Trever Nehls

Trever Nehls is the Republican nominee for Texas's open 22nd District in the southwest Houston area, previously held by his twin brother Troy Nehls. He served two terms as a Fort Bend County constable, is a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve according to a 2020 news report, and lost races for county sheriff in 2020 and county judge in 2022. According to his campaign website as quoted by Ballotpedia, he is running on border enforcement, lower costs, support for law enforcement and infrastructure.[1][2][3]

Nehls is the twin brother of Troy Nehls, the district's previous Representative.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and corrections from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville, a master's degree in public administration from Central Michigan University, and a master's degree in military strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College.[1] Nehls was a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and was deployed to the Middle East in March 2020, according to ABC13, and his campaign website describes him as a former constable and police officer. He also worked in the private sector and founded Nehls Consulting, LLC.[3][1]

Nehls served two terms as Fort Bend County Precinct 4 constable, from 2013 to 2020.[2][1] He won the 2020 Republican primary for Fort Bend County Sheriff with 82 percent of the vote, according to ABC13, and lost the general election to Democrat Eric Fagan, 52.6% to 47.4%. In 2022 he was the Republican nominee for Fort Bend County Judge and lost to incumbent KP George, 51.6% to 48.4%.[3][1][2] Troy Nehls announced on November 29, 2025, that he would not seek re-election, and his twin brother announced his candidacy for Texas's 22nd District. Trever Nehls won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary with 75.7% of the vote over Rebecca Clark.[4][2][1]

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