State of Texas
State Representative, District 67
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
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