J. Daggett
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J. Daggett (Democratic Party) (also known as Jai) is running for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 25. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.[source]
Biography
J. Daggett was born in Houston, Texas. Daggett earned an associate degree from Tyler Junior College in 1992. His career experience includes being a CEO. Daggett has been affiliated with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Child Advocates, the Christus Foundation, Southwest Public Schools, Deacons of Deadwood, and Shadow Creek Ranch HOA.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 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
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 25
J. Daggett (D) and Mike Meadors (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 25 on March 3, 2026.
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Cody Vasut (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 25 on March 3, 2026.
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2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Cody Vasut defeated J. Daggett in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cody Vasut (R) | 61.0 | 47,002 |
| J. Daggett (D) | 39.0 | 29,999 | ||
| Total votes: 77,001 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 25
J. Daggett advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 25 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | J. Daggett | 100.0 | 4,789 | |
| Total votes: 4,789 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Cody Vasut advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 25 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cody Vasut | 100.0 | 14,613 |
| Total votes: 14,613 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Daggett received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
J. Daggett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Daggett's 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 Christian, husband, father, business owner that is trying to be the example for my dash. My children, the children that I teach or have influence over, the example that share in my every day is who I would like to represent me. I am a native Houstonian that has enjoyed all that Houston has to offer and settled just south of Houston in Pearland where I am raising my children, volunteering at their respective schools and my community. I also believe that I can "say" anything, but what do my actions show you? Block walk with me, meet the community with me. See how I want to represent you. If you agree, then help me represent my our community. If you do not agree that is alright also, you should be allowed to respectfully disagree. I look forward to representing you also.
- Affordable Healthcare. People should not live in fear of getting sick being ill or being the caregiver of someone experiencing a health crisis. We need to find a way to provide basic healthcare without bankrupting the system.
- Appropriate Jobs. Yes, there are more jobs out there than ever before, but do they pay a living wage? you should not have to maintain 3 jobs to afford your healthcare, your housing and the appreciation of life that the appropriate job affords you. Let's find a way to have better paying jobs that provide for the quality of life that we all aspire to have.
- Affordable Housing. We should be able to provide a secure roof over our heads for our loved ones and not have to live in fear of being a paycheck away from homelessness. Security should not be a premium to those that can afford it. We should not have to live in less than desirable areas just because that is all that we can afford. We are seeing cancer clusters, food deserts, medical deserts, and educational deserts all for the sake of "affordable" housing. We need to take a hard look at sprawl and work with municipalities to make communities more affordable, desirable and safe.
Community Engagement. I am well aware that participation is at an all time low, but I believe that people are apathetic for lack of knowledge. The integrity of the process has been made so confusing that no one knows what to trust. We need to find better ways to share information, explain what is confusing and allow more participation, not less.
It is hard to pin my hopes and dreams on one individual as many have shaped and molded me. I look up to those that have come before me in anything that I am trying to accomplish to make what they did better or take it to the next level. The sacrifices of those that have come before me are what I take into every opportunity afforded me.
The Bible, pick your version. The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and john Jay, Across that Bridge by John Lewis, Start with Why, by Simon Sinek, The 1619 project by Nikole Hannah Jones, Originals by Adam Grant. All of these have shaped my passion and my desires to represent people.
To represent people, you need to be humble, respectful, genuine and a good listener. In short you need to care about people more than yourself. When you no longer echo the voices of the people you seek to represent you are no longer necessary in that role.
Desire for the office and my ability to relate and my ability to listen. I learned very early to listen more than I speak because no one cares what you have to say until they know you care.
The core responsibilities of a state representative are to represent their constituents and make decisions that benefit the public. They should be transparent, accountable, and responsive to the needs of their constituents. They should also work to promote the common good and uphold the rule of law. In addition to creating legislation, state representatives are responsible for listening to their constituents and addressing their concerns. State representatives also have the power to oversee programs put into place by the executive branch. They may hold hearings on policies and can subpoena witnesses.
I would like people to say that he meant what he said and he said what he meant.
History is fun and I've had the fortune and misfortune to live through a lot of it. The first historical event that I can remember, that is fact checkable, would probably be being a member of the National Olympic Festival Band in 1986. To my knowledge I was the youngest member of the band. I was recruited out of Jr High and by the time of the festival I was in high school so I was technically eligible to be in the band. I was fourteen years old.
My very first job was mowing my neighbors lawns. A friend and I would ride our bikes around the neighborhood and ask people if we could mow their lawn, with their equipment for $10. We became so successful at it that my friends parents decided they wanted to do lawn maintenance full time so they quit their jobs and helped us mow lawns. I did that for two years and then it was off to high school. Yes, I started that business while I was in the 7th grade.
My book selections revolve around my interests at the time. Today a do-it-yourself book, tomorrow a biography on Prince, Next week, a book on serial entrepreneurship. I like to recognize that I am always open to learning something new.
Iron Man. (Marvel over DC) Smart, unlimited resources, the machine does all the heavy lifting.
Dance the night away by Dua Lipa.
I have experienced struggle in being taken seriously.
I believe, as state managers, Governors are responsible for implementing state laws and overseeing the operation of the state executive branch. As state leaders, Governors advance and pursue new and revised policies and programs using a variety of tools, among them executive orders, executive budgets, and legislative proposals and vetoes. As chiefs of the state, Governors serve as the intergovernmental liaison to the federal government on behalf of the state.
Governors carry out their management and leadership responsibilities and objectives with the support and assistance of department and agency heads, many of whom they are empowered to appoint. A majority of Governors have the authority to appoint state court judges as well, in most cases from a list of names submitted by a nominations committee.
Governors carry out their management and leadership responsibilities and objectives with the support and assistance of department and agency heads, many of whom they are empowered to appoint. A majority of Governors have the authority to appoint state court judges as well, in most cases from a list of names submitted by a nominations committee.
Getting out of the way of progress. As more and more of the country constructed, there is less and less desirable land. As more people come to Texas, we need to identify how to grow cohesively with nature and not against it. We cannot have farms in drought-stricken areas, and we cannot build sprawling communities in low lying areas without proper drainage and resources. We will continue to grow as Texas becomes more and more desirable and we need to be proactive and not reactive.
I do not specifically believe that people need to have experience to do a job that is ever evolving, but I do believe that a person's motivation needs to be in the right place to do a certain thing. You can lack all of the experience in the world, but if you have the passion for what you want to accomplish, you can do anything.
I absolutely believe that it is incredibly important to build relationships with other like-minded individuals to accomplish a common goal. The power of one is lost on community goals.
I do not know that there is a singular legislator that I would model myself after because all that I have met have had influence on the type of legislator that I would like to be, but what I can say is that I recognize that job is a lot more difficult than people imagine. I want to have the passion of a freshman representative and the experience and patience of a tenured representative. I want to put that in a blender and go to work!
I never close the door to opportunity, but I want to keep my eye squarely on the task at hand. Should the people that I am representing desire that I represent them in a different capacity, I will answer that call at that time.
Every time that I speak to students about opportunity or a community about hope, it inspires me to continue to push for representation, accountability, consideration and all of the things that are not equally distributed.
I thought the dryer was shrinking my clothes. Turns out it was the refrigerator all along.
The governors use of emergency powers has worked well, until it was manipulated to reflect the views and desires of the few. I think that the discretion of the use of emergency powers should be required to have the ability to evolve as people seek the ability to manipulate. We cannot continue to run our government on rules that were created before most of us were even born. Laws need to evolve as times change.
I would introduce a bill to support educators that participated in the Social Security system before becoming teachers and participating in the TRS system. I feel it is grossly unfair for someone to lawfully contributed to something for its intended purpose and then find themselves excluded from the benefit of that contribution. Overhauling Education is definitely a top priority that will have an immediate impact on our state.
Texas AFL-CIO, I have a number of individual supporters and endorsements, but because the Texas AFL-CIO is my largest, Ill start with them. More to come later.
Public Education, State Affairs, Ways and Means and Insurance
Government accountability is exactly why you represent constituents, so there is no separation between representation and accountability. If you seek to represent people by way of the political process, then you must be held accountable for those choices. Financial Transparency is directly tied to integrity. You cannot ask for someone's to support a financial decision that impacts a constituency and not explain the impact of that decision.
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2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 3, 2024
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