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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 67

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Jeff LeachJeff LeachRepublican Incumbent
Jordan WheatleyDemocratic
On ballot as
Jeff Leach
Jordan Wheatley
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 67 (since 2013; seventh term, per campaign)
Fourth-grade public school teacher (per campaign)
Background
  • Plano Senior High graduate (per campaign)
  • Bachelor's degree in political science, Baylor University
  • Law degree, Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law
  • Attorney
  • Gray Reed & McGraw LLP, Dallas (per campaign)
  • Born and raised in Plano (per campaign)
  • Bachelor of Science in exercise physiology, West Virginia University (per Dallas Morning News questionnaire)
  • Master's in applied cognition and neuroscience, University of Texas at Dallas (per same questionnaire)
  • Former therapist with children with autism (per campaign)
  • Son of a coal miner and a school bus driver (per campaign)
Experience
  • Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence; fourth term as chair (per campaign)
  • Member, House Public Education and Calendars committees (per campaign)
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won over Matt Thorsen
  • Filed for U.S. House District 3 (2026 cycle); withdrew before the primary (per Ballotpedia)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won over Emeka Eluka
Top priorities
  • Property taxes: co-sponsored Senate Bill 4 "to increase the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000"
  • Schools: "strengthening public education remains one of my top priorities"
  • Border: "we are deploying every available tool to combat illegal crossings, stop cartel activity, and protect our communities"
  • His campaign says he "helped pass Senate Bill 2, expanding educational freedom through $1 billion in Educational Savings Accounts"
  • Schools: "We need to invest in our classrooms, our teachers, and our retirees, not in corporate profits"
  • Costs: "stop giving billion-dollar handouts to corporate giants and start investing in our own neighborhood small businesses and families"
  • Says he will work on "lowering utility bills or stopping private equity from hiking the cost of healthcare"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site, on the 2021 session: "we passed The Heartbeat Bill outlawing abortion once a heartbeat is detected"
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Texas has led the charge to secure our southern border."
  • Guns: Campaign site: "I was proud to co-author House Bill 1927 which ensures that law-abiding Texans ages 21 or older can carry a handgun"
  • Public schools and vouchers: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "I proudly supported legislation to create school choice and educational savings accounts"
  • Property taxes: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "We should work to do away with property taxes – and we can – while also fully funding the core competencies and priorities of state government, including education."
Claims and the record
  • 2024 text messages to appeals judge: The Court of Criminal Appeals' general counsel wrote that the court saw his 2024 texts to one of its judges about a death row inmate as "a clear violation" of a conduct rule. No charge or State Bar discipline was found. He wrote he was "unaware there were any pending matters" and apologized.
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: calls the state program "a voucher scam designed to suck the money out of our neighborhood public schools to fund private education for the wealthy few"
  • Property taxes: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "We can deliver targeted relief to homeowners by increasing the homestead exemption and capping aggressive appraisal spikes without destroying local school budgets."
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Values Action
  • The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board
  • President Donald J. Trump (listed by campaign)
  • Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
  • Victory Fund (listed by campaign)
  • State Representative Gene Wu (listed by campaign)
  • Women Inspiring Leadership and Democracy (listed by campaign)
  • Avow Texas (listed by campaign)
  • Planned Parenthood Texas Votes (listed by campaign)
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  • State Representative Christina Morales (listed by campaign)
  • Run for Something (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
jeffleach.com
jordan4texas.com
Jeff Leach

Jeff Leach

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
Jeff Leach
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 67 (since 2013; seventh term, per campaign)
Background
  • Plano Senior High graduate (per campaign)
  • Bachelor's degree in political science, Baylor University
  • Law degree, Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law
  • Attorney
  • Gray Reed & McGraw LLP, Dallas (per campaign)
  • Born and raised in Plano (per campaign)
Experience
  • Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence; fourth term as chair (per campaign)
  • Member, House Public Education and Calendars committees (per campaign)
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won over Matt Thorsen
Top priorities
  • Property taxes: co-sponsored Senate Bill 4 "to increase the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000"
  • Schools: "strengthening public education remains one of my top priorities"
  • Border: "we are deploying every available tool to combat illegal crossings, stop cartel activity, and protect our communities"
  • His campaign says he "helped pass Senate Bill 2, expanding educational freedom through $1 billion in Educational Savings Accounts"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site, on the 2021 session: "we passed The Heartbeat Bill outlawing abortion once a heartbeat is detected"
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Texas has led the charge to secure our southern border."
  • Guns: Campaign site: "I was proud to co-author House Bill 1927 which ensures that law-abiding Texans ages 21 or older can carry a handgun"
  • Public schools and vouchers: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "I proudly supported legislation to create school choice and educational savings accounts"
  • Property taxes: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "We should work to do away with property taxes – and we can – while also fully funding the core competencies and priorities of state government, including education."
Claims and the record
  • 2024 text messages to appeals judge: The Court of Criminal Appeals' general counsel wrote that the court saw his 2024 texts to one of its judges about a death row inmate as "a clear violation" of a conduct rule. No charge or State Bar discipline was found. He wrote he was "unaware there were any pending matters" and apologized.
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Values Action
  • The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board
  • President Donald J. Trump (listed by campaign)
  • Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
jeffleach.com

Jordan Wheatley

Democratic
On ballot as
Jordan Wheatley
Current role
Fourth-grade public school teacher (per campaign)
Background
  • Bachelor of Science in exercise physiology, West Virginia University (per Dallas Morning News questionnaire)
  • Master's in applied cognition and neuroscience, University of Texas at Dallas (per same questionnaire)
  • Former therapist with children with autism (per campaign)
  • Son of a coal miner and a school bus driver (per campaign)
Experience
  • Filed for U.S. House District 3 (2026 cycle); withdrew before the primary (per Ballotpedia)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won over Emeka Eluka
Top priorities
  • Schools: "We need to invest in our classrooms, our teachers, and our retirees, not in corporate profits"
  • Costs: "stop giving billion-dollar handouts to corporate giants and start investing in our own neighborhood small businesses and families"
  • Says he will work on "lowering utility bills or stopping private equity from hiking the cost of healthcare"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: calls the state program "a voucher scam designed to suck the money out of our neighborhood public schools to fund private education for the wealthy few"
  • Property taxes: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "We can deliver targeted relief to homeowners by increasing the homestead exemption and capping aggressive appraisal spikes without destroying local school budgets."
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Victory Fund (listed by campaign)
  • State Representative Gene Wu (listed by campaign)
  • Women Inspiring Leadership and Democracy (listed by campaign)
  • Avow Texas (listed by campaign)
  • Planned Parenthood Texas Votes (listed by campaign)
Show all 7
  • State Representative Christina Morales (listed by campaign)
  • Run for Something (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
jordan4texas.com

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