Ex-Rangers, Yankees star Mark Teixeira’s statement on winning U.S. House seat in Texas at midterms

Former MLB player for the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees Mark Teixeira won a U.S. House seat in Texas at the midterms, beating out Democrat Kristin Hook. He took to X, formerly Twitter, to thank everyone for their support . Teixeira promised that “nobody will work harder to continue earning” the trust voters instilled in him. “Tonight’s victory belongs to the people of Texas’s 21st District. I’m not going to Washington for myself, but rather to be a strong, responsive voice for every family in this district,” he promised.