Josh Flynn
Josh Flynn (Republican Party) is running for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 138. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.[source]
Flynn (Republican Party) was a member of the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in Texas, representing Position 4, Precinct 3. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office on December 9, 2019.
Flynn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Josh Flynn was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1985 to 1993. Flynn's career experience includes working as an air traffic controller at Houston Air Route Center.[1][2]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary occurred on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 138
Tyler Smith (D) ran in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 138 on March 3, 2026.
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 138
Incumbent Lacey Hull (R), Natalie Blasingame (R), and Josh Flynn (R) ran in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 138 on March 3, 2026.
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| | Natalie Blasingame | |
| | Josh Flynn ![]() | |
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 138
Incumbent Lacey Hull defeated Stephanie Morales in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 138 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lacey Hull (R) | 57.1 | 32,395 | |
Stephanie Morales (D) ![]() | 42.9 | 24,353 | ||
| Total votes: 56,748 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 138
Stephanie Morales advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 138 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Stephanie Morales ![]() | 100.0 | 5,422 | |
| Total votes: 5,422 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 138
Incumbent Lacey Hull defeated Josh Flynn and Christine Kalmbach in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 138 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lacey Hull | 64.4 | 7,942 | |
Josh Flynn ![]() | 19.4 | 2,390 | ||
Christine Kalmbach ![]() | 16.2 | 1,992 | ||
| Total votes: 12,324 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 138
Lacey Hull defeated Akilah Bacy in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 138 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lacey Hull (R) ![]() | 51.6 | 33,081 | |
Akilah Bacy (D) ![]() | 48.4 | 30,982 | ||
| Total votes: 64,063 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 138
Akilah Bacy defeated Jenifer Rene Pool in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 138 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Akilah Bacy ![]() | 79.3 | 4,061 | |
| Jenifer Rene Pool | 20.7 | 1,063 | ||
| Total votes: 5,124 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 138
Akilah Bacy and Jenifer Rene Pool advanced to a runoff. They defeated Josh Wallenstein in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 138 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Akilah Bacy ![]() | 46.8 | 4,416 | |
| ✔ | Jenifer Rene Pool | 29.2 | 2,757 | |
Josh Wallenstein ![]() | 24.0 | 2,268 | ||
| Total votes: 9,441 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 138
Lacey Hull defeated Josh Flynn and Claver Kamau-Imani in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 138 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lacey Hull ![]() | 59.3 | 5,437 | |
| Josh Flynn | 32.3 | 2,962 | ||
| Claver Kamau-Imani | 8.4 | 767 | ||
| Total votes: 9,166 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 4, Precinct 3
Josh Flynn defeated Andrea Duhon in the general election for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 4, Precinct 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josh Flynn (R) | 50.3 | 165,171 | |
| Andrea Duhon (D) | 49.7 | 163,214 | ||
| Total votes: 328,385 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 4, Precinct 3
Andrea Duhon advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 4, Precinct 3 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Andrea Duhon | 100.0 | 29,893 | |
| Total votes: 29,893 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 4, Precinct 3
Josh Flynn defeated Bradley Tashenberg in the Republican primary for Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 4, Precinct 3 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josh Flynn | 82.6 | 31,560 | |
| Bradley Tashenberg | 17.4 | 6,628 | ||
| Total votes: 38,188 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Josh Flynn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Flynn's responses.
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- Government is too big
- Government needs to stay out of our personal lives
- Deal with fraud and waste, eliminate property taxes
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Note: Flynn submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on January 27, 2026.
2022
Josh Flynn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Flynn's responses.
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- Election Integrity. Our ballot is sacrosanct and efforts to undermine a fair election process must be stopped.
- Individual Freedom. We must be allowed to live our lives without the government placing arbitrary restriction on movement and mandating individual health decisions.
- Law & Order. The courts have opened the doors of the prisons. The courts and district attorneys must be held accountable.
The Conservative Mind, Russell Kirk
The Constitution of Liberty, & The Road to Serfdom Friedrich Hayek
Anything by Ben Shapiro.
Being a new legislator my choices for committee assignments would be very limited. However, that would not preclude me from using my privilege as a legislator to testify and lobby on behalf on the conservative agenda in all the committees necessary.
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2020
Josh Flynn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
2020 election
Harris County Republican Party notified Flynn that he was ineligible to appear on the ballot due to his holding a lucrative office when he filed for the Texas House. In Texas, a political candidate must resign any seat through which they receive compensation before filing for the ballot. As Flynn was a member of the Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) board of trustees and received $6 per meeting, he had to resign his seat before he could file for a different office. On December 9, 2019, the Texas statewide filing deadline, Flynn withdrew his original candidacy, submitted his resignation letter to an HCDE administrative assistant, and refiled for the House seat. Harris County Republican Party Chairman Paul Simpson stated that Flynn did not properly resign from the board in time for him to be eligible to appear on the primary ballot.[3][4]
On December 19, 2019, Flynn sued the Harris County Republican Party, arguing that his resignation was valid before he refiled for election. He received a temporary restraining order to remain on the ballot from a district court judge during the week of December 24, 2019. Flynn and the Harris County Republican Party met in mediation on January 11, 2020, and resolved that Flynn would appear on the 2020 Republican primary ballot. The Houston Chronicle reported that Chairman Simpson maintained that Flynn was not eligible to run.[4][5][6]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 138 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 31, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 27, 2026
- ↑ The Golden Hammer, "Harris County GOP Chairman Simpson Rejects Flynn’s Application To Appear On HD 138 Primary Ballot," December 18, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Houston Chronicle, "Flynn sues Harris County GOP, party chairman over eligibility for Texas House race," December 19, 2019
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Flynn wins restraining order against county GOP as Paxton weighs in," December 24, 2019
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Flynn will be on GOP primary ballot, even as party chair disputes eligibility," January 13, 2020
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Harris County Department of Education, Precinct 3 2019-2019 |
Succeeded by Andrea Duhon (D) |

