Morgan Luttrell

Luttrell assumed office on January 3, 2023 and was officially sworn-in following the election of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House during the early hours of January 7, 2023. Along with Joaquin Castro and Troy Nehls, Luttrell is one of three twins from Texas in the 118th United States Congress.

Luttrell won the Republican primary with 52.2% of the vote, avoiding a runoff with Collins who placed second with 22% of the vote. His Democratic challenger in the general election was Laura Jones, the former Democratic Party chair of San Jacinto County. Luttrell joined a lawsuit with several other congressional Republican candidates to remove Libertarian Party candidates, who are often perceived as threatening to Republican chances in tight elections, from appearing on the ballot. FiveThirtyEight rated Luttrell as "very likely" to win the general election. Luttrell was endorsed by the editorial board of the Houston Chronicle. On November 8, 2022, Luttrell defeated Jones in the general election.

In 2021, Luttrell filed to run as a Republican for Texas's 8th congressional district in the 2022 election to succeed retiring incumbent Kevin Brady.

In 2019, Luttrell founded Trexxler Energy Solutions. He is also the founder of Stronos Industries, which provides recyclable and biodegradable campaign signs.

From 2017 to 2019, Luttrell was a senior advisor to Rick Perry in the United States Department of Energy during the Trump Administration. At the U.S. Energy Department, Luttrell worked to keep U.S. energy industry globally competitive through the Artificial Intelligence and Technologies Office.

Luttrell served as a United States Navy SEAL. In 2007, he was commissioned as a special warfare officer. He served as a SEAL for 14 years until being medically discharged in 2014 for a severe traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury he experienced in a helicopter crash in 2009.

Morgan Joe Luttrell (born November 7, 1975) is an American politician, businessman, and military veteran serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 8th congressional district. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on January 3, 2023.

Born in Houston in 1975, Morgan Joe Luttrell has a twin brother, Marcus. He graduated from Willis High School. Morgan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Sam Houston State University and a Master of Science in applied cognition neuroscience from the University of Texas at Dallas. Additionally, he received an executive certificate in professional leadership development from Harvard Business School.