Texas House District 25 2026

Compare candidates running in this Texas federal race. Review their positions, voting records, campaign promises, and donor information.

Dione Sims

Party: Democrat

Roger Williams

Party: Republican

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Texas House District 25

Election: Nov 3, 2026Updated: Apr 10, 2026
📊Polling
No general election polling data available as of April 10, 2026
Safe Republican— Cook Partisan Voter Index (R+18)

With a Cook PVI of R+18, Texas' 25th is the 49th most Republican district nationally. The district is considered safely Republican, making it unlikely to flip to Democratic control. This race is not expected to impact overall House control.

Dione SimsD
Roger WilliamsR

Summary

Dione Michelle Sims is a 2026 Democratic candidate for Texas' 25th Congressional District. She is the granddaughter of Dr. Opal Lee, known as the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth.' Sims has a background as a software quality development director and currently serves as president and founder of Unity Unlimited, Inc., a nonprofit focused on unity, understanding, and social justice. She has been instrumental in organizing major community initiatives with her grandmother, including the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth and annual Juneteenth celebrations. Sims earned a bachelor's degree from Texas Wesleyan University in 1989 and has worked as an information technology professional.

Roger Williams is a 76-year-old Republican congressman who has represented Texas' 25th Congressional District since 2013. Born in Evanston, Illinois and raised in Fort Worth, Williams earned a degree in education from Texas Christian University and played college baseball. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves and played in their farm system before becoming a small business owner and TCU baseball coach. Williams served as Texas Secretary of State from 2004-2007 under Governor Rick Perry. He is the Chair of the House Committee on Small Business and serves on the House Financial Services Committee. He is self-described as a Christian, conservative, pro-life and second amendment supporter.

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Campaign Promises

Justice
  • Restore accountability and checks and balances
  • Criminal justice reform
  • Civil and human rights protection
Healthcare
  • Expand access to affordable healthcare
  • Mental health support
Economy
  • Economic security for working families
Economy
  • Lower taxes and less government
  • Small business support
Defense
  • Border security

Key Issue Positions

Democracy and government accountability
Pro-democracy, pro-checks and balances
Sims emphasizes that congressional oversight and checks and balances have eroded and must be restored
Healthcare
Pro-affordable healthcare
Wants accessible healthcare without fear of bankruptcy or government interference in medical decisions
Economic opportunity
Pro-working families
Focus on making freedom 'livable' through economic security, fair wages, and housing stability
Immigration and civil rights
Pro-immigration rights
Concerned about treatment of immigrants and police violence, stated 'The treatment of the immigrants, people getting killed on the streets for helping folks, that is not the America that I grew up in'
Education
Pro-public education
Fully funded public schools with teachers free to teach accurate history without fear
Immigration
Pro-border security
Part of his seven pillars which include defending borders
Second Amendment
Pro-gun rights
Strong supporter of Second Amendment rights
Economic policy
Lower taxes, less regulation
Emphasizes small business experience and opposing increased taxes and government regulation

Top Donors

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Contradictions

No contradictions documented.

Claim: Williams claimed the amendment to the FAST Act transportation bill was not designed to benefit his personal interests
Contradiction: The Office of Congressional Ethics found that Williams violated House ethics rules by refusing to cooperate and noted 'there is substantial reason to believe' his personal financial interest in his auto dealership 'may be perceived as having influenced his performance of official duties' when offering the amendment

What Opponents Say

No opponent claims documented.

Dione Sims

Williams is part of congressional dysfunction and erosion of checks and balances

Sims stated that 'The erosion of congressional oversight and the weakening of checks and balances threaten the very system that has sustained our democracy for generations' and said she is running because 'Congress must reclaim its constitutional role'

Endorsements

Nicole Collierindividual
Royce Westindividual
Roderick Milesindividual
Alisa Simmonsindividual
Deborah Peoplesindividual
Stephanie Boardinghamindividual
Roy Brooksindividual
Ann Zedahindividual
Fort Worth Association of Federated Women's Cluborganization

No endorsements listed.