Biography
Zach Herbert is the Democratic candidate for Texas House of Representatives District 112 in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] A Marine Corps veteran and personal injury trial lawyer from the Dallas area, he says he is running to bring advocacy for fairness to Austin on behalf of District 112 families.[1]
Herbert was born in Dallas, Texas, and attended Wills Point High School.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Nazarene University in 2006, a law degree from the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law in 2009, and a graduate degree from the Pepperdine University School of Business in 2019.[1] He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2010 to 2013.[1]
Herbert's listed profession is attorney, and in a 2026 Ballotpedia survey he said he has spent most of his career in courtrooms across Texas representing people against large insurance companies and corporations.[1] He advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.[1] In the survey, he listed education, expanding Medicaid access, raising the minimum wage, reproductive healthcare decisions, small businesses, local control and gun safety as policy areas of interest, and called himself a "solutions-over-partisanship candidate."[1]
- 1.Zach Herbert - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Texas House District 112
Zach Herbert is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Texas House District 112 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
