Jace Yarbrough

Jace Yarbrough was raised in the Jim Ned area, a small West Texas community, according to a Dallas Express interview, and his campaign website calls him a seventh-generation Texan.[2][8] He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering and a B.A. in government from the University of Texas at Austin.[2][1] After graduating he served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force and, according to a January 2026 interview, continues in the Reserves.[2][1] Yarbrough attended Stanford Law School from 2015 to 2018 and became a Dallas-based trial attorney; Ballotpedia News describes him as a constitutional law attorney and co-founder of Saint Francis Academy. His campaign website says he and his wife, Elizabeth, co-founded a classical Christian academy and that he is the father of five.[2][4][1][8]

In a 2023 interview, Yarbrough said he refused an order from his reserve command to take the COVID-19 vaccine, citing his faith, after 12 years of service.[3] In October 2023 he filed a federal lawsuit over a letter of admonishment he received for remarks at a 2021 military retirement ceremony, and a judge allowed the case to proceed in September 2025. According to his Ballotpedia survey, First Liberty Institute represented him, and he says he served as an election-integrity lawyer for Donald Trump's campaign.[9][1]

Yarbrough ran for Texas State Senate District 30 in 2024, finishing second in the Republican primary on March 5 and losing the May 28 runoff to Brent Hagenbuch, 56.7% to 43.3%.[1][3] He then entered the 32nd District race, finishing in the top two of the March 3, 2026 Republican primary; the May 26 runoff against Ryan Binkley was canceled, making Yarbrough the nominee. President Trump endorsed him on February 4, 2026.[10][4] According to his Ballotpedia survey, he campaigned on border security, immigration enforcement and the America First agenda.[1] Yarbrough won the November 3, 2026 general election with 51.5% of the vote to Dan Barrios's 48.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[5]