Jared Patterson is running for re-election in Texas House District 106, which represents parts of Frisco, Denton, and the entirety of The Colony.
He is unopposed in the GOP primary, perhaps due to his laser-like focus on achieving what he deems “conservative policy wins.”
Patterson (R-Frisco) first joined the Texas House in 2019 when Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) vacated the seat for a spot in the Texas Senate. Fallon later went on to secure a seat in the U.S. House.
“I’m running for re-election to build on the legacy conservative wins that we’ve accomplished in recent years. Each and every session I’m looking to move the conservative movement forward. That’s what I plan to do in 2025.”
Patterson laid out a laundry list of policy wins and made the case that Gov. Greg Abbott and Speaker Dade Phelan’s (R-Beaumont) leadership enabled the string of victories.
“We’ve been given the ability as conservatives in the Texas House to have a voice and to push the movement forward. The results have been the most conservative agenda in the nation. Look at the Texas Heartbeat Act, the trigger ban on abortion. You’re taking away 50,000 abortions in 2019 to 34 in a year. Constitutional carry, not having to ask the government’s permission to exercise your second amendment rights for the first time since reconstruction.
“We’re talking about the strongest election integrity laws in the nation here in Texas. The law is so strong that the Democrats literally tried to flee the state to stop it. You look at the largest property tax cut in United States history, you look at the most significant border funding of any state ever. … I could go on and on about bills that are not just conservative bills but legacy wins for the conservative movement.”
Patterson proceeded to outline the top priorities for a Republican-led Texas House in the 2025 legislative session.
“The three big things we’re going to work on is to continue to provide property tax relief. Unfortunately, we’re still going to have to focus on border security. Hopefully, we can flip the White House, and that will provide relief to the State of Texas.
“Even still, we’re going to continue to focus on border security next session. The third thing — not that this is in order — is parental empowerment and school choice. The next big conservative legacy win we will get in Texas will be parental empowerment and school choice.”
The Dallas Express asked Patterson about Abbott’s increased involvement in the House primaries, stemming from his desire to see school choice pass after legislation failed in the House in November.
“Certainly Gov. Abbott’s leadership on this issue and many others helps. We’ve had some members retire that were staunchly opposed to school choice. I don’t know if now or never is the deal, but I just feel like it has more momentum now than it ever has.”
Patterson pointed to his work on the House Calendars Committee as an example of the part he has played in advancing the policy wins he touted.
“I’ve been able to serve on the Calendars Committee which is the most powerful committee in the legislature, House or Senate. We’ve been able to push forward a lot of these wins, these conservative policy wins, because conservatives like me are there pushing this agenda forward. It’s really because of that work that we’ve been able to take such a right turn in recent years.”
Patterson said that he is spending the Republican primary election cycle campaigning and helping other Republican House members win their elections.
“There’s colleagues that have been in the trenches with me, colleagues who created too many conservative wins to print, that I think earned their right to come back. I’m out with them doing everything that I can to give back to the Texas House. I’m just deeply honored to serve, and I’m so proud of what we’ve accomplished as a team.”