EXCLUSIVE: Former FEC Chair Will Enter Open House Race In Texas

Former Federal Election Commission (FEC) chairman James “Trey” Trainor, III will announce his candidacy for Texas’ 21st congressional district next week, the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.

Texas’ 21st congressional district is currently being represented by Republican Rep. Chip Roy, who announced in August that he will not seek reelection and instead run to replace Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running for U.S. Senate.

“Texans deserve a proven conservative who will fight for their values, secure our border, rein in wasteful spending, and defend our freedoms,” Trainor said in a statement provided to the DCNF. “I’m ready to bring my experience from Austin and Washington to Congress and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Trump to put America First.”

Trainor told the Washington Examiner on Sept. 25 that he would step down from his role as FEC vice chairman effective Oct. 3, adding that he was “seriously evaluating” running for the open House seat in Texas.

Trainor, who is a Texas native, was nominated to the FEC by Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in May 2020. The following month, Trainor was elected as FEC chairman for the remainder of that year, according to a