Boerne’s Michael Wheeler on Friday announced his intention to run for the U.S. House of Representatives District 21 seat in the 2026 general election.
Chip Roy, the District 21 House representative, announced Aug. 21 he will run for attorney general next year, rather than seek another term in the House. Current Texas AG Ken Paxton is running for the U.S. Senate seat.
Wheeler, the former Kendall County Republican Party chair, relocated to Washington, D.C., in June as he took on a position as senior adviser for the U.S. Small Business Administration, serving in the Office of Investment and Innovation in the nation’s capital.
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