James Talarico's Biography
- State House (TX) - District 50, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. Senate (TX) - Sr
Full Name:
James D. Talarico
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
05/17/1989
Birth Place:
Round Rock, TX
Home City:
Round Rock, TX
Religion:
Presbyterian
Bachelor's, Government, University of Texas at Austin
Master's, Education Policy, Harvard University
Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 50, 2023-present
Candidate, United States Senate, Texas, District Sr, 2026
Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 50, 2022, 2024
Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 52, 2019-2023
Member, House Administration Committee
Member, Public Education Committee
Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Academic and Career-Oriented Education
Vice Chair, Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development Committee
Former Member, Calendars Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Vice Chair, Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development, Texas State House of Representatives
Executive Director, Reasoning Minds, Central Texas, present
Education Consultant, Private Practice in Texas
Former Sixth Grade Language Arts Teacher, Rhodes Middle School
No organizational membership information on file.
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
I'm only able to run for office because my community took responsibility for the next generation. I owe everything to my mother who worked overtime to keep us afloat, my teachers in Round Rock ISD who devoted themselves to my education, and my neighbors who came together to fund my college education. Because of their commitment, I've been able to attend some of the best universities in the world and pay it forward to the next generation through my work as a public school teacher and nonprofit leader. Politicians, from the White House to the State House, have forgotten what responsibility means. This is why I'm running: to bring common sense and common decency back to our state government so we can move Texas forward.