State Rep. Brian Harrison
A former Trump administration HHS Chief of Staff first elected in a 2021 special election, Rep. Harrison represents all of Ellis County in House District 10 and serves on the House Appropriations and Corrections committees.
- Term
- Jan. 14, 2025 – Jan. 12, 2027
- Serving since
- 2021
- Seniority
- #94 of 150
- Occupation
- None
- Education
- B.S. Texas A&M University
- Next election
- Nov. 7, 2028 (primary March 7, 2028)
Contact
District
Official House District 10 map (PDF)
- Counties
- Ellis
- Cities & CDPs
- Alma, Bardwell, Bristol, Cedar Hill (Part), Ennis, Ferris, Garrett, Glenn Heights (Part), Grand Prairie (Part), Italy, Mansfield (Part), Maypearl, Midlothian, Milford, Oak Leaf, Ovilla (Part), Palmer, Pecan Hill, Red Oak, Venus (Part), Waxahachie
- Region
- East Texas
District Profile
- Hispanic 27.0%
- Anglo 55.3%
- Black 14.0%
- Asian 1.4%
- Other 2.3%
How this district voted
Source: Texas Legislative Council, PLANH2316 reports Red-100 (2020 Census) and Red-206 (2024 general election).
Committees
89th Legislature (2025)
Legislation
89th Legislature (2025)
Biography
Rep. Brian Harrison is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, first elected in a special election on September 28, 2021 and sworn in on October 12, 2021 to represent District 10, which covers all of Ellis County immediately south of Dallas County. A graduate of Ovilla Christian School, he earned a B.S. in Economics from Texas A&M University as a member of the Class of 2004, with additional studies in Business Administration and Political Science.
Born May 19, 1982, Rep. Harrison served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the Trump administration under Secretary Alex Azar, overseeing a staff of more than 80,000 employees and a budget exceeding $1.4 trillion. In that role he helped coordinate the federal response to the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and the launch of Operation Warp Speed. Earlier in his federal career, he held positions at the Department of Defense, the Social Security Administration, and the Office of the Vice President during the George W. Bush administration. He has also worked in his family’s small businesses and as an independent consultant.
Rep. Harrison won his House seat in a special election to replace Jake Ellzey, who resigned to take a seat in the U.S. Congress.
For the 89th Legislative Session, Speaker Dustin Burrows appointed Rep. Harrison to the House Committee on Appropriations — including the Subcommittee on Articles VI, VII, & VIII — and to the House Committee on Corrections. He and his wife Tara live in Ellis County with their four children.
Biography adapted from the official Texas House website.
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Service History
- Texas House, District 10 · 2021–present
