Damien Mockus
Damien Mockus (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 38th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.[source]
Mockus completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Damien Mockus was born in New Jersey. Mockus earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Sam Houston State University in 2003. His career experience includes owning a gym and working as a personal trainer and an adjunct professor at Lone Star College. Mockus has been affiliated with the National Strength & Conditioning Association, NRA, Pleasant Hill Masonic Lodge #380, and the Knights of Columbus.[1][2][3][4]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38
Curtis Cook II, Theresa Courts, Marvalette Hunter, and Melissa McDonough are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 3, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38
Incumbent Wesley Hunt and Damien Mockus are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 3, 2026.
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2022
See also: Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 38
Wesley Hunt defeated Duncan Klussmann and Joel Dejean in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wesley Hunt (R) | 63.0 | 163,597 |
 | Duncan Klussmann (D) | 35.5 | 92,302 | |
 | Joel Dejean (Independent) | 1.5 | 3,970 | |
| Total votes: 259,869 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Cubbler (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 38
Duncan Klussmann defeated Diana Martinez Alexander in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 38 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Duncan Klussmann | 61.1 | 6,449 |
 | Diana Martinez Alexander | 38.9 | 4,111 | |
| Total votes: 10,560 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38
Diana Martinez Alexander and Duncan Klussmann advanced to a runoff. They defeated Centrell Reed in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diana Martinez Alexander | 44.6 | 9,861 |
| ✔ | | Duncan Klussmann | 39.3 | 8,698 |
 | Centrell Reed | 16.1 | 3,550 | |
| Total votes: 22,109 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wesley Hunt | 55.3 | 35,291 |
 | Mark Ramsey | 30.3 | 19,352 | |
 | David Hogan | 4.9 | 3,125 | |
 | Roland Lopez | 3.2 | 2,048 | |
 | Brett Guillory | 2.2 | 1,416 | |
 | Jerry Ford Sr. | 1.6 | 997 | |
 | Richard Welch | 1.0 | 633 | |
| Alex Cross | 0.7 | 460 | ||
| Damien Mockus | 0.4 | 249 | |
 | Philip Covarrubias | 0.4 | 228 | |
| Total votes: 63,799 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Damien Mockus completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mockus' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Uphold Needs, Wants and fight for those who Voted for me!
- End Political Waste and Corruption at the Federal Level
- Address and adherence to common needs, laws and ethics for Texans & America
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2022
Damien Mockus completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mockus' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a small business owner Gym Cypress. I’m running for office on behalf of the working class people. Especially trade workers, those effected by government shut downs and small business owners.
I’m a hard worker and have been since a young teenager. I’ve taken each job ever had with serious work ethic and staying devoted during each jobs tender.
I’m looking forward to gaining your confidence and your Vote in District 38 during the 2022 election.- Jobs for the working class, trade workers, and those effected by government shut downs.
- Against those in Government seeking additional power! against federal taxes, levy’s, liens on the working class and any Texans
Stronger Border protecting and better Covid and high risk disease education and treatment programs/government protocols
Education overall especially newer at home or distant learning issues that have arises during 2020 and ongoing.
Health & Wellness, prevention medicine and better reform for disease outbreak, control, preventions and protocol. This is one the federal level and with Texas Medical Schools and Hospitals. Especially working with Sam Houston's State New Medical School in Conroe.
Lookin into Police, Fire, EMS Military and 1st responders training and education, with the options of expanding training within our district (Texas 38th) for these who work in these fields.
Ben Franklin-childhood hero; due over all life time achievements he had, I've hoped to follow!
George Washington-childhood hero. I wanted to be a Marine as a boy because of Washington and other war heroes .
The US Constitution as Well as the Bill of Rights
my legacy as a trainer and gym owner have made its mark so now its time to repeat that on the Local level for Texans and the federal level as a Government Rep for the people within Texas District 38.
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster 12
Paperboy 10yrs old , few months
Was a garner helper 11-13 yes few summers
Phone rep for Veterans 15 yes few months
Kmart 16-18 yrs
Pinkerton Security 18-20yrs
UPS 20 yrs
I've been picked on, picked last and blown off as a child and that had made me stronger when comes to helping others, especially those with limitations.
Gun Rights
Government and Democrat's that seek to strengthen government that must be stopped
Medical and Medicine access, and policies that harm American People for right to choice medical insurance and care.
Coal, Natural vs Renewed Energy bills and or laws that cost jobs that are effecting Texans and Texas.
Police Fire EMS Military Training and education, reform on education during disaster, disease outbake, or civil unrest.
Find it sad how much attention over seas committees get especially during times like we had past year and half now.
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Note: Mockus submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on April 20, 2021.
Campaign website
Mockus' campaign website stated the following:
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Helping Seniors Address the needs of Rural areas of Texas such as Medical Access and/or medical specialist, access to Fiber Optic and high-speed internet and/or satellite cell phones especially for emergency use and personnel. Protecting Medicare Medicaid presents related, but somewhat different challenges. As the dominant force in the health market with regard to long-term care, births, and persons with mental illness, it is the next frontier of welfare reform. It is simply too big and too flawed to be administered from Washington. This is an agenda to improve healthcare, not just to manage its costs. We reject the Democrats’ approach of rationing inherent in Obamacare. We recognize the de facto rationing of healthcare caused by reduced access to doctors who increasingly opt out of participating in Medicare and Medicaid. We will not accept that or any other approach which denies care — or lowers its quality — for America’s elderly. Creating Jobs Work with manufactures and distributors and convince them to relocate or create warehouses to stimulate the creation of new jobs and employment opportunities. Help small businesses recover and or obtain financial recovery from Government shutdowns during Covid-19 pandemic. Seeking tax breaks or forgivable loans and other relief opportunities for Small Business to regain loss profit during the Covid-19 pandemic. Fight any and all bills that taxes small to medium businesses in which said money goes either out of Texas, United States or helps to fund other countries. Growing Our Economy The fundamentals necessary for economic growth are a stable currency, the enforcement of contracts, the security of property rights, the accuracy of information in the market, and above all, the freedom of individuals to enjoy the fruit of their labor and to negotiate freely with others to exchange their goods and services under mutually acceptable terms. Republicans know how to fix an economy because we have done so many times before. Whenever we have reduced the tax and regulatory burdens on the economy, it has thrived and expanded. And whenever we have increased those burdens, the economy has withered and declined.[5] |
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 22, 2021.
- ↑ Gym Cypress, "Staff," accessed January 31, 2022
- ↑ Damien Mockus Republican for Texas Congressional District 38, "About Damien Mockus," accessed January 31, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 6, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Damien Mockus Republican for Texas Congressional District 38, “Our Agenda,” accessed January 27, 2022
