Jacey Ray Jetton (born September 14, 1983) is an American politician and business owner serving as a member of the

Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abo ...

from the 26th district. Jetton was first elected in November 2020 and assumed office in January 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. Jetton previously served as the chairman of the

Fort Bend County Fort Bend County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county was founded in 1837 and organized the next year. It is named for a blockhouse at a bend of the Brazos River. The community developed around the fort in early days. Th ...

Republican Party. Jetton, who is

Korean American Korean Americans are Americans of Korean ancestry (mostly from South Korea). In 2015, the Korean-American community constituted about 0.56% of the United States population, or about 1.82 million people, and was the fifth-largest Asian American ...

through one parent, was the first Asian American county chair in Texas history. In 2021, Jetton authored legislation that would prohibit drive-thru voting, which had been introduced in Harris County, Texas, during the

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. In 2023, Jetton (a member of the Army National Guard) was called to active duty. Under the provisions of the

Texas Constitution The Constitution of the State of Texas is the document that establishes the structure and function of the government of the U.S. state of Texas, and enumerates the basic rights of the citizens of Texas. The current document was adopted on Febr ...

, any member of the Texas Legislature called into active duty can name his/her replacement to serve in the interim; Jetton named his wife Fanny to fill that role.

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Campaign website

State legislative page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jetton, Jacey 1983 births Living people Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives Florida Institute of Technology alumni 21st-century American politicians American politicians of Korean descent Asian conservatism in the United States