Marquette Greene-Scott, a Democratic Iowa Colony city councilor and the party's 2024 nominee in the district, faces Republican Trever Nehls for Texas's open 22nd congressional district seat in 2026.
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Biography & Campaign Analysis
2026 race
Marquette Greene-Scott, an Iowa Colony city councilor who was the Democratic nominee for Texas's 22nd congressional district in 2024, is again the party's nominee in 2026. The district covers southwest suburban Houston, including Sugar Land, Rosenberg, Lake Jackson, Angleton, Katy and Fulshear.
The seat is open because Republican incumbent Troy Nehls declined to seek reelection. Greene-Scott won the five-candidate Democratic primary with 54.6% of the vote, ahead of editor Chris Fernandez at 18.5%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Greene-Scott faces Republican Trever Nehls, the incumbent's brother and a former Fort Bend County constable.