Taylor Rehmet (born 1992 or 1993)[1] is an American politician,union leader,and aircraft mechanic who is the member-elect for district 9 of the Texas Senate. A member of the Democratic Party,Rehmet gained national attention after winning by a 14% margin the 2026 special election runoff for the seat,which Donald Trump had won by 17 points in 2024.[2]
After Republican Kelly Hancock resigned from the Texas Senate to become Chief Clerk of the Texas Comptroller's Office,Rehmet ran for the vacant seat to fill his term ending January 2027. In the November 5,2025 special election,Rehmet placed first with 47.6% of the vote ahead of RepublicansLeigh Wambsganss and John Huffman.[5] Rehmet and Wambsganss advanced to a runoff on January 31,2026,where Rehmet won by over 14% of the vote.[2]
Media noted that the district was reliably Republican and that Donald Trump had won the district by 17 points in the 2024 presidential election,making Rehmet's victory an upset.[6] Rehmet had also been outspent throughout the campaign,spending $68,000 compared to millions by Wambsganss and Huffman leading up to the November election. Going into the January runoff election,he was outspent by Wambsganss who reported $736,000 in expenditures compared to Rehmet's $718,000. He received $500,000 in independent expenditures from VoteVets and $143,383 in donations from the Texas Democratic Party's Texas Majority PAC.[7]
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