State of Texas
State Representative, District 106
Jared Patterson
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Jared Patterson
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 106 (since January 8, 2019; fourth term, per campaign)
- Background
- Graduate, Texas A&M University (per campaign)
- Executive vice president (per Community Impact)
- Former director of energy services, Rapid Power Management (per Ballotpedia)
- Lives in Frisco with his family (per campaign)
- Family are members of Frisco First Baptist Church (per campaign)
- Experience
- Chair, Local & Consent Calendars Committee (per campaign)
- Member, Transportation and Licensing & Administrative Procedures committees (per campaign)
- Passed HB 900, the READER Act (2023) (per campaign)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won
- Top priorities
- Authored legislation "to increase border security funding, lower property taxes, protect children from radical indoctrination, support first responders, and safeguard our pets" (per campaign)
- "SB 2, in combination with HB 2, makes clear that families deserve options and schools deserve resources."
- "I supported SB 4 and SJR 2 to increase the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000."
- Tidbits
- Abortion: "I coauthored and helped pass landmark legislation in 2021 to protect the unborn once a heartbeat was detected."
- Border and immigration: Says he supported SB 8, which "requires counties with a population of over 100,000 to participate in the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) immigration program"
- Guns: On HB 1927 (Constitutional Carry), which he coauthored: "Texans no longer have to ask the government's permission to protect themselves, their families and their property."
- Public schools and vouchers: "SB 2, in combination with HB 2, makes clear that families deserve options and schools deserve resources."
- Property taxes: "I supported SB 4 and SJR 2 to increase the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000."
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- Campaign website
- jaredpatterson.net
Open in the full comparison: Denton County