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Matt Morgan (Texas)
Matt Morgan (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 26. He assumed office on January 14, 2025. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Morgan (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 26. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Morgan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Matt Morgan was born in Houston, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from Sam Houston State University in 2002. His career experience includes working as a managing director and business owner. He also spent 10 years working in the oil and gas industry.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Matt Morgan defeated Daniel Lee in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Morgan (R)  | 59.2 | 48,561 |
| Daniel Lee (D) | 40.8 | 33,505 | ||
| Total votes: 82,066 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Daniel Lee advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Daniel Lee | 100.0 | 4,646 | |
| Total votes: 4,646 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Matt Morgan defeated incumbent Jacey Jetton and Jessica Rose Huang in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Morgan | 53.8 | 8,786 |
 | Jacey Jetton | 38.7 | 6,316 | |
 | Jessica Rose Huang | 7.6 | 1,235 | |
| Total votes: 16,337 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Morgan in this election.
Pledges
Morgan signed the following pledges.
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Jacey Jetton defeated L. Sarah DeMerchant in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacey Jetton (R) | 51.8 | 43,438 |
 | L. Sarah DeMerchant (D) | 48.2 | 40,436 | |
| Total votes: 83,874 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 26
L. Sarah DeMerchant defeated Suleman Lalani in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | L. Sarah DeMerchant | 52.3 | 4,579 |
 | Suleman Lalani | 47.7 | 4,168 | |
| Total votes: 8,747 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Jacey Jetton defeated Matt Morgan in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacey Jetton | 52.4 | 7,544 |
| Matt Morgan | 47.6 | 6,853 | |
| Total votes: 14,397 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Suleman Lalani and L. Sarah DeMerchant advanced to a runoff. They defeated Rish Oberoi and Lawrence Allen Jr. in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Suleman Lalani | 31.7 | 4,425 |
| ✔ | | L. Sarah DeMerchant | 29.6 | 4,131 |
 | Rish Oberoi | 20.3 | 2,838 | |
 | Lawrence Allen Jr. | 18.4 | 2,570 | |
| Total votes: 13,964 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Matt Morgan and Jacey Jetton advanced to a runoff. They defeated Leonard Chan in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Morgan | 49.7 | 7,989 |
| ✔ | | Jacey Jetton | 40.7 | 6,540 |
 | Leonard Chan | 9.6 | 1,551 | |
| Total votes: 16,080 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rick Miller (R)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Matt Morgan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morgan'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 will never sell your votes to PAC's or organizations, the vote belongs to you the people of district HD 26. I turned down money and an endorsement from PAC's because they wanted to buy my loyalty to them. I am running to return the voice to we the people.
- We must secure the border. Texans spend nearly tens of billions of dollars in illegal aliens every year from our tax dollars. I have a plan to finish the wall once and for all.
- Our elections should be open, honest, and fair. I want every citizen to have the ability to vote should they choose, but I do not want a single illegal vote cast. We need to print a readable serial number on every ballot in the State. We need to ensure that those that have passed do not remain on our voter rolls. In Fort Bend we have had peopled that passed away twelve years ago remain on the voter rolls, this must be fixed.
A Scout is:
TRUSTWORTHY. Tell the truth and keep promises. People can depend on you.
LOYAL. Show that you care about your family, friends, Scout leaders, school, and country.
HELPFUL. Volunteer to help others without expecting a reward.
FRIENDLY. Be a friend to everyone, even people who are very different from you.
COURTEOUS. Be polite to everyone and always use good manners.
KIND. Treat others as you want to be treated. Never harm or kill any living thing without good reason.
OBEDIENT. Follow the rules of your family, school, and pack. Obey the laws of your community and country.
CHEERFUL. Look for the bright side of life. Cheerfully do tasks that come your way. Try to help others be happy.
THRIFTY. Work to pay your own way. Try not to be wasteful. Use time, food, supplies, and natural resources wisely.
BRAVE. Face difficult situations even when you feel afraid. Do what you think is right despite what others might be doing or saying.
CLEAN. Keep your body and mind fit. Help keep your home and community clean.
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2020
Matt Morgan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 26 |
Officeholder Texas House of Representatives District 26 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 5, 2024
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jacey Jetton (R) |
Texas House of Representatives District 26 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
