State of Texas
State Representative, District 29
Jeff Barry
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Jeff Barry
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 29 (since January 14, 2025); insurance broker
- Background
- Insurance broker for more than 20 years (per his Community Impact candidate questionnaire)
- U.S. Navy veteran
- Served stateside during Operation Desert Storm (per campaign)
- District office in Pearland
- Experience
- Member, Appropriations, Natural Resources and Local & Consent Calendars committees (per campaign)
- Former Pearland City Council member
- Pearland ISD Board of Trustees, Position 7 (elected 2016)
- Six years on that board (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "Tax relief: Reform appraisals, eliminate school maintenance taxes, and deliver lasting tax cuts"
- "Insurance reform: Fix Texas' broken windstorm system to lower homeowners insurance premiums"
- "Public safety: Secure the border and support local law enforcement and first responders"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Jeff Barry will make border security a top priority by increasing our border security resources and putting more law enforcement on the front lines."
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Jeff Barry voted for the largest investment in public education in Texas history, delivering $8.5 billion to strengthen our local schools."
- Property taxes: In a Community Impact questionnaire: "Tax relief: Reform appraisals, eliminate school maintenance taxes, and deliver lasting tax cuts"
- Endorsements
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
- NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
- Campaign website
- votejeffbarry.com
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