Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) announced on Dec. 8, 2025, that he will run for Tarrant County judge in 2026 rather than for another term in the U.S. House of Representatives.

On his decision, Veasey posted on X, “After reflection, prayer, and long conversations with my family, I have decided not to seek re-election to Congress in 2026. Let me be clear: I’m not stepping back from the fight. I’m stepping into a new one.”

In 2012, Veasey won his first term in the U.S. House in Texas’ 33rd Congressional District. The district was created as a result of the 2010 census. Veasey defeated Chuck Bradley (R) in the general election 73% to 26%. 

In Veasey’s five subsequent re-election bids in the district in which he ran with major party opposition, he won by 48 percentage points in 2016, 54 percentage points in 2018, 42 percentage points in 2020, 46 percentage points in 2022, and 38 percentage points in 2024. In 2014, Veasey ran in the district without major party opposition.

As of Dec. 9, 2025, independent race forecasters The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections have rated the 2026 general election for the district as Solid Democratic. Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Democratic.

Veasey is one of nine members of Texas’ 40-member congressional delegation to announce that they will not seek re-election to their current seat in 2026. The other members were:

• Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D) is retiring from public office.
• Rep. Troy Nehls (R) is retiring from public office.
• Rep. Jodey Arrington (R) is retiring from public office.
• Rep. Michael McCaul (R) is retiring from public office.
• Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R) is retiring from public office.
• Rep. Wesley Hunt (R) is running to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate.
• Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) is running to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate.
• Rep. Chip Roy (R) is running for attorney general of Texas.

As of Dec. 8, 2025, Crockett is one of 50 members of the U.S. Congress—eight U.S. Senate members and 42 U.S. House members—who have announced they will not seek re-election to their current seats in 2026.

Of the 42 U.S. House incumbents who are not seeking re-election:

• Fifteen—10 Democrats and five Republicans—are retiring from public office.
• Thirteen—seven Democrats and six Republicans—are running for the U.S. Senate.
• Twelve—one Democrat and 11 Republicans—are running for governor.
• One Republican is running for state attorney general.
• One Democrat is running for a local office.

At this point in the last four election cycles, there were 33 retirement announcements in 2024, 30 in 2022, 30 in 2020, and 33 in 2018. 

Between January 2011 and December 2025, 343 U.S. House incumbents announced they would not seek re-election. January had the highest number of members announcing they would not run for re-election at 57. The fewest announcements took place in June at 15.