Rep. Marc Veasey (D) drops bid for Tarrant County judge

U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, announced Monday he is withdrawing from the race for Tarrant County judge, a week after his 11th-hour decision to run for the county executive post.

Veasey, who has represented North Texas’ 33rd Congressional District since 2013, filed to challenge County Judge Tim O’Hare on Dec. 8, the deadline for candidates to get on the 2026 ballot in Texas. His decision to forgo reelection to Congress came after the GOP’s summer redistricting left him with a lack of viable options. The new congressional map approved by Republicans in the Legislature split up Veasey’s political base in Fort Worth, shifting his district entirely into neighboring Dallas County.

But on Monday, he announced that he wanted to keep his focus next year — his final year in Congress — on his dismantled congressional district, rather than campaigning for local office.

“Right now, my responsibility is to stay in Congress and continue the fight where the stakes are highest — holding Donald Trump accountable, pushing back against MAGA extremism, and defending the democratic values our community depends on,” Veasey said in a statement. “That is where I believe I can do the most good, and that is the work I intend to continue until the end of my term.”




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