L.D. Howard

L.D. Howard is an Independent candidate for Texas House of Representatives District 124 in the November 3, 2026, general election, on a ballot that also includes Democratic incumbent Josey Garcia and Republican Sylvia Soto.[1][2] Howard is a retired U.S. Air Force veteran and a retired Department of Veterans Affairs employee, according to a Ballotpedia survey response.[3]

Howard was born in Detroit, Michigan, served in the U.S. Air Force and graduated from Dominican High School.[2] Howard earned a bachelor's degree from Park University in 2011 and a graduate degree from Colorado Christian University in 2021.[2] Ballotpedia lists a career that includes work as a chief executive officer, real estate broker, advocate, health and wellness coach, certified nursing assistant, ordained minister, and end-of-life doula and grief coach.[2]

In a Ballotpedia survey, Howard said that after more than two decades in the Air Force, work continued at the South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, and that Howard founded several businesses and nonprofits serving underserved communities, veterans, unwed mothers, youth and seniors.[3] Howard described running as a non-partisan Independent and named empowering schools and strengthening local businesses among the campaign's key messages, with mental health and wellness among the policy areas of personal interest.[3]

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