and 50,000 subscribers on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>Woodruff reached the election after defeating Joseph Robinson in the March primary election with roughly 67% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>In his Fort Worth Report candidate survey response, Bhojani said his top priorities include affordability and property tax relief, public education funding, and artificial intelligence and technology policy. He was not available for an interview prior to publication.<\/p>\n<p>Bhojani emphasized his votes on policies that help with affordability, like property tax relief and multifamily housing deregulation, adding that he wants to expand Medicaid in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAffordability is not an abstract policy issue. It is the conversation happening at kitchen tables across HD-92 every single night. And it will remain my top priority,\u201d Bhojani wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He has also taken specific aim at regulations for data centers, saying the state should not subsidize them and that cities should have adequate ability to regulate the impact of the centers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cData centers power the artificial intelligence economy, and getting this policy right means balancing that extraordinary opportunity against the safety, security, and quality of life of all Texans,\u201d Bhojani wrote. \u201cThat balance is achievable, but only if we set the right conditions from the start rather than giving away the store to get here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Woodruff\u2019s priorities include property tax relief, election security and free speech protections, according to his website. Woodruff\u2019s team did not respond to the Report\u2019s interview request.<\/p>\n<p>On immigration and H-1B work visas, Woodruff\u2019s website says he supports \u201cemployment visa policies that address workforce needs while following immigration laws and considering their impact on U.S. workers and employers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bhojani has largely outraised and outspent his opponent in the past few months.<\/p>\n<p>Between July 30 and Sept. 24, Woodruff raised $300 and spent roughly $144, according to his campaign finance report.<\/p>\n<p>In the same time frame, Bhojani raised roughly $13,000 and spent roughly $48,000. He has roughly $193,000 in cash on hand, according to his campaign finance report.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Moss is a reporter for the Arlington Report. Contact him at <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2026\/10\/14\/incumbent-democrat-faces-republican-challenger-for-arlington-area-seat\/mailto:chris.moss@fortworthreport.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">chris.moss@arlingtonreport.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the Arlington Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/about\/fort-worth-report-editorial-independence-policy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This &lt;a target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; href=&#8221;https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2026\/10\/14\/incumbent-democrat-faces-republican-challenger-for-arlington-area-seat\/&#8221;&gt;article&lt;\/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; href=&#8221;https:\/\/fortworthreport.org&#8221;&gt;Arlington Report&lt;\/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; href=&#8221;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/&#8221;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&#8221;https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fortworthreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cropped-favicon.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&#8243; style=&#8221;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&#8221;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;img id=&#8221;republication-tracker-tool-source&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=828552&amp;amp;ga4=2820184429&#8243; style=&#8221;width:1px;height:1px;&#8221;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &#8220;https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2026\/10\/14\/incumbent-democrat-faces-republican-challenger-for-arlington-area-seat\/&#8221;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;\/script&gt; &lt;script id=&#8221;parsely-cfg&#8221; src=&#8221;\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/fortworthreport.org\/p.js&#8221;&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by Chris Moss, Arlington Report October 14, 2026 State Rep. 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