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Mark Teixeira

Republican · Texas · 2026

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U.S. House, TX-21Texas · 2026
Top priorities
  • Lower costs
  • Border and public safety

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Teixeira is a former Major League Baseball All Star who played 14 seasons, earning three All Star selections and a 2009 World Series championship with the New York Yankees, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Teixeira attended Georgia Tech, was drafted fifth overall by the Texas Rangers in 2001, and has been active in community service since returning to Texas in 2021, per the campaign site.

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