TX · Candidate
Patrick Gillespie
RCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · Texas's 33rd District
Biography
Patrick Gillespie is the Republican nominee, a technical writer and former union local officer originally from West Virginia who has lived in Texas since 1984. He has not held elected office; he was the Republican nominee against Rep. Marc Veasey in 2022 and 2024 and won the 2026 Republican runoff over John Sims. In his Ballotpedia survey responses, he lists border security among his priorities.[1][2]
Patrick Gillespie was born in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1957, according to his Ballotpedia survey. He graduated from Huntington High School, attended Marshall University, and moved to Texas in 1984.[1] He worked as a technical writer at Boeing, BAE Systems, American Airlines and Flextronics International; in his survey he put his tenure at about 19.5 years at Boeing, 8 years at BAE Systems and 10 years at American Airlines.[1] Gillespie also described working at UPS Supply Chain Solutions in its international division and doing part-time parts inspection for Lockheed Martin.[1]
Gillespie served as vice president of Local Lodge 2768 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.[1] He was the Republican nominee for the 33rd District in 2022, losing to Rep. Marc Veasey 72.0% to 25.6%, and again in 2024, losing 68.8% to 31.2%.[1] In 2026 he won the May 26 Republican primary runoff over John Sims, 57.1% to 42.9%, to become the nominee for the redrawn district.[1][2]
- 1.Patrick Gillespie · Ballotpedia (quoting Gillespie's campaign website and Candidate Connection survey) Candidate's own words
- 2.United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.