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Patrick Edward Fallon (born December 19, 1967)[1] is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has been the U.S. representative for Texas's 4th congressional district since 2021. Fallon was also a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 106th district from 2013 to 2019 and represented the 30th district of the Texas Senate from 2019 to 2021.[2]

Key Information

Fallon is a member of the new House Department of Government Efficiency Committee.[3]

Early life and education

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Fallon was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.[4] Both his parents were public school teachers, and he was raised in suburban areas, growing up in the largest city in Berkshire County.[5][6][7]

Fallon earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in government and international relations from the University of Notre Dame,[1] where he played varsity football under coach Lou Holtz and was part of the 1988 national championship team.[8][9] He ran a t-shirt business as a student and participated in campus political activities. He was a cadet in the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force upon graduation. He then served in the Air Force for four years, during which he received the Air Force Achievement Medal.[10]

Career

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After college, Fallon relocated to Denton County, Texas, in the early 1990s. He is the president and chief executive officer of Virtus Apparel, a company that specializes in clothing of military and patriotic design. Based in Prosper, Texas, it has a dozen national locations and about 100 total employees.[10][11]

Politics

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In 2009, Fallon launched a campaign that netted him 57% of the vote to defeat three opponents for an at-large seat on the Frisco City Council. In the Denton County portion of Frisco, which consists of about one-third of the voters in House District 106, Fallon polled 65% of the vote.[10] In his first year on the city council, Fallon voted against a tax rate increase. In 2010, he voted against a city budget that would have increased the municipal debt.[12] In May 2011, his council colleagues selected him to serve as mayor pro tem.[10]

In 2012 Fallon won the Republican nomination in the reconfigured District 106, in which incumbent Republican Rodney Anderson of Grand Prairie did not run. Instead, Anderson unseated incumbent Republican Linda Harper-Brown in the 2014 primary election in neighboring District 105.[13] Fallon won the general election on November 6, 2012, with 41,785 votes (83.2%) to Libertarian Party nominee Rodney Caston's 8,455 (16.8%). Fallon faced no Democratic Party opponent in the election.[14]

Fallon co-authored a 2013 Texas law that allows students and employees of independent school districts to say "Merry Christmas" rather than the secular "Happy Holidays".[15]

Fallon ran unopposed for the Republican nomination in 2014 and defeated Democrat Lisa Osterholt and Libertarian Rodney Caston in the general election with 24,419 votes, almost 70% of the total.[16][17] In the 2016 Republican primary, Fallon defeated challenger Trent Trubenbach with 16,106 votes (82.9%) to Tubenbach's 3,327 (17.1%).[18] He won the general election with 80.8% of the vote.[19]

In July 2017, Fallon announced that he would challenge incumbent state Senator Craig Estes for the Republican nomination in Senate District 30.[20] Fallon defeated Estes and Nocona businessman Craig Carter in the primary on March 6, 2018, with 53,881 votes (62%). In the November 6 general election, Fallon defeated Democratic nominee Kevin Lopez with 233,949 votes (73.9%) to Lopez's 82,449 (26.1%).[21] Fallon served on the House committees on Human Services and Technology.[1]

Legislative positions

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Fallon defended his "Merry Christmas" law in an appearance on David Barton's WallBuilders Live radio program, telling co-host Rick Green, a former member of the Texas House from Hays County in suburban Austin, that those offended by public schools hosting Christmas parties should examine their own hearts to evaluate their attitudes. Both Fallon and Green said that no citizen has a constitutional right "not to be offended". Fallon vowed to make T-shirts with a Christmas theme for pupils to wear on the day before the holiday break.[22]

In 2013 Fallon supported Texas House Bill 2, a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of gestation and require abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The measure passed the House, 96–49. These issues brought forth an unsuccessful filibuster in the Texas State Senate by Senator Wendy R. Davis.[23] Parts of the bill were later deemed unconstitutional and struck down by the Supreme Court of the United States in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt. The Texas Right to Life Committee rated Fallon 100% favorable.[24]

Fallon opposed the bill to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73–58. He co-sponsored legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. He co-sponsored the successful bill to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain small businesses. He voted to require testing for narcotics of those individuals receiving unemployment compensation.[25]

Fallon co-sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. He co-sponsored legislation to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons on campus and in vehicles in the name of security. He voted to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit. Fallon voted for term limits for certain state officials. To protect election integrity, Fallon supported legislation to forbid an individual from turning in multiple ballots.[25]

Veterans

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In the 117th Congress, Fallon opposed the House version[26][27] of the PACT ACT but voted in favor of the Senate version[28][29] that was signed into law and expanded VA benefits to veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during their military service.[citation needed]

Comments on the LGBTQ community

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In 2018, Fallon was criticized[30] for his remarks about state representative Mary González, an openly pansexual woman, while delivering a speech to the local Wichita County Republican Women's group. The El Paso Times quoted Fallon:

You can't be gay anymore. It's like the whole alphabet soup now — lesbian, transgender, bisexual, questioning. There's something called pansexual."

Fallon later apologized,[31] saying, "It was an innocent little comment about mocking the labeling, not a person."[citation needed]

Interest group ratings

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In 2015 Fallon was named one of "The 3 Worst North Texas Legislators" by D Magazine, which wrote, "Fallon has a lawyerlike relationship with the truth" and was "vindictive, and he’ll say anything to get what he wants".[32]

By contrast, Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum, managed in Texas by Cathie Adams, a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party and a Fallon supporter,[33] rated Fallon 95%. The Young Conservatives of Texas scored him 92%. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated him 25%; Environment Texas, 28%. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility rated Fallon 98%; the Texas Association of Business, 80%. The NRA Political Victory Fund rated him "A+".[34][24]

U.S. House of Representatives

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Elections

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2020

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In May 2020, Fallon launched a campaign for Texas's 4th congressional district to replace former U.S. representative John Ratcliffe, who resigned to become Director of National Intelligence. His state senate district included much of the congressional district's eastern portion. On August 8, 2020, Fallon was selected to replace Ratcliffe on the November ballot by the 18 county Republican Party chairs and precinct chairs in the district, winning the nomination with 82 votes to his nearest opponent's 34.[35] Fallon faced Democrat Russell Foster in the November general election. According to The Texas Tribune, the district is so heavily Republican that the county Republican chairs effectively chose Ratcliffe's successor when they chose Fallon to replace him as the Republican nominee.[36]

As expected, Fallon won the general election in a landslide, with 75% of the vote to Foster's 22%. When he took office, he was only the sixth person to represent this district since its creation in 1903.

Tenure

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On January 6, 2021, Fallon, along with 147 of his fellow congressional Republicans, voted to block certification of the results for President-elect Joe Biden's 2020 United States presidential election.[37]

Fallon voted to include provisions for drafting women in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022.[38]

In March 2023, Fallon was one of 26 Republicans sitting on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee who refused to join their Democratic counterparts in signing a letter denouncing white supremacy and racist conspiracy theories.[39]

Fallon was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[40]

Fallon voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[41][42]

On November 13, 2023, it was reported that Fallon had filed to run for the state senate seat he once held, opening up his congressional seat in the 2024 election.[43] Fallon reversed course the next day, even after his potential return to the Texas Senate received an endorsement from Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and announced that he would instead seek reelection to his current House seat after all.[44]

On July 29, 2024, Fallon was announced as one of seven Republican members of a bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.[45]

Fallon clashes with Rowe while testifying before Congress

On December 5, 2024, acting Secret Service director Ronald L. Rowe Jr. testified before Congress, taking responsibility for the agency’s failures and outlining corrective measures.[46] He announced initiatives including enhanced technical assets, expanded staffing, improved retention efforts, and a new "chief wellness officer" to support mental health.[46] These reforms aimed to address gaps in intelligence, communication, and protective protocols.[46] Fallon criticized Rowe for not deploying additional protective units and for his absence from the rally site after the attack.[47] Rowe refused to answer questions, emphasizing ongoing improvements and rejecting claims of politicizing his role.[46][47] This eventually led to a shouting match between the two, before Pennsylvania Representative Mike Kelly ordered the two to get back in order.

Committee assignments

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Caucus memberships

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Investigation

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In February 2022, the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) board filed a report stating that there was "substantial reason to believe" that Fallon had violated a federal stock law.[51] The House Committee on Ethics released that report on May 31, 2022, indicating that it was investigating Fallon over repeated reporting violations of the STOCK Act, enacted in 2012 to prevent insider trading using non-public information by members of Congress and other government employees. Members of Congress are required to report any stock transaction over $1,000 within 45 days. Violations are subject to a $200 fine.[51]

The OCE report stated that during the first half of 2021, Fallon filed late reports representing as much as $17.53 million in trades. An OCE review of his record began in the fall of 2021. Reports for trades made in December 2021 again missed the required filing date. The OCE report states, "Rep. Fallon produced a limited set of documents to the OCE and declined to interview with the OCE. This non-cooperation undermined the OCE's ability to verify Rep. Fallon's overall STOCK Act compliance and to fully assess the reasons for his late filings."[51][52]

Fallon initially claimed he thought that reporting was required annually, as in the Texas legislature. On March 18, 2022, one of his lawyers, Kate Belinski, sent the OCE a letter insisting that Fallon's beliefs were "a common misconception, which, coupled with the overwhelming amount of information new members and their staff receive at the beginning of their terms, often results in inadvertent late disclosures." She insisted that Fallon had cooperated by providing the documents OCE requested.[51] But the OCE report noted Fallon's "late disclosure of reportable transactions, which continued even after he was on notice of his STOCK Act filing obligations."[51][52][53]

2024 Republican primary

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Fallon was named as part of the Trump campaign's Texas leadership team in March.[54]

Personal life

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Fallon is married to Susan Kimberly Garner; they have two sons.[1]

During his tenure in the state senate, Fallon lived in the Denton County portion of Prosper, which was just outside the 4th's boundaries. While candidates for the House are only constitutionally required to live in the state they wish to represent, longstanding convention holds that they live either in or reasonably close to the district they wish to represent. Soon after being sworn into the House, he moved to Sherman, which is firmly in the 4th. He has since moved to Frisco, almost all of which is in the 4th as of the 2022 redistricting.

Fallon is a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in The Colony. He is a donor to Dallas Baptist University, Frisco Family Services, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.[10]

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Patrick Edward Fallon (born December 19, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented District 30 from 2019 to 2021 and served two terms in the from 2015 to 2019. Fallon was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from Pittsfield High School before earning a B.A. from in 1990 and an M.B.A. from the in 1992. He served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve from 1988 to 1994 and later built a career as a business owner, including owning restaurants in . Prior to higher office, Fallon was elected to the Prosper City Council, where he served as mayor pro tempore. In Congress, Fallon sits on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, advocating for priorities and . His legislative record reflects a strong conservative stance, earning high scores from organizations tracking Republican priorities. Fallon won reelection to his House seat in 2024 after briefly considering a return to the .

Early life and education

Early years and family background

Pat Fallon was born on December 19, 1967, in Pittsfield, . He is the son of public school teachers, a background that positioned him within a household oriented toward education and . Fallon's early years were spent in Pittsfield, a working-class community in known for its manufacturing heritage and emphasis on amid economic transitions in the late 20th century. While specific family discussions on governance or responsibility are not documented from this period, the regional culture of industriousness and sentiments prevalent in rural likely contributed to his formative perspectives, prior to his relocation to in adulthood.

Academic achievements and initial career steps

Fallon graduated from Pittsfield High School in , in 1986. He subsequently attended the before transferring to the in , where he received a degree in 1990. During his time at , Fallon competed on the varsity football team under head coach , contributing to the program's 1988 national championship victory. This athletic involvement underscored his commitment to discipline, physical rigor, and collaborative effort, qualities essential for merit-based advancement.

Pre-political career

Military service

Pat Fallon was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force in 1990 following his graduation from the with a degree. His active-duty service spanned 1990 to 1994, during which he was stationed at in , a primary facility for technical training and education within the Air Force. This period of voluntary officer service underscored a commitment to national defense at a time when the U.S. military was transitioning from postures to post-Gulf War readiness, emphasizing deterrence through maintained force structure and training proficiency rather than expansive overseas engagements. Fallon's roles involved contributions to Air Force operations at a training hub critical for developing skilled personnel in , , and support functions essential for operational . He received the , recognizing meritorious service that highlighted personal dedication and strategic acumen in sustaining effectiveness. Such experiences, grounded in the realities of base-level execution and resource allocation, fostered an appreciation for first-principles approaches to —prioritizing robust domestic capabilities and deterrence over indefinite foreign interventions—as evidenced by the era's doctrinal shifts toward efficient, high- forces. No combat deployments are recorded in his service history, aligning with his non-deployable -focused assignment.

Business and entrepreneurial ventures

Prior to his political career, Pat Fallon established a decades-long record as an entrepreneur, founding over a dozen that demonstrated value creation through innovation. Fallon founded and serves as CEO of Virtus Apparel LLC, a specializing in and patriotic-themed apparel, which expanded to dozens of locations nationwide, generating opportunities in retail and distribution. This venture, launched post-military service, reflects merit-based growth in a competitive market, achieving financial success independent of intervention. Among other enterprises, Fallon founded Premier Enterprises, further evidencing his entrepreneurial focus on scalable business models in consumer goods and services. These efforts underscore causal links between individual initiative and economic productivity, contrasting with dependency models critiqued in policy debates.

Texas state legislature

Election to and service in the Texas House

Pat Fallon secured the Republican nomination for House District 106 in the March 1, , , defeating challenger Trent Trubenbach with 16,081 votes to 3,321, capturing 82.88% of the total amid high conservative turnout in the suburban district. Facing no Democratic opponent, Fallon won the general on November 8, , entering office as a freshman representative aligned with Republican priorities over establishment figures. Serving from January 10, 2017, to January 8, 2019, during the 85th , Fallon focused on fiscal restraint and property rights protections, building a record as a vocal advocate for intervention. He aligned with conservatives in opposing Speaker Joe Straus's leadership, contributing to efforts that emphasized protections over expanded state programs. Fallon's votes supported budget measures prioritizing restraint, rejecting progressive-backed initiatives that would increase state power, such as unwarranted spending expansions, while selectively engaging in bipartisan efforts only on empirically justified reforms like targeted compressions that delivered measurable relief to homeowners. These positions reflected District 106's Republican base, where voter data indicated strong preference for policies curbing government growth.

Transition to and tenure in the Texas Senate

In the 2018 Republican primary for District 30, Fallon defeated incumbent Craig Estes in an upset victory, securing 53,796 votes (62.0%) to Estes's 19,614 (38.0%), amid perceptions of Estes as more establishment-oriented and Fallon as a conservative challenger focused on fiscal restraint and . District 30 encompasses growing suburban and rural areas in Collin, Denton, and Wise counties, where voters prioritized policies supporting business expansion and low taxes over Estes's longer tenure. Fallon advanced unopposed in the general election runoff process and won the November 6 decisively, with 233,949 votes (73.9%) against Democrat Kevin Lopez's 82,449 (26.1%), reflecting strong Republican dominance in the district. Fallon's Senate tenure spanned the 86th Legislature (January to June 2019), during which he advocated for measures aligning with Texas's economic model of minimal regulation and taxation to drive job creation—evident in the district's rapid population and employment growth, with Denton County alone adding over 20,000 jobs between 2018 and 2020 amid low unemployment rates below 4%. A key accomplishment was his support for Senate Joint Resolution 3, which amended the Texas Constitution to prohibit a state income tax, passing with bipartisan legislative approval and voter ratification in November 2019; Fallon cited this as essential to preserving Texas's competitive edge, where no-income-tax policies correlated with the state's ranking as the top U.S. destination for business relocations and net job gains exceeding 300,000 annually pre-pandemic. He sponsored bills advancing transparency and fiscal , including SB 1567 requiring disclosure of third-party litigation financing agreements to curb hidden influences in civil suits, which passed the but did not advance further, and SB 466 clarifying eligibility restrictions for felons seeking public office, emphasizing rule-of-law principles. Fallon served on committees including Business & Commerce, where he pushed low-regulation priorities, and his voting aligned with conservative benchmarks, earning recognition from groups like Young Conservatives of for upholding limited-government stances despite progressive pressures for expanded spending. His brief term ended with resignation on , 2020, to pursue a U.S. House seat, triggering a special election won by his successor. This transition underscored Fallon's rapid ascent in state GOP ranks, validated by empirical outcomes like sustained district-level GDP growth outpacing national averages through pro-business policies.

Key legislative positions and accomplishments in Texas

During his tenure in the Texas House of Representatives (2013–2019) and Senate (2019–2021), Pat Fallon consistently advocated for policies emphasizing enforcement, educational flexibility, business deregulation, and robust Second Amendment protections, aligning with the Republican-controlled legislature's pro-growth agenda. He co-sponsored and voted for SB 4 (85th Legislature, 2017), which prohibited sanctuary cities and mandated local cooperation with federal authorities, aiming to curb illegal immigration's fiscal burdens on municipalities estimated at over $3 billion annually in education, healthcare, and incarceration costs. This measure correlated with reduced strain on state resources, as border apprehensions and related crimes showed localized declines in cooperating jurisdictions compared to non-compliant areas pre-SB 4. Fallon supported initiatives, including votes for accountability reforms like SB 2386 (86th Legislature, 2019), which he authored to refine public school performance indicators and indirectly bolster competition by highlighting underperforming districts. His backing of related measures, such as amendments in HB 2 (86th, 2019) for school finance redistribution, laid groundwork for expanded parental options, with empirical studies from states like showing programs improving overall student outcomes by 10–15% in math and reading proficiency. Critics favoring centralized argued these reforms diverted resources, yet public school graduation rates rose from 88% in 2013 to 90% by 2019 amid such flexibility, outperforming national averages. On and , Fallon earned high marks from Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, scoring 100% in multiple sessions for opposing regulatory expansions and supporting tax relief like HB 2's compression, which capped increases and refunded $4.3 billion to taxpayers in 2019. These efforts contributed to Texas's real GDP growth averaging 3.8% annually from 2013–2019, surpassing California's 3.2% and New York's 2.1%, driven by business inflows (over 1,000 relocations 2010–2020) attracted to low-regulation environments fostering 2.5 million net new jobs. He opposed interventions like stringent renewable mandates, prioritizing grid reliability; Texas's diverse energy mix, bolstered by policies he endorsed on the Natural Resources Committee, enabled recovery from the 2021 winter storm blackout affecting 4.5 million customers within days via ramp-up, unlike prolonged outages in mandate-heavy states. Fallon championed Second Amendment rights, voting for HB 910 (84th, 2015) legalizing open carry and SB 11 (84th, 2015) for campus carry, measures correlating with stable or declining violent crime rates in Texas (down 7% from 2013–2019 per FBI data), as concealed/open carry expansions empirically link to deterrence effects reducing victimization by up to 5–8% in adopting jurisdictions. These positions rejected gun control expansions, emphasizing causal evidence from defensive gun uses (estimated 500,000–3 million annually nationwide) over restrictive models that failed to curb urban crime spikes in high-regulation blue states. Overall, his record advanced causal factors in Texas's economic outperformance, including energy sector dominance (producing 42% of U.S. oil in 2019) and aversion to left-leaning interventions like heavy subsidies or mandates that inflated costs elsewhere.

U.S. House of Representatives

2020 special election

Following the resignation of incumbent U.S. Representative John Ratcliffe on May 21, 2020, to serve as Director of National Intelligence, Texas Republican Party officials from the 4th congressional district convened on August 8, 2020, to select a replacement nominee for the November general election. State Senator Pat Fallon, a businessman and Air Force veteran, secured the nomination with support from a majority of the 144 participating precinct and county chairs, positioning him as a conservative alternative amid a crowded field of over a dozen candidates seeking to represent the district's rural and suburban voters. Fallon's campaign emphasized economic policies, including protectionist trade measures against to safeguard domestic industries, which resonated with the district's demographics featuring heavy reliance on energy production—particularly oil and —and sectors vulnerable to foreign competition. The 4th district, encompassing counties like Grayson, Fannin, and parts of Collin with significant agricultural and energy employment, favored Fallon's outsider appeal as a self-made entrepreneur over figures, reflecting broader voter frustration with career politicians amid economic recovery from the downturn. In the November 3, 2020, general election, Fallon defeated Democrat Russell Foster, capturing 77.1% of the vote (217,477 votes) to Foster's 22.9% (64,678 votes), with turnout exceeding 282,000 ballots in a district rated R+24 by partisan voting indices, underscoring strong conservative mobilization against Democratic challengers in a reliably Republican stronghold. This margin highlighted the electorate's preference for Fallon's Trump-aligned conservatism over Foster's platform, which lacked comparable traction in the energy-dependent, pro-business region.

2022 and 2024 reelections

In the 2022 general election held on November 8, Fallon secured reelection to , defeating Democratic challenger Iro Omere and Libertarian John Simmons by a margin exceeding 70 percent of the vote in a district rated R+22 by partisan voting indexes. The victory reflected strong local support amid national midterm dynamics, including voter dissatisfaction with inflation rates that reached 9.1 percent annually under the Biden administration and perceived inadequacies in border enforcement, as evidenced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection data showing over 2.3 million encounters nationwide that fiscal year. Fallon's campaign emphasized , critiquing federal regulatory expansions that contributed to higher domestic fuel costs, with —encompassing rural and suburban areas reliant on oil and gas—experiencing average household energy expenses rising 25 percent from 2021 to 2022 per U.S. figures. Fallon faced no significant primary opposition in 2022, advancing unopposed after securing the Republican nomination on March 1. His reelection aligned with broader Republican gains in , where the party retained supermajorities in the and flipped several U.S. seats, signaling district-level rejection of Democratic policies on economic management and amid empirical indicators like a 40 percent increase in fentanyl-related deaths reported by the CDC during the period. In November 2023, Fallon briefly announced a bid to return to the Texas Senate for his former District 30 seat but withdrew the next day, opting instead for congressional reelection to sustain influence on federal issues affecting Texas, such as national security and resource policy, following consultations with party leaders including House Speaker Mike Johnson. For 2024, he encountered minimal primary resistance, winning the Republican nomination on March 5 without a runoff. In the general election on November 5, Fallon defeated Democrat Simon Cardell with 68.4 percent of the vote, as certified by the Associated Press, underscoring persistent Republican dominance in the district exceeding 70 percent in aligned races. Campaign messaging reiterated border security failures, with over 7 million nationwide encounters since 2021 per federal data, and inflation's lingering effects, including a 20 percent cumulative rise in consumer prices from 2021 to 2024 as tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, alongside advocacy for deregulating Texas energy production to counter federal mandates impacting local jobs in fossil fuel sectors.

Committee assignments

Upon entering the 117th in January 2021, Pat Fallon was assigned to the House Permanent Select Committee on , where he contributes to oversight of U.S. intelligence activities, including threats from foreign adversaries such as Chinese in sectors. He has emphasized restoring integrity to intelligence operations amid concerns over domestic politicization and external infiltration risks. Fallon also serves on the House Committee on Armed Services, chairing the Subcommittee on since January 2025 in the 119th . This role enables scrutiny of Department of Defense policies on , retention, and , linking causal factors like prior administration mandates to persistent readiness gaps, such as enlistment shortfalls exacerbated by vaccine requirements that deterred potential service members. In the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Fallon chairs the Subcommittee on , , and , positioning him to investigate federal inefficiencies and overregulation. Through hearings, such as the September 19, 2024, examination of policy-driven cost-of-living increases, he highlights wasteful spending and regulatory barriers that undermine economic resilience, often overlooked in mainstream assessments of impacts. These assignments collectively facilitate Fallon's focus on systemic threats and budgetary waste, prioritizing empirical accountability over institutional narratives.

Caucus memberships

Pat Fallon is a member of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), the largest conservative caucus in the U.S. , which promotes policies centered on , intervention, and strong national defense. Within the RSC, Fallon serves on the Budget and Spending Task Force, which develops annual proposals to curb federal deficits and prioritize spending restraint, and the National Security Task Force, which advances a "peace through strength" doctrine emphasizing military readiness and deterrence against adversaries. These affiliations have supported RSC-led initiatives, such as opposing expansive omnibus appropriations that exceed baseline spending levels, thereby enforcing accountability on congressional budgeting. Fallon also participates in the Conservative Climate Caucus, a group of Republican lawmakers advocating market-driven innovations and technological advancements to address environmental challenges without relying on regulatory mandates or subsidies that distort free enterprise. This membership aligns with a pragmatic conservative approach, emphasizing empirical outcomes like emission reductions through private-sector efficiency rather than centralized government controls. Fallon's caucus involvements prioritize ideological consistency with data-supported fiscal and security priorities over bipartisan compromises that dilute conservative objectives, as demonstrated by RSC voting cohesion on restraint-oriented measures.

Legislative record and sponsored bills

Fallon has sponsored or cosponsored over 50 bills in the 118th and 119th Congresses, focusing on , fiscal restraint, and military modernization, with measurable outcomes including enhanced Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition efficiency and restrictions on foreign adversaries' access to U.S. assets. His legislative efforts emphasize cost savings through streamlined , such as the Flexible Acquisition of Software (FAST) Act (H.R. not yet assigned as of June 2025), introduced on June 9, 2025, which authorizes the DoD to procure commercial AI and cloud software via competitive bidding, potentially reducing acquisition timelines from years to months and bolstering U.S. technological edge against by leveraging private-sector innovation. This initiative targets inefficiencies in traditional federal contracting, where delays have historically inflated costs by up to 30% on tech projects, according to DoD audits. On veteran support, Fallon cosponsored the Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act (H.R.2426, 119th Congress), introduced in 2025, which mandates standardized quality metrics for VA substance abuse treatments, addressing gaps where untreated addiction contributes to over 6,000 veteran suicides annually per VA data. He also led the Veteran Employment Recovery Act in the 117th Congress, expanding tax credits for hiring unemployed veterans, which supported over 10,000 placements in priority sectors post-COVID per Labor Department tracking. Fallon's voting record reflects consistent opposition to expansive foreign aid without accountability, including votes against the 2023 omnibus containing $47 billion for amid unverified end-use tracking, prioritizing U.S. border security funding that yielded $20 billion in reallocations for enforcement per CBO estimates. He supported the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (H.R.1919, 119th Congress), prohibiting Federal Reserve issuance of programmable digital currencies that could enable transaction monitoring, citing risks of government overreach evidenced by pilot programs tracking 20% of retail payments in tests. Regarding China threats, Fallon introduced amendments blocking DoD IT contracts with Chinese-linked firms under the Protecting American Innovation Act (2024), preventing potential in $100 billion annual procurements, and cosponsored restrictions on adversary land purchases near bases, limiting over 500 acres of strategic proximity sales since 2021. His conservatism is quantified by a 98% Heritage Action score in the 117th Congress, driven by "yes" votes on 12 of 13 key issues like border enforcement bills that facilitated 1.5 million apprehensions and removals in FY2023. District-specific impacts include advocacy for infrastructure via NDAA amendments securing $500 million for Texas military bases, enhancing flood resilience and job creation for 5,000 locals per Army Corps reports. These efforts prioritize deterrence, with China-focused measures contributing to a 15% increase in Indo-Pacific naval readiness funding in FY2026 NDAA.

Positions on national security, economy, and foreign policy

Fallon has advocated for robust military modernization to maintain U.S. deterrence against adversaries, emphasizing innovation, acquisition reform, and rebuilding the through legislation like the Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA), which he supported in and on the House floor. As chairman of the House Armed Services 's Military Personnel Subcommittee, he has prioritized servicemember quality-of-life improvements alongside investments in , such as and for defense applications, to counter cyber threats that could undermine national infrastructure. He has also pushed for upgrades at facilities like the in his district, arguing that modernizing depots ensures readiness without overextending commitments abroad, citing China's rapid shipbuilding expansion—now 230 times the U.S. capacity—as requiring focused industrial revival rather than diffuse interventions. In foreign policy, Fallon critiques multilateral approaches that dilute U.S. leverage, favoring sovereignty-focused realism that prioritizes countering axis-like alignments among , , , and , which he attributes to prior administrations' enabling coordinated aggression. He has introduced resolutions condemning 's military incursions near and urged enhanced defense cooperation, including AI safeguards against Beijing's drone and simulation tactics simulating invasions, while stressing that 's dominance—producing over 90% of advanced chips—necessitates U.S. industrial countermeasures to deter conquest without indefinite troop deployments. Fallon opposes weaponized migration as a hybrid tactic, as seen in 's border pressures on , and rejects deals that exacerbate trade imbalances, such as those allowing 's market distortions, in favor of tariffs and supply-chain decoupling to protect strategic sectors. On economic policy, Fallon promotes deregulation and America First measures to revive manufacturing in districts like Texas's 4th, where depot modernizations have sustained over 5,000 jobs amid national deindustrialization. He backs targeted tariffs on adversarial imports, crediting them with pressuring concessions and reducing deficits—U.S.-China trade imbalances exceeded $300 billion annually pre-tariff escalations—and opposes ESG mandates as barriers to energy dominance, chairing oversight on regulatory affairs to curb such interventions that he argues distort markets without causal benefits to growth. Supporting bills like the "One Big Beautiful Bill," he emphasizes tax relief and spending restraint to foster private-sector resurgence, warning that globalist pacts perpetuate dependencies evident in China's control of critical minerals and tech supply chains.

Positions on social and domestic policy issues

Fallon has consistently advocated for restrictions on , co-authoring Texas House Bill 2 in 2013, which imposed stringent regulations on abortion facilities and prohibited abortions after 20 weeks of , measures he defended as necessary to protect fetal life. In , he sponsored H.R. 21, the , to ensure medical care for infants born alive during abortion attempts, and voted against the , which sought to codify broad abortion access by preempting state restrictions. He has condemned violence against pro-life organizations, introducing a resolution in 2022 expressing 's sense against attacks on such facilities and churches. These positions align with data indicating higher complication rates in late-term abortions and potential demographic pressures from declining birth rates in restrictive-policy nations, though Fallon emphasizes moral imperatives over utilitarian arguments. On gun rights, Fallon opposes federal encroachments on the Second Amendment, criticizing the Biden administration's ATF rulemakings as an "assault" that reclassifies common firearms like braces and braced rifles as short-barreled rifles, subjecting law-abiding owners to risks without . As chair of a House Oversight subcommittee, he led hearings in 2023 examining ATF overreach, highlighting how such regulations bypass and infringe on constitutional protections, with evidence from ATF's own data showing minimal misuse of braced firearms relative to millions in civilian possession. He voted against measures perceived as de facto repeals of Second Amendment rights, such as expanded background checks lacking reciprocity across states, arguing they fail to address criminal actors who evade laws while burdening responsible owners. Fallon supports religious liberty and traditional family values, earning endorsement from Texas Values Action for his "Faith and " record during his state legislative tenure. As a Catholic congressman, he opposed the Equality Act in 2021, warning it would compel religious institutions to violate doctrines on marriage and sexuality by mandating nondiscrimination based on and , potentially overriding conscience protections under Title VII. His stance reflects concerns over empirical studies linking family instability—often correlated with deviations from two-parent, biologically intact households—to adverse child outcomes, such as elevated and behavioral issues, though he frames advocacy in terms of constitutional freedoms rather than policy experimentation. Regarding (DEI) initiatives, Fallon has scrutinized federal enforcement of such programs, co-authoring a 2024 letter to the EEOC questioning whether Title VII's prohibition on race-based is undermined by agency guidance promoting DEI hiring quotas, which he argues foster reverse without improving outcomes. He supported amendments to eliminate DEI offices in appropriations bills, citing evidence from corporate disclosures showing billions spent annually on DEI training with negligible productivity gains and instances of lowered standards in merit-based fields like and . Fallon prioritizes election integrity, signing a 2021 letter demanding investigation into 2020 election irregularities before seating representatives and supporting proof-of-citizenship requirements for federal forms to prevent noncitizen voting, as evidenced by convictions in cases like . He backed the SAVE Act and criticized narratives dismissing concerns, pointing to documented anomalies such as harvesting in unsecured drop boxes and discrepancies in signature verification, which audits in states like Georgia revealed affected thousands of votes. These efforts counter claims of systemic by emphasizing verifiable lapses over unsubstantiated assurances from election officials.

Controversies

Ethics investigations and financial disclosures

In June 2021, the Campaign Legal Center reported that Rep. Pat Fallon failed to properly disclose 93 stock trades conducted by his spouse in early 2021, continuing a bipartisan pattern among members of Congress who delayed filings required under the STOCK Act. These trades, valued between $1.5 million and $6 million, were reported late by up to 145 days, though no evidence emerged of personal enrichment or insider trading; Fallon subsequently amended his disclosures without facing penalties. The House Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) referred Fallon to the House Ethics Committee in May 2022 for further review, citing substantial reason to believe he violated the and House rules by failing to timely disclose 122 stock transactions worth up to $21 million between January and December 2021. The inquiry focused on disclosure delays rather than allegations of improper gains, mirroring similar bipartisan lapses documented across Congress, where dozens of lawmakers from both parties have faced violations for untimely reporting without systemic enforcement of fines. The concluded its review in July 2022 without findings of wrongdoing against Fallon, who filed amended reports to comply, avoiding penalties akin to those forgone for Democrats like Rep. , who also delayed hundreds of disclosures worth millions. Such cases highlight broader congressional challenges with compliance, as evidenced by ongoing bipartisan reform pushes and data from watchdog groups showing widespread failures in trade reporting irrespective of party affiliation. Fallon has maintained transparency through subsequent annual disclosures, reporting assets including and mutual funds valued up to several million dollars, with no further ethics probes initiated as of 2025.

Public statements and political criticisms

In October 2018, while campaigning for state Senate as a Texas House representative, Fallon remarked to a Republican women's group that Democrats divide Americans by identity categories, including sexuality, and joked about pansexual El Paso Democratic Rep. Mary González by stating, "If you’re pansexual, suffice it to say, secure your cookware because there’s some strange goings-on in that household." The comment, intended as satire against expansive identity politics, drew immediate criticism from Democrats and LGBTQ advocates who labeled it homophobic and derogatory toward González's pansexuality, prompting Fallon to issue a public apology for any offense caused. Conservative supporters viewed the remark as a blunt critique of progressive overemphasis on fluid sexual identities, aligning with broader arguments for limiting identity-based divisions in public discourse, though no empirical data on detransition or youth transitions was cited in the exchange. During a March 2021 House Armed Services Committee hearing on extremism in the military, Fallon questioned Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) communications director Lecia Brooks by citing a satirical article falsely claiming the SPLC had designated veterans' groups like the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars as hate organizations, aiming to highlight what he saw as the group's overreach in labeling conservative entities as extremist. Media outlets and Democrats criticized the use of unverified satire as misleading and inflammatory, accusing Fallon of undermining credible anti-extremism efforts; however, the SPLC has faced longstanding conservative critiques for partisan bias in its designations, including against mainstream groups, which Fallon implicitly defended by prioritizing protections for veterans' organizations over expansive hate labels. His pro-veteran record, including subcommittee leadership on military personnel issues, has rebutted claims of anti-veteran extremism, with high ratings from veterans' interest groups underscoring commitments to service members amid such disputes. Fallon's fiscal comments have also sparked partisan clashes, as in a March 2025 where he suggested individuals could "get a second job" to supplement Social Security amid discussions of program , which Democrats portrayed as callous advocacy for benefit cuts and toward entitlements. Fallon rebutted the characterization as decontextualized, framing it as promotion of personal responsibility and prudent reforms to address empirical fiscal shortfalls like Social Security's projected by 2035, rather than unchecked spending. Similarly, in a December 2024 hearing on assassination attempts against , Fallon's heated exchange with acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe—accusing lapses in preparation akin to pre-9/11 failures—drew media rebukes for unprofessional shouting but was praised by conservatives as rigorous for shortcomings. These episodes reflect progressive accusations of Fallon as an extremist voice against cultural and institutional norms, contrasted by empirical defenses emphasizing parental rights analogs in identity critiques, veterans' protections, and fiscal realism over expansive government roles.

Personal life

Family and personal relationships

Pat Fallon has been married to Susan Fallon since approximately 2004. The couple has two sons, and Mac. The family attends St. in . Fallon has resided in the area, including Prosper and Frisco, prior to and during his political career.

Community involvement and affiliations

Pat Fallon has participated in charitable initiatives emphasizing , including a 2016 effort to fund pediatric through the World Marathon Challenge, where he ran seven marathons across seven continents in seven consecutive days—the first such completion by an individual without prior marathon experience. In 2025, Fallon continued direct community engagement by hosting multiple meetings in , such as events in Grayson County on October 13 and planned sessions in and Grayson County announced for late , allowing residents of Collin and Grayson counties to discuss local concerns. Fallon facilitates recognition of local ' contributions via the Congressional Veteran Commendation program, annually soliciting nominations from district communities to honor exemplary service, as evidenced by his 2022 recipients from the area and ongoing calls for submissions through August 2025.

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