Mark Teixeira
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Former professional baseball player
Background
- Originally from Annapolis, Maryland. source: branch.vote
- Bachelor's degree in business administration from the Georgia Institute of Technology. source: branch.vote
- Former Major League Baseball player who began a major league career with the Texas Rangers and later played for the New York Yankees. source: tpr.org
- Won the March 2026 Republican primary for District 21; first run for public office. source: ketr.org
In their own words
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- Reduce government spending and federal bureaucracy source: branch.vote
- Increase oil, gas and nuclear energy production source: branch.vote
- Ensure only U.S. citizens vote in elections source: branch.vote
- Term limits for members of Congress source: branch.vote
- End "forever wars" and put America's interests first source: branch.vote
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