Taylor Rehmet
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Texas Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, approve the governor's appointments, and propose amendments to the state constitution. The Legislature meets in a regular session every two years. A term is four years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, Senate District 9 (since 2026)
- Occupation
- Aerospace machinist; union leader
- Lives in
- Fort Worth
Background
- Won the January 31, 2026 special election runoff for Senate District 9 with more than 57% of the vote. source: axios.com
- Enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after high school; Air Force veteran. source: senate.texas.gov
- President of local and state chapters of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). source: senate.texas.gov
- Worked as a mechanic at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth. source: texassignal.com
- Born and raised in Garland, Texas. source: senate.texas.gov
In their own words
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- Lowering costs source: texassignal.com
- Protecting public schools source: texassignal.com
- Restoring trust in a broken political system source: texassignal.com
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