Taylor Rehmet

Taylor Rehmet (born July 17, 1992) is an American politician, union leader, and aircraft mechanic elected in 2026 to represent the 9th district in the Texas Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, Rehmet gained national attention after he won the runoff election held on January 31, 2026, by 14.4%. The district, which Republican Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024, had not been represented by a Democrat since 1991.

Early life and career Rehmet was born in Garland, Texas. His father worked as an airline mechanic and his mother worked in a salon.

After four years of active duty, he left the Air Force and joined Lockheed Martin as an aircraft mechanic in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2017. Rehmet and Wambsganss advanced to a runoff on January 31, 2026, where Rehmet won by over 14% of the vote. Going into the January run-off election he spent US$70,000, and Wambsganss reported $736,000 in expenditure. He received $500,000 in independent expenditures from VoteVets and $143,383 in donations from the Texas Democratic Party's Texas Majority PAC.

He was sworn into office on February 19, 2026.

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