Mark Teixeira

Mark Teixeira is the Republican nominee for Texas’s 21st district in the November 3, 2026 election, against Kristin Hook (D) and Eldon McQueen (I). The seat is held by Chip Roy (R), who announced a run for Texas Attorney General.

A former professional baseball first baseman, Teixeira played in Major League Baseball before retiring in 2016. Teixeira won the 2026 primary for a U.S. House seat.

Teixeira played college baseball at Georgia Tech and was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 2001. Teixeira made a Major League Baseball debut in 2003 and played for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees. The Rangers traded Teixeira to the Braves in 2007 and to the Angels in 2008; Teixeira joined the Yankees in December 2008 and retired after the 2016 season. Teixeira won the 2026 Republican primary for Texas’s 21st congressional district.Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Running for

U.S. House · TX-21

Election

Nov 3, 2026

Stage

Nominee

Raised

$3.9M

Age

46

RAISED

$3.9M

STAGE

NOMINEE

AGE

46

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