Randy Weber
Randy Weber, a Republican who has represented Texas's 14th congressional district since 2013, is seeking reelection in 2026 against Democrat Thurman Bartie, a former mayor of Port Arthur.
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- Born
- July 2, 1953
- Birthplace
- Pearland, Texas
- Education
- Alvin Community College
University of Houston-Clear Lake (Bachelor of Science in public affairs, 1977)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Randy Weber, whose full name is Randall Keith Weber, was born on July 2, 1953. He graduated from Alvin Community College and in 1977 earned a Bachelor of Science in public affairs from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. In 1981 he founded Weber's Air & Heat Air-Conditioning Company. Weber is married to Brenda Weber, a Pearland schoolteacher, and the couple have three children and eight grandchildren. He lives in Alvin, Texas, and is a Baptist.
Career
Before entering state politics, Weber served for six years on the Pearland city council and held several local Republican Party roles, including chair of the Pearland Area Republican Party Headquarters.
After state representative Glenda Dawson died in 2006, he lost the special election runoff for her Texas House seat to Mike P. O'Day, then won the seat in 2008 after O'Day retired, taking 59% in the primary and 60% in the general election.
He represented the 29th district from 2009 to 2013 and was reelected in 2010 with 85% of the vote.
When U.S. representative Ron Paul retired in 2012, Weber entered the race for the redrawn 14th congressional district.
He placed first in the Republican primary with 28%, defeated Pearland city councilwoman Felicia Harris in the runoff, and beat former congressman Nick Lampson 53% to 45% in the general election.
In the 119th Congress he sits on the Committee on Energy and Commerce, where he is vice chair of the Subcommittee on Energy, and on the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, where he chairs its Subcommittee on Energy.
2026 race
Weber is the Republican incumbent in Texas's 14th congressional district, which he won with 68.7% of the vote in 2024. For 2026 the district remains anchored in Galveston County and now extends west to Manvel, Alvin and southern Missouri City, and east to Port Arthur and Orange.
In the Republican primary Weber defeated preschool teacher Jessica Forgy with 88.6% of the vote. In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Democrat Thurman Bartie, a former mayor of Port Arthur who won the Democratic nomination in a runoff against small business owner Richard Davis.