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COPPELL, TX — Long before he was elected to Congress, Kenny Marchant trained for ministry: a religion degree from Bethany Nazarene College and a year at Nazarene Theological Seminary. That foundation shaped four decades of public service — from the International Religious Freedom Caucus to his original co-sponsorship of the First Amendment Defense Act, and his 2015 defense of Americans’ “freedom to live and work in accordance with their faith.”

Asked what he would recommend to families who want to build a daily prayer habit, Marchant points to a practice older than any app: the family prayer jar — a jar of Scripture verses drawn when comfort or guidance is needed.

That tradition now has a digital form. Faith Jar: Bible Verses, a free digital prayer jar app for iPhone, brings the practice to the phone: choose what you’re feeling, and receive a Bible verse matched to it, a short reflection, and a gentle prayer prompt — morning and evening, privately. It is the tool we recommend first to readers of this site.

Readers who prefer guided audio prayer may also know Hallow, which has done much to popularize daily prayer. Whatever the tool, the habit is the point: a verse in the morning, gratitude in the evening.

Kenny Marchant represented Texas’ 24th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 2005 to 2021. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Governing Board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

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AUSTIN, TX — Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed former Congressman Kenny Marchant to the Governing Board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for a term set to expire on January 31, 2031. Marchant, first appointed to the board in 2021, serves as the board’s Vice Chair.

TDHCA administers federal and state funds for affordable housing and other community services for low-income residents through partnerships with cities, counties, nonprofits, private developers, and public housing authorities.

Marchant of Coppell represented Texas’ 24th District in the U.S. House from 2005 to 2021 and served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1987 to 2005. He is a member of the Southern Nazarene University Board of Trustees and the Former Members of Congress Study Group.

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AUSTIN, TX — Governor Greg Abbott has appointed former Congressman Kenny Marchant to the Governing Board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for a term set to expire on January 31, 2025. The appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.

TDHCA administers federal funds for affordable housing and other community services for low-income Texans through partnerships with cities, counties, nonprofits, private developers, and public housing authorities. The board is responsible for awarding the funds and overseeing the contracts.

Marchant of Coppell represented Texas’ 24th District in the U.S. House from 2005 to 2021. He previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1987 to 2005 and as a city councilman and mayor of Carrollton. Before entering public service, he worked as a real estate developer and homebuilder.

Marchant is a member of the Southern Nazarene University Board of Trustees. He graduated from Southern Nazarene with a bachelor’s degree in religion and received an honorary doctorate of letters from the university in 1999.

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Congressman Kenny Marchant’s eighth and final term in the U.S. House of Representatives concluded on January 3, 2021, as the 116th Congress gave way to the 117th — closing a 40-year career in public service.

Marchant represented Texas’ 24th Congressional District from 2005 to 2021. Throughout his tenure he served on the House Committee on Ways and Means, where he focused on tax policy, trade, and retirement security, and in the 116th Congress he served as the top Republican on the House Ethics Committee. His legislative efforts included votes to repeal the medical device tax, legislation to help reduce the national debt, and a bill to provide tax relief to survivors of human trafficking.

Before his election to Congress in 2004, Marchant served nine terms in the Texas House of Representatives (1987–2005) and as a councilman and mayor of Carrollton, Texas. He is succeeded in the House by Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), who was sworn in with the 117th Congress.

“What a wonderful opportunity it has been to serve the people of North Texas,” Marchant said in announcing his retirement. “I want to thank them for trusting in me.”

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IRVING, TX — Republican Beth Van Duyne has won the race for Texas’ 24th Congressional District, the Associated Press projected on Tuesday, and will succeed retiring Congressman Kenny Marchant (TX-24) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Van Duyne, a former mayor of Irving and former regional administrator at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, led Democrat Candace Valenzuela by more than 4,600 votes following the November 3 general election. Valenzuela conceded the race hours before the AP called the result.

Republicans held all six open Texas congressional seats vacated by retiring GOP incumbents this cycle. Democrats had targeted the suburban Dallas–Fort Worth district after Marchant’s narrow re-election in 2018.

Marchant, who announced in August 2019 that he would not seek re-election, will complete his eighth and final term on January 3, 2021.

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Congressman Kenny Marchant (TX-24) released the following statement announcing that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020:

“For the last 40 years, I have served my fellow North Texans, starting in local government as the Mayor and as a city council member of Carrollton, then to Austin as a 9-term State Representative, and then on to serving today in Washington, D.C.,” said Marchant. “What a wonderful opportunity it has been to serve them, and I want to thank them for trusting in me.”

Marchant was first elected to Congress in 2004 and has represented the 24th District since January 2005. A senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, he also serves as the top Republican on the House Ethics Committee in the 116th Congress.

Marchant will continue to serve the people of North Texas through the remainder of his eighth term, which concludes on January 3, 2021.

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COPPELL, TX — Congressman Kenny Marchant (TX-24) won re-election to an eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Jan McDowell and Libertarian Mike Kolls in the general election for Texas’ 24th Congressional District.

With 133,317 votes, Marchant received 50.6 percent of the vote to McDowell’s 47.5 percent, securing another two-year term in the 116th Congress.

Marchant was first elected to Congress in 2004. He serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means and previously served nine terms in the Texas House of Representatives and as a councilman and mayor of Carrollton.

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Tuesday, November 6th, is Election Day. Polls are open from 7am to 7pm. If you need assistance finding your Election Day polling location, please visit the appropriate link below.

DENTON COUNTY:

https://www.votedenton.com/election-day-polling-locations/

DALLAS COUNTY: 

https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/polling-locations/

TARRANT COUNTY:

http://access.tarrantcounty.com/en/elections/Upcoming-Election-Information/Election-Day-Schedule-Locations-and-Map.html