Mark Nair

Mark Nair is the Democratic nominee challenging incumbent Ronny Jackson in Texas's 13th District. A former Amarillo city councilman, he describes himself as an inventor, entrepreneur and educator who worked for more than two decades at an entertainment-distribution company before teaching economics and software development at Amarillo College. His campaign focuses on healthcare, government accountability and education.[1][2][3]

Nair earned a high school diploma from Westfield High School, a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in 1988 and a graduate degree from Texas A&M in 1991.[1] In his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, he says he worked for 23 years in the entertainment distribution business at Anderson Merchandisers; his campaign website says he was the company's head of innovation.[1][3] He has taught economics and software development at the college level, and he says he won the Faculty Excellence Award at Amarillo College in 2020.[1][3]

Nair describes himself as an inventor with a few technological patents and a member of the National Academy of Inventors, and says he helps mentor startup companies at the Texas Tech Innovation Hub and the National Science Foundation.[1][3] He is a former member of the Amarillo City Council.[1][2][3] Nair ran unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary and received 28,198 votes.[1][2]

Nair has lived in Amarillo for more than 30 years with his wife, Suzanne; he says they have three children, all born in Amarillo.[1][3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.