State of Texas
State Representative, District 7
Jay Dean
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- JAY DEAN
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 7 (since 2017)
- Background
- Louisiana State University graduate (per official biography)
- General Manager, Thomas Oilfield Services
- Former owner of an oil and gas field services business
- Former CEO and founder, Shale Flow Specialties (per campaign)
- Helped found his church, St. Matthew's, with his wife (per official biography)
- Lives in Longview (per official biography)
- Experience
- Committees: Energy Resources; Insurance (chair) (per Texas Tribune's directory)
- Former Mayor of Longview, for a decade (per official biography)
- Former Longview City Council member, for five years before that (per official biography)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 54.9% over Melissa Beckett
- Top priorities
- Campaign issues page (on the site since at least 2020): "Protecting our families from the southern influx of crime, drug traffic, and dangerous criminals is one of Jay's top priorities."
- Campaign issues page (on the site since at least 2020): "America must achieve energy self-reliance for the sake of national security and our economy."
- Campaign issues page (on the site since at least 2020): "One of the most pressing issues on Jay's list of legislative priorities is the opioid crisis."
- 2024 ATPE candidate survey, his priorities for public education: "strong outcomes, best educated children in the country, workforce development, support teachers"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site lists in his record: "Banned partial-birth abortion and passed the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, The Heartbeat Act, and supported reversal of Roe v Wade"
- Border and immigration: Campaign site lists in his record: "Banned Sanctuary Cities and sent $5 billion to Border Security"
- Guns: Campaign issues page (text on the site since at least 2020): "With Jay in office, our right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site lists in his record: "Strong supporter of Public Education and School Safety"
- Property taxes: Campaign site lists in his record: "Cut $18 billion in Property Taxes"
- Endorsements
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
- Texas Alliance for Life
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
- Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
- NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
- TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
- Campaign website
- jaydeanfortexas.com
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