State of Texas
State Representative, District 8
Cody Harris
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- CODY HARRIS
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 8 (since 2019)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, Texas A&M University (2006) (per Ballotpedia)
- Built Liberty Land and Ranch, a farm and ranch real estate, management and development business (per campaign)
- Real estate broker and banking (per Secretary of State filing)
- Former president, Palestine YMCA board (per official biography)
- Former president, Palestine Young Professionals Network (per official biography)
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- Deacon, First Baptist Church in Palestine (per official biography)
- Born in Tyler (per Ballotpedia)
- Experience
- Chairman, House Natural Resources Committee
- Member, Calendars and Licensing & Administrative Procedures committees
- Commissioner, Southwestern States Water Commission; appointed by Governor Abbott (per official biography)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 74.7% over Daniel Hunt
- Top priorities
- Campaign home page (wording unchanged since his first campaign in 2018): "Cody will focus on securing the border, improving public education, protecting farmers and ranchers and private property owner rights"
- Campaign home page (same 2018 wording): "lowering property taxes, shrinking the size of government and fighting for pro-life and pro-family values"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign home page (wording unchanged since his first campaign in 2018): says he will focus on "fighting for pro-life and pro-family values"
- Border and immigration: Campaign home page (wording unchanged since his first campaign in 2018): says he will focus on "securing the border"
- Guns: Campaign site, listing accomplishments of the 87th legislative session (2021): "Passed Constitutional Carry for law-abiding citizens."
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign home page (wording unchanged since his first campaign in 2018): says he will focus on "improving public education"
- Property taxes: Campaign home page (wording unchanged since his first campaign in 2018): says he will focus on "lowering property taxes"
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
- Texas Alliance for Life
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
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- Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
- NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
- TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
- Campaign website
- codyfortexas.com
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