Private citizen

Mark Teixeira is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees and won the 2009 World Series with the Yankees²³. He earned a business degree from Georgia Tech and has worked with the Texas Public Policy Foundation on school choice³⁴. He is a first-time candidate who won the 2026 Republican primary for the open 21st District seat without a runoff⁵⁶.

Where they stand

• Immigration: Deport everyone here illegally, as quickly as possible Said · low confidence
  • His campaign website says he will fully secure the southern border, deport illegal aliens, and crush the cartels. (2025-11) source
  • Told the San Antonio Report that the country does not need major immigration reform but major immigration enforcement, including funding for ICE and CBP. (2026) source
• Guns: Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a right Said · low confidence
  • His campaign website says he will protect the right to keep and bear arms from any infringement, federal or otherwise. (2025-11) source
• Transgender athletes: No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwide Said · medium confidence
  • Told a Young Republicans meeting that banning biological men from playing in women's sports is an issue he could not believe the Republican-controlled House had not yet tackled, and that he would be pressing it every day if he were in Congress. (2026-02-19) source
• Foreign policy: Pull back from foreign conflicts and aid (often called America First) Said · medium confidence
  • His campaign website calls for an America First foreign policy that ends forever wars and puts America's interests first at home and abroad. (2025-11) source
• DEI programs: Ban DEI offices and required training at public institutions, as Texas has Said · medium confidence
  • His campaign website lists ending radical woke indoctrination and killing DEI among his education priorities. (2025-11) source
• Healthcare: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Said Congress should open up insurance markets, increase competition, let patients choose their plans, and root out fraud in Medicare and Medicaid. (2026) source
  • His campaign website says he will lower costs, expand choice, and stop Washington from controlling healthcare decisions. (2025-11) source
• Energy and climate: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • His campaign website says he will unleash Texas oil, gas, and nuclear energy to restore U.S. energy dominance. (2025-11) source
• National debt: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • His campaign website says he will expand DOGE to cut wasteful federal spending. (2025-11) source
• Term limits: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • His campaign website says he will work to end the era of career politicians by enacting term limits. (2025-11) source
• Abortion: Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incest Said · low confidence
  • His campaign website lists protecting the unborn among his priorities. (2025-11) source
  • Told a Young Republicans meeting that the Republican primary candidates all agree on protecting life, along with securing the border and protecting the Second Amendment. (2026-02-19) source

No public position found on: Income taxes, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Trade and tariffs, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.