US EditionTrump ally Rep. Troy Nehls says he’s retiring
- On Saturday, Rep. Troy E. Nehls announced he will not seek reelection after the current Congress, saying he will return home to focus on family after over 30 years in law enforcement and six years representing the 22nd Congressional District.
- Nehls's 22nd Congressional District, centered in Fort Bend and Brazoria counties, faces possible line changes as the announcement comes nine days before the Dec. 8 filing deadline for the 2026 primary ballot.
- He serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and chairs the Subcommittee on Aviation; his term runs until January 2027.
- Nehls's exit adds to a wave of Texas GOP departures ahead of 2026, joining five other Texas Republicans including Wesley Hunt of Houston and Chip Roy of Austin, with a short window before the Dec. 8 filing deadline.
- Nehls, a fervent supporter of President Donald Trump, said he called Trump before deciding and earlier this month joined the Texas GOP congressional delegation to publish the Jeffrey Epstein files after Trump encouraged the vote.
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Rep. Troy Nehls Announces Retirement From Congress
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) has decided to retire from Congress. “I have made the decision, after conversations with my beautiful bride and my girls over the Thanksgiving holiday, to focus on my family and return home from Congress,” he wrote in a social media post on Nov. 29. Nehls has represented Texas’s 22nd congressional district since 2021. The district covers a largely suburban area southwest of Houston. Before his time in Congress, Nehls se…
GOP in Freefall as Yet Another MAGA Congressman Suddenly Quits
The Republican Party took another hit this weekend as Rep. Troy E. Nehls abruptly announced he’s walking away at the end of his term — the latest in a string of MAGA-aligned lawmakers stepping aside and fueling chatter that something much bigger is unraveling inside the GOP. Nehls dropped the news on Saturday, posting a long farewell message on social media. The timing couldn’t be worse for Republicans, especially after Marjorie Taylor Greene’s …
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