Jace Yarbrough announced on Monday that he has filed to represent Denton in District 30 of the Texas Senate, replacing Sen. Drew Springer, who had previously announced that he would not be running for re-election.
Yarbrough is a seventh-generation Texan who obtained bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and government from the University of Texas at Austin, according to a news release sent to The Dallas Express.
After earning his degrees, Yarbrough served in the U.S. Air Force, and he currently serves in the Air Force Reserve while living in Denton with his wife and four children.
Yarbrough is also a former fellow of the John Jay Institute for Faith, Society and Law, the Alliance Defending Freedom’s Blackstone Legal Fellowship, and the Claremont Institute.
Yarbrough stated in the press release that Texas is currently “at a crossroads as a state and nation, and it is time for genuine, battle-tested conservatives to step into the public arena.”
“I’ve been in tough fights to secure jobs, end religious discrimination, and protect life in Texas. I’ve stood up for First Amendment freedoms when mine were challenged. I didn’t fight these battles because they were easy, but because I refuse to give ground to progressive activists or those who tolerate radical, and anti-American, ideology,” stated Yarbrough.
“Texans need a strategic fighter in Austin who won’t back down in the face of pressure from the establishment, attacks by the media, or threats from the left wing mob.”
Yarbrough stated in the release that he dedicated his life to “the creative and strategic advancement of liberty, religious freedom, and conservative values,” adding that he plans to “continue that fight in the Texas Senate.”
In addition to Yarbrough announcing his intentions to run for the open seat, multiple other candidates have begun their campaigns.
Fellow Republicans Cody Clark, Brent Hagenbuch, and U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Sherman) previously announced their intentions to represent Denton in the Texas Senate. However, Fallon later reversed course and said that he would run for re-election to his seat in the U.S. House.
Note: This article was updated on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 11:33 p.m. to clarify Rep. Fallon’s election plans.