Ricardo Villarreal

Physician and U.S. Army veteran; 2026 Democratic candidate for Texas's 28th District

Ricardo Villarreal is a Laredo-born physician and U.S. Army veteran who served from 2008 to 2016. He challenged incumbent Henry Cuellar in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for Texas's 28th Congressional District, finishing second with 24,787 votes. It was his second bid for Congress, having previously run in Texas's 21st District in 2022, where he lost the Democratic runoff. [Ricardo Villarreal - Ballotpedia ↗]

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2026-03-03
Challenged incumbent Henry Cuellar in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for Texas's 28th Congressional District, finishing second with 24,787 votes. Henry Cuellar
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Served in the U.S. Army from 2008 to 2016; campaigned as a physician and Army veteran. U.S. Army
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