Who Leigh is
Before politics, she spent years as a TV news anchor and reporter, then ran a real estate firm before becoming a top executive at a Christian cellphone company.
About Leigh
Wambsganss is chief communications officer of Patriot Mobile and executive director of its political action committee, Patriot Mobile Action, which has poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into conservative Tarrant County school board and legislative races. A longtime Tarrant County GOP activist and Southlake resident, she lost the January 2026 special-election runoff for this seat to Taylor Rehmet and is running again for the full term in November.
Where they stand
- Reproductive RightsDisagree
- Immigration & BorderAgree
- Housing & AffordabilityUnknown
- Public EducationUnknown
- Election IntegrityDisagree
- HealthcareUnknown
- Social Security & MedicareUnknown
- Gun PolicyAgree
- Climate & EnergyAgree
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Taylor RehmetHe joined the Air Force at 19, spent four years fixing electrical systems on planes in North Dakota, then became an aircraft mechanic at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth.
About Taylor
Rehmet grew up in Garland, Texas, the son of an airline mechanic and a salon worker, and says he shifted from a Republican upbringing to the Democratic Party after seeing what his union did for young workers. He now serves as president of his local and state chapters of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and in January 2026 he pulled off a major upset, becoming the first Democrat to hold this seat since 1991 in a district Trump won by 17 points.