Jordan Wat

Jordan Wat

Director of Government Affairs

As a member of the Texas 2036 policy team, Jordan provides support and strategic guidance to the internal policy team on legislative and administrative matters, while also managing the organization's external team and partners, coalition engagement and stakeholder outreach.

Posts

TVP blog Democratic voters priorities

What Texas Democratic Voters Prioritize in 2026

September 18, 2026

One of the clearest findings from our 10th Texas Voter Poll is that Texans share broad agreement on many of the challenges facing the state. Looking at the results by partisanship shows where different groups place greater emphasis though. For Democratic voters, several themes recur across the poll: education, healthcare affordability, workforce preparation and the…

TVP blog Republican voters priorities

What Texas Republican Voters Prioritize in 2026

September 18, 2026

One of the clearest findings from our 10th Texas Voter Poll is that Texans share broad agreement on many of the challenges facing the state. Looking at the results by partisanship also shows where different groups place greater emphasis. For Republican voters, the results point to a mix of longstanding priorities and broad interest in…

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Who Are Texas’ Unaffiliated and Undecided Voters, and What Do They Want?

September 18, 2026

Political labels can make elections sound simpler than they actually are. Republicans vote Republican. Democrats vote Democratic. Independents sit somewhere in between. But Texas voters do not always fit neatly into those categories. In our 10th Texas Voter Poll, Texas 2036 identified a group we call Unaffiliated and Undecided Voters. They make up 16.7% of…

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Voters Believe in Texas. Are We Doing Enough to Keep It That Way?

September 17, 2026

Texans have long carried a healthy dose of confidence in their state. Our 10th Texas Voter Poll suggests that confidence is still there. But it increasingly exists alongside uncertainty about what comes next. When asked whether Texas or the rest of the United States will have the stronger economy over the next four years, 57%…

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Texas is growing. Do Texans feel like they’re getting ahead?

September 17, 2026
Texas’ economic story is often told through big numbers: jobs created, businesses moving here and the size of the state’s economy. But there is another way to measure economic success: Do Texans feel like that growth is reaching them? Our 10th Texas Voter Poll suggests the answer is yes for many Texans, but far from...
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Texas Runoff Elections 101: What they are and why they matter

April 10, 2026

Runoff elections don’t generate the same attention as general elections, but they often decide who appears on the November ballot. In Texas, understanding how runoffs work can make the difference between being an informed voter and sitting out a contest that shapes your community’s representation. What is a runoff election? A runoff election occurs when…

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