Biography
Josh Wallenstein is a Democrat and compliance and ethics attorney running for Texas House of Representatives District 133 in the November 3, 2026 general election against incumbent Republican Mano Deayala.[1]
Josh Wallenstein was born in Austin, Texas, and earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University in 1997 and a law degree from Stanford Law School in 2002.[1] His career experience includes working as a compliance and ethics attorney.[1] As of 2024, Ballotpedia listed him as a member of the New York, District of Columbia and Texas bars, parliamentarian of West Houston Democrats, and a board director of the TRACE Foundation.[1]
Wallenstein ran in the Democratic primary for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 3, At-Large, losing to incumbent Richard Cantu in the 2018 primary runoff and again in the March 5, 2024 primary.[1] He won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for Texas House District 133 with no opposition.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, his campaign described him as a native Texan raised by a single mother after his father died when he was seven, and listed lowering costs, funding public schools and expanding Medicaid among his priorities.[2]
- 1.Josh Wallenstein · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Josh Wallenstein - Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Texas House District 133
Josh Wallenstein is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Texas House District 133 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
