Biography & Current Office
Background & current office
Jodey Arrington is a Republican representative from Texas’s 19th District who has served in the House since 2017. Congressional Bioguide records his Texas Tech education, service in the George W. Bush administration and at the FDIC, later higher-education and private-sector work, and his election to Congress.
Arrington is chairman of the House Committee on the Budget in the 119th Congress. The committee’s current member roster identifies Brendan Boyle as ranking member, keeping the leadership roles institutionally distinct from their broader partisan policy positions.
This editorial review records current office, committee leadership and selected legislative activity. Routine votes, political associations and policy alignment remain in the public-record layer unless a specific factual claim warrants a separate evidence review.
Editorial research reviewed: August 16, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.
Public record
Current seat & contact information
- Chamber
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Representation
- Texas · District 19
- Party
- Republican
- Birth date
- March 9, 1972
- Washington phone
- (202) 225-4005
- Office
- 1111 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4319
Committees & Leadership
Current leadership and reviewed committee roles
Leadership / institutional roles
- Chairman — House Committee on the Budget
- Republican representative — Texas 19th District
Reviewed committee assignments
- House Committee on the Budget — Chairman
Recent Recorded Votes
Official recorded-vote record
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Sponsored/Cosponsored & Curated Notable Legislation
Legislation & official congressional activity
H.R. 7348 — land-protection-plan notice and comment requirements
Arrington introduced H.R. 7348 on February 4, 2026. Congress.gov records the measure as requiring public notice and comment procedures for certain U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service land protection plans; it was referred to the House Natural Resources Committee.
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Claims & Evidence
Evidence tracker
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