Texas Rep. Marc Veasey to drop his reelection bid

Rep. Marc Veasey is set to drop his House bid in a Dallas-area seat and will instead run for Tarrant County judge, according to a person familiar with the situation granted anonymity.

It’s the latest reshuffle brought on by the Texas GOP’s gerrymander, which could yield the party as many as five additional seats in next year’s midterms. Veasey’s north Texas district was redrawn to favor Republicans.

Veasey had been expected to run for the seat being vacated by Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who launched her Senate campaign on Monday after former Rep. Colin Allred dropped out of that race. Punchbowl News first reported Veasey’s decision.

Allred’s decision to bow out of the Senate race and instead run for a seat in the House sets up yet another primary battle between the former NFL linebacker and Rep. Julie Johnson (D-Texas) in the state’s newly redrawn 33rd Congressional District. Johnson succeeded Allred after he left the House for his first Senate bid in 2024.