Former Major League Baseball All-Star Mark Teixeira announced that he is running for Congress, representing Texas.
Teixeira, who played for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and New York Yankees, aims to take the seat currently held by Rep. Chip Roy, who is running for Texas Attorney General.
“Big news: I’m ready to go!” he wrote on X. “As a lifelong conservative who loves this country, I’m running for Congress to fight for the principles that make Texas and America great.”
“It takes teamwork to win – I’m ready to help defend President Trump’s America First agenda, Texas families, and individual liberty,” Teixeira wrote.
In a press release for his campaign, Teixeira vowed to “work with President Trump to secure the border, grow the economy, end radical woke indoctrination, promote American energy independence, defend life and the Second Amendment, end forever wars, and strengthen the military.”
Teixeira honored Roy’s representation of the district, saying he led with “unwavering courage and leaves an impressive legacy of principled conservative leadership.”
Roy’s run for Texas Attorney General comes as the state’s current AG, Ken Paxton, has launched a bid for senator.
Announcing his plans on X, Roy wrote, “Texas has a long and proud tradition of rising to defend our homes, our freedom, and our communities.” He added he is “running for Attorney General to carry on that legacy… unafraid to fight, unafraid to win, and unafraid to defend Texas at every turn.”
Paxton said in April that he is running against Senator John Cornyn (R) for his U.S. Senate seat, aiming to “take a sledgehammer to the D.C. establishment.”
