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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Marc Lahood

Candidate · November 3, 2026 general election

Marc Lahood

Marc Lahood

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
Marc Lahood
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 121 (since January 14, 2025)
Background
  • Graduate, Texas Military Institute, Trinity University and St. Mary's University School of Law (2007)
  • Criminal defense attorney with his own law firm
  • Born and raised in San Antonio
Experience
  • Republican primary (2024): defeated a Republican incumbent
  • Republican nominee, Bexar County District Attorney (2022); lost the general election
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won contested race
Top priorities
  • In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: "My top three priorities are the availability of water, property tax reform/relief, and security/grid."
  • "I want to work on transitioning water from ancillary funding to the budget for oversight"
  • "I will continue to push legislation that strengthens our state's infrastructure to better address flooding"
  • "I also plan to reintroduce local drainage mitigation legislation"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site, on his 2025 votes: "Marc LaHood voted for the Life of the Mother Act, ensuring Texas doctors can act immediately to save a pregnant woman's life in a medical emergency"
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site, in issues text written for his 2024 campaign: "The time for half-measures on solving our border crisis is over. Texas must lead to protect its people and their property."
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: parents "should be empowered to direct education dollars to the learning environment that fits their children's needs, while continuing to strongly support and fund our public schools"
  • Property taxes: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: backs a plan to "cap appraisal growth, and eliminate all school property taxes for homeowners"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • President Donald Trump (primary)
  • Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association PAC (listed by campaign)
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  • Deputy Sheriff's Association of Bexar County (listed by campaign)
  • Gun Owners of America (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Gun Rights PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Texas State Rifle Association PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Texans for Strong Borders (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND (listed by campaign)
  • Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Texas House Republican Caucus PAC (listed by campaign)
  • San Antonio Family Association PAC (listed by campaign)
  • San Antonio Young Republicans (listed by campaign)
  • National Rifle Association (listed by campaign)
  • Young Conservatives of Texas (listed by campaign)
  • San Antonio Police Officers Association (listed by campaign)
  • San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association (listed by campaign)
  • Deputy Constables Association of Bexar County PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Texans for Life Committee LIFE PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Charter Schools Now PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Election Integrity (listed by campaign)
  • AFC Victory Fund (listed by campaign)
  • Americans for Prosperity (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Realtors PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Americans for Public Safety (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Mitch Little (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Shelley Luther (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Nate Schatzline (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Matt Morgan (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Katrina Pierson (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Andy Hopper (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Mike Olcott (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Alan Schoolcraft (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Janis Holt (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. John McQueeney (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Brent Money (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Tom Oliverson (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Joanne Shofner (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Tony Tinderholt (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Steve Toth (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Briscoe Cain (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Wes Virdell (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Ben Bumgarner (listed by campaign)
  • State Rep. Hillary Hickland (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
marclahood.com