U.S. House Candidate Profile

James Buford

DemocraticU.S. HouseTexas09

Public Research Summary

James Buford is a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in TX-09 in the 2026 election cycle.

Source Posture

OppIntell has 27 public claims associated with this profile, including 27 valid citations and 27 primary-source references.

Official Receipts

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James Buford media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wm5yH_JSrk

Source: youtube.com retrieved May 13, 2026

OtherMedia

James Buford media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwPoBngd-B4

Source: youtube.com retrieved May 13, 2026

OtherMedia

James Buford media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blsHBMt9lsk

Source: youtube.com retrieved May 13, 2026

OtherMedia

James Buford media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctl_-n6QDZ8

Source: youtube.com retrieved May 13, 2026

Sourced Research

Auto-published from 26 verified claims; every line links to its original public source.

Background

James Buford (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 6th Congressional District and lost in the Republican primary.

Source: api.firecrawl.dev retrieved May 13, 2026

James Buford ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 6th Congressional District as a Republican and lost in the Republican primary.

Source: api.firecrawl.dev retrieved May 13, 2026

[Wikipedia: Lead] James L. Buford Jr. (December 25, 1906 – November 8, 1966), nicknamed "Black Bottom", was an American Negro league second baseman between 1929 and 1933. A native of Tennessee, Buford made his Negro leagues debut in 1929 with the Nashville Elite Giants. He remained with the club…

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 13, 2026

James Buford is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in TX-09 in the 2026 election cycle.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved May 7, 2026

James Buford is listed by the FEC as a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in TX-09 in the 2026 election cycle.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved May 7, 2026

Media

James Buford media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnooOWmkTZ0

Source: youtube.com retrieved May 13, 2026

James Buford media appearance on YouTube: **Introduction to the Election Season** — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaBKZPVWHpg

Source: youtube.com retrieved May 13, 2026

James Buford media appearance on YouTube: 14 videos — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQq3vauLlJY

Source: youtube.com retrieved May 13, 2026

James Buford media appearance on YouTube: MOKAN 40th Anniversary Executive Director Yaphett El Amin · 2:45 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOoIsSsT1-A

Source: youtube.com retrieved May 13, 2026

James Buford media appearance on YouTube: **Intro** — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fAPgQa-wYo

Source: youtube.com retrieved May 13, 2026

James Buford media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXqUVl6OrO0

Source: youtube.com retrieved May 13, 2026

Finance

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that James Buford raised $72,951, spent $72,986, reported $0 cash on hand.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved May 7, 2026

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