Tanya Lloyd

Tanya Lloyd is a kindergarten teacher who says she has spent about two decades in public schools after earlier work in car dealerships, accounting and real estate. She won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for Texas's 27th District with 63.1% of the vote and describes her platform as rural hospitals, childcare, public school funding and a $17 minimum wage.[1]

Lloyd graduated from Lockhart High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Texas State University in 2006, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In her Candidate Connection survey, she says she worked in car dealerships, accounting and real estate before becoming a mother, and earned her teaching degree at age 33.[1] She has worked as a public school teacher, describing herself in the survey as a kindergarten teacher with about two decades in public schools, and her campaign materials describe her as a Texas AFT member.[1]

Lloyd has served on school district advisory and bond oversight committees in her community, according to her campaign materials as reproduced by Ballotpedia.[1] She describes herself as a mom, lifelong Texan and progressive, running on what she calls an American Rural Revival, and says she takes no corporate PAC money.[1] She defeated Eustaquio Castro-Mendoza and Wayne Raasch in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary, 63.1% to 29.4% and 7.5%.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.