Pat Fallon
Pat Fallon, a Republican businessman who has represented Texas's 4th congressional district since 2021, is seeking reelection in 2026 against Democrat Jason Pearce, a construction project manager.
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- Born
- December 19, 1967
- Birthplace
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Education
- University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts in government and international relations)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Pat Fallon was born on December 19, 1967, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where both of his parents were public school teachers.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and international relations from the University of Notre Dame, where he played varsity football under coach Lou Holtz and was part of the 1988 national championship team.
As a cadet in the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps, Fallon was commissioned as a second lieutenant on graduation and then served four years in the United States Air Force. He is married to Susan Kimberly Garner, and they have two sons.
Career
After college Pat Fallon relocated to Denton County, Texas, in the early 1990s and became president and chief executive officer of Virtus Apparel, a Prosper-based company that makes clothing of military and patriotic design.
His political career began in 2009 with election to an at-large seat on the Frisco City Council, where colleagues chose him as mayor pro tem in May 2011.
He represented the 106th district in the Texas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019 and, after defeating incumbent Craig Estes in the 2018 primary, the 30th district of the Texas Senate from 2019 to 2021.
Fallon reached Congress after John Ratcliffe resigned the 4th district seat to become Director of National Intelligence.
In August 2020 the district's Republican county and precinct chairs selected him as the party's nominee, and he won the November general election with 75% of the vote against Democrat Russell Foster.
In the House he serves on the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in July 2024 he was named to the bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
2026 race
Pat Fallon is seeking another term in Texas's 4th congressional district, which covers the eastern Texoma region along the Red River, including Sherman and Paris, along with Frisco, most of Plano and the Collin County portion of Dallas. He was re-elected with 68.4% of the vote in 2024.
In the 2026 Republican primary he defeated farmer Don Horn, a candidate for the seat in 2024, with 80.6% of the vote. On November 3, 2026, he faces Democrat Jason Pearce, a construction project manager who won the Democratic primary with 52.0% of the vote against teacher Andrew Rubell.