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James Talarico
James Dell Talarico (born May 17, 1989) is an American politician, Presbyterian seminarian, and former public school teacher serving in the Texas House of Representatives since 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has been called a "rising star" among Texas Democrats.
Representing Texas House District 50, Talarico serves as Vice Chair of the Texas House's Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development Committee, and is also a member of the Public Education and House Administration Committees.
In September 2025, Talarico announced his candidacy for the 2026 US Senate race in Texas.
Talarico was born at a Round Rock Hospital in Williamson County, Texas, to Tamara Causey, a single mother. He was later adopted by Mark Talarico, of Italian descent, and has a younger sister. He attended Round Rock ISD schools and graduated from McNeil High School in Williamson County.
His grandfather was a Baptist preacher in South Texas who he says taught him that Christianity "is a simple—though not easy—religion, rooted in two commandments: 'love God and love your neighbor.'"
Talarico earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin, where he organized students for tuition relief. He was a member of the Friar Society, the University of Texas's oldest honor society. He later earned a Master of Education degree in education policy from Harvard University.
In August 2022, while a member of the Texas House of Representatives, Talarico began pursuing a Master of Divinity at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
In 2011, Talarico joined Teach For America, teaching sixth-grade English language arts at Rhodes Middle School on the west side of San Antonio. After two years of teaching, he became the Central Texas executive director for Reasoning Mind, a Texas nonprofit focusing on bringing technology to low-income classrooms.
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James Talarico
James Dell Talarico (born May 17, 1989) is an American politician, Presbyterian seminarian, and former public school teacher serving in the Texas House of Representatives since 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has been called a "rising star" among Texas Democrats.
Representing Texas House District 50, Talarico serves as Vice Chair of the Texas House's Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development Committee, and is also a member of the Public Education and House Administration Committees.
In September 2025, Talarico announced his candidacy for the 2026 US Senate race in Texas.
Talarico was born at a Round Rock Hospital in Williamson County, Texas, to Tamara Causey, a single mother. He was later adopted by Mark Talarico, of Italian descent, and has a younger sister. He attended Round Rock ISD schools and graduated from McNeil High School in Williamson County.
His grandfather was a Baptist preacher in South Texas who he says taught him that Christianity "is a simple—though not easy—religion, rooted in two commandments: 'love God and love your neighbor.'"
Talarico earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin, where he organized students for tuition relief. He was a member of the Friar Society, the University of Texas's oldest honor society. He later earned a Master of Education degree in education policy from Harvard University.
In August 2022, while a member of the Texas House of Representatives, Talarico began pursuing a Master of Divinity at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
In 2011, Talarico joined Teach For America, teaching sixth-grade English language arts at Rhodes Middle School on the west side of San Antonio. After two years of teaching, he became the Central Texas executive director for Reasoning Mind, a Texas nonprofit focusing on bringing technology to low-income classrooms.
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