Junior Ezeonu

Junior Ezeonu is the Democratic candidate for Texas House of Representatives District 101 in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] A member of the Grand Prairie City Council since 2021 and its Mayor Pro Tem since June 2025, he says he is running on raising the minimum wage and funding public schools.[1]

In a 2026 Ballotpedia survey, Ezeonu said he has lived 24 of his 26 years in House District 101 and attended Bryant Elementary School, Barnett Junior High School, Bowie High School and the University of Texas at Arlington.[1] He said he graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Texas at Arlington in May 2021.[1]

Ezeonu said he was elected to the Grand Prairie City Council in June 2021, has been Mayor Pro Tem since June 2025, and chairs the city's Finance and Government committee.[1] He advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.[1] In the survey he said he supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and repealing the private school voucher law, and he listed endorsements from local elected officials including Tarrant County Commissioner Roderick Miles and former state Representative Paula Pierson.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.