Marquette Greene-Scott

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Won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary with 54.6% of the vote over four other candidates.

Marquette Greene-Scott is the Democratic nominee for this open seat. She is an attorney and former math teacher who currently serves as mayor pro tem of Iowa Colony, Texas.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

On the record — official actions

  • actionServes as mayor pro tem and Position 3 city council member for the City of Iowa Colony, Texas.[3]

Background

  • Born in Opelousas, Louisiana; earned a B.S. in secondary education/mathematics (1993) and an M.S. in mathematics (1997) from Southern University, and a J.D. in 2004 from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University.[3]
  • Worked as a high school and college math teacher and is a practicing attorney in Texas and Louisiana.[3]
  • Serves as mayor pro tem of the City of Iowa Colony, holding Position 3 on the city council.[3]

Campaign money

Raised $54K · spent $54K · $127 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Trever Nehls · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 3.Marquette Greene-Scott - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words