U.S. House, Texas 4th Congressional District · November 3, 2026
Who should I vote for in Texas's 4th Congressional District?
Pat Fallon has the strongest record in Texas's 4th Congressional District. Pat Fallon scores 64 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, as of October 6, 2026. Pat Fallon's highest marks are relevant experience and command of the job. Jason Pearce (7 of 15 criteria) has too little public record to score. Every score comes from public records on character, qualifications and performance, the same way for every party.
Republican · incumbent
Strongest record
Pat Fallon
On the ballot as PAT FALLON
64 / 100
Public evidence on 14 of 15 criteria
- Character
- 50
- Qualifications
- 75
- Performance
- 69
Democratic
Jason Pearce
On the ballot as JASON PEARCE
Not enough public record for a score
Public evidence on 7 of 15 criteria
- Character
- 50
- Qualifications
- 50
- Performance
- NR
The good, the bad and the unresolved
The record
The notable facts of each candidate's public life, each tied to a source and confirmed to be this person. Unresolved matters are labeled with where they stand and do not move a score.
Pat Fallon
- Mark againstas of 2026-10-06
The Texas Ethics Commission delinquent filer list shows an unpaid $500 fine owed by him as state senator for District 30, not referred to the Attorney General.
Source: Texas Ethics Commission, delinquent filer list (candidates and officeholders)
- Mark against2021 to 2022
Filed periodic transaction reports for 2021 stock trades past the 45-day deadline, starting with a June 17, 2021 report covering January trades; the House Ethics Committee dismissed the referral on July 29, 2022.
Sources: House Clerk periodic transaction report, Filing ID 20018760, Roll Call, May 31, 2022, Insider via Yahoo News, July 29, 2021, Office of Congressional Ethics report, published by the House Ethics Committee, House Committee on Ethics statement, July 29, 2022
- On the record2021-01-06 to 2021-01-07
Three days after taking office, voted Yea on both House objections to state electors, for Arizona and Pennsylvania, on Jan. 6 and 7, 2021.
Sources: House Clerk Roll Call 10, Jan. 6, 2021, House Clerk Roll Call 11, Jan. 7, 2021
- Credit2024 to 2025
Held in-person town halls across the district, including a 2024 town hall tour that began in Sherman on Aug. 6, 2024 and a town hall in Sherman on Oct. 13, 2025.
Sources: KTEN, Aug. 6, 2024, KXII, Oct. 14, 2025
- Credit2022 to 2023
Provisions of two bills he sponsored were enacted through defense authorization acts: H.R. 8267 in the FY2023 NDAA and H.R. 979, the No Terrorists on U.S. Soil Act, in the FY2024 NDAA.
Sources: GovTrack, H.R. 979 (118th Congress), GovTrack, H.R. 8267 (117th Congress)
Jason Pearce
No notable items confirmed in news archives or public documents.
Who they are
Character
Integrity
Tells the truth, keeps their word, and takes no private gain from public office.
Pat Fallon. Filed periodic transaction reports for 2021 stock trades months past the deadline, including a June 17, 2021 report covering January trades, as the Clerk record shows and Roll Call and Insider reported. The House Ethics Committee dismissed the referral in July 2022.
Sources: House Clerk periodic transaction report, Filing ID 20018760, Roll Call, May 31, 2022, Insider via Yahoo News, July 29, 2021, House Committee on Ethics statement, July 29, 2022
Jason Pearce. FEC reports are on file through June 30, 2026 and a House candidate financial disclosure is on the Clerk's index (filed Nov. 21, 2025). No FEC administrative fine and no Texas Ethics Commission order naming him found.
Sources: FEC candidate page, FEC administrative fines search, Texas Ethics Commission, sworn complaint orders by date issued
Courage
Takes a stand that costs them something, including telling their own side no.
Pat Fallon. Voted No on the Fiscal Responsibility Act on May 31, 2023 (Republicans 149 to 71, leaders Aye) and Nay on the March 22, 2024 appropriations package, H.R. 2882 (Republicans 101 to 112, leaders Yea).
Sources: House Clerk Roll Call 243, May 31, 2023, House Clerk Roll Call 102, March 22, 2024
Jason Pearce. No public record found.
Accountability
Owns mistakes, answers hard questions, and works in the open.
Pat Fallon. Holds open in-person town halls across the district, including a 2024 town hall tour (Sherman, Aug. 6, 2024) and an Oct. 13, 2025 town hall in Sherman. No 2026 general election debate found, and none was reported declined.
Sources: KTEN, Aug. 6, 2024, KXII, Oct. 14, 2025, Office site, Townhall Registration
Jason Pearce. No public record found.
Temperament and judgment
Steady under pressure, decides on evidence, and treats opponents and staff with respect.
Pat Fallon. Former Air Force officer, Frisco City Council member (2009 to 2012), state representative (2013 to 2019), state senator (2019 to 2021) and U.S. representative since 2021. No formal conduct finding; the 2022 Ethics referral was dismissed.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Pat Fallon, House Committee on Ethics statement, July 29, 2022
Jason Pearce. Has worked in sales, mortgage loan origination and insurance and as a restaurant manager, sales trainer and security manager. No formal conduct finding found.
Source: Ballotpedia, Jason Pearce
Fidelity to the oath
Uses power inside its limits: accepts certified results, obeys court rulings, follows the rules of the office.
Pat Fallon. Voted Yea on both objections to state electors on Jan. 6 and 7, 2021 (Roll Calls 10 and 11). He was not a House member when the December 2020 Texas v. Pennsylvania amicus brief was filed.
Sources: House Clerk Roll Call 10, Jan. 6, 2021, House Clerk Roll Call 11, Jan. 7, 2021
Jason Pearce. No public record found.
What they bring
Qualifications
Relevant experience
Has done work that prepares them for this specific office.
Pat Fallon. U.S. representative since Jan. 3, 2021, in his third term. Served six years in the Texas House and two in the Texas Senate, and was an active duty Air Force officer.
Sources: GovTrack, Pat Fallon, Ballotpedia, Pat Fallon
Jason Pearce. Career in sales, mortgage lending, insurance and restaurant management; left his job to campaign full time. Has not held public office.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Jason Pearce, Community Impact, Feb. 2026
Command of the job
Knows the issues and knows what the office can and cannot do.
Pat Fallon. Chairs the Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel and sits on the Oversight and Intelligence committees. His Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act passed the House in July 2026.
Sources: GovTrack, Pat Fallon, Office site, home page
Jason Pearce. States positions on housing, campaign finance and ethics, such as barring corporations from buying single-family homes, overturning Citizens United and term limits, as goals rather than plans.
Source: Community Impact, Feb. 2026
Communication
Explains plainly, persuades, and listens.
Pat Fallon. Publishes an e-newsletter and issue pages and holds in-person town halls. Did not answer Community Impact's primary Q&A and has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 survey.
Sources: Office site, home page, KXII, Oct. 14, 2025, Community Impact, Feb. 19, 2026, Ballotpedia, Pat Fallon
Jason Pearce. Completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey and answered Community Impact's primary Q&A. His campaign site publishes little issue content.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Jason Pearce, Community Impact, Feb. 2026
Roots in the constituency
Lives there, knows the people, and is funded by them.
Pat Fallon. Served on the Frisco City Council from 2009 to 2012 and represented the area in the Legislature; his FEC record lists a Frisco address. FEC by-state totals for 2025 to 2026 show about 68 percent of itemized individual contributions from Texas.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Pat Fallon, FEC contribution totals by state
Jason Pearce. Born in Plano and a Plano Senior High School graduate; his FEC record lists a Plano address, in Collin County, which the district partly includes. Itemized contributions total only $2,700, too few to judge in-state funding.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Jason Pearce, FEC contribution totals by state, Office site of Rep. Fallon, Our District
Management
Can build and run an organization.
Pat Fallon. The Texas Ethics Commission's delinquent filer list, checked Oct. 6, 2026, shows an unpaid $500 fine owed by him as state senator for District 30, not referred to the Attorney General. No FEC administrative fine found.
Sources: Texas Ethics Commission, delinquent filer list (candidates and officeholders), FEC administrative fines search
Jason Pearce. Campaign committee reports are on file with the FEC through June 30, 2026. No FEC administrative fine record found.
Sources: FEC candidate page, FEC administrative fines search
What they deliver
Performance
Results
Turns ideas into outcomes.
Pat Fallon. Legislative Effectiveness Score of 1.126 in the 118th Congress against a benchmark of 1.460, which the Center for Effective Lawmaking classes as meeting expectations. Provisions of his No Terrorists on U.S. Soil Act were enacted in the FY2024 defense authorization.
Sources: Center for Effective Lawmaking House dataset, 93rd to 118th Congress, GovTrack, enacted legislation, GovTrack, H.R. 979 (118th Congress)
Jason Pearce. No public record found.
Showing up
Does the basic work of the job.
Pat Fallon. Missed 66 of 2,915 roll call votes, 2.3 percent, from January 2021 to September 2026.
Source: GovTrack, missed votes
Jason Pearce. No public record found.
Constituent service
Solves problems for the people they represent.
Pat Fallon. Lists three district offices (Sherman, New Boston, Rockwall), casework and passport help, and holds regular in-person town halls across the district. No published casework totals found.
Sources: Office site, home page, KTEN, Aug. 6, 2024
Jason Pearce. No public record found.
Coalition building
Wins support beyond their own faction.
Pat Fallon. Lugar Center Bipartisan Index score of -0.65019 in the latest posted House scores (118th Congress, 2023), ranked 254 of 436.
Source: Lugar Center and McCourt School Bipartisan Index, House Scores
Jason Pearce. No public record found.
Stewardship of public money
Treats tax dollars as someone else's money.
Pat Fallon. No public record found.
Jason Pearce. No public record found.
How to read this
Each criterion is scored 0 to 4 against the written rubric in the Ballot Standard. NR means no record: there is no reliable public evidence either way, so the criterion is left out and never counts against the candidate. A total is published when at least 8 of 15 criteria have evidence.
A sitting officeholder has a longer public record than a first-time candidate, so the two totals rest on different amounts of evidence. Read the count of criteria beside each score. Low marks require an official finding or a primary record. Allegations and opinion are not used.
No policy position is scored. Evidence checked October 6, 2026. Campaigns and readers can send a correction with a public source to tpg@thepoliticalgroup.com.
Questions
Who should I vote for in Texas's 4th Congressional District?
Pat Fallon has the strongest record in Texas's 4th Congressional District. Pat Fallon scores 64 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, as of October 6, 2026. Pat Fallon's highest marks are relevant experience and command of the job. Jason Pearce (7 of 15 criteria) has too little public record to score. Every score comes from public records on character, qualifications and performance, the same way for every party.
Who is running in Texas's 4th Congressional District in 2026?
PAT FALLON (Republican, incumbent), JASON PEARCE (Democratic). The general election is November 3, 2026.
Is Pat Fallon a good candidate for Congress?
Pat Fallon scores 64 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, with public evidence on 14 of 15 criteria: character 50 of 100, qualifications 75 of 100, performance 69 of 100. The standard measures character, qualifications and performance, not policy positions.
Is Jason Pearce a good candidate for Congress?
Jason Pearce has public evidence on 7 of the 15 Ballot Standard criteria, short of the 8 needed for a score. The evidence that exists is shown on the scorecard. No record never counts against a candidate.
How is the strongest record decided?
The candidate with the highest Ballot Standard score has the strongest record. Each of 15 criteria on character, qualifications and performance is scored 0 to 4 from public records and established reporting, the same way for every party. No policy position is scored, and unresolved accusations never move a score.
More on this race: every Texas race scored, the trailing candidate's path to victory, and the Texas 2026 election guide. Independent scorecard by The Political Group, not affiliated with any candidate or party.