Forrest is from Dallas, Texas. He attended Highland Park High School. He has a bachelor’s degree from Rice University. He has a Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University. He lives with his family on the family ranch in Kaufman County.

Forrest Lumpkin has a bachelor’s degree from Rice University and a Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University. 

Forrest is a retired civil servant at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, where he worked for over 35 years at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. He previously worked at Exxon Production Research Company and at NASA’s Ames Research Center in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Forrest Lumpkin - Ballotpedia

Forrest is retired. He worked for NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for over 35 years. 

Forrest Lumpkin's campaign for U.S. House Texas District 5 is his first time running for public office.

360 Corridor Democratic Action!

Opposes tariffs, saying they are "a hidden sales tax and are therefore regressive and inflationary in general."

Supports timely passage of appropriations bills to prevent government shutdowns, which he believes cause inefficiency in government operations.

Supports the on-time passage of appropriations bills to prevent government shutdowns.

- Opposes tariffs, saying they are "a hidden sales tax and are therefore regressive and inflationary in general."
- Supports the on-time passage of appropriations bills to prevent government shutdowns.

Economy

As of January 22, 2026, Forrest Lumpkin’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Supports reforming the healthcare system to focus more on preventative measures, such as smoking cessation.

Thinks it is "ridiculous" that the difference between what is billed for health care services and what is paid by insurance companies is "so large."

Wants to make it a priority to "improve access to health care especially in rural areas such as in Anderson, Henderson, Kaufman, and Van Zandt counties where constituents must travel long distances for hospital care."

Believes the recent cuts to the Affordable Care Act are "setting up a spiral of increasing insurance premiums as fewer and fewer individuals are in the pool of insured."

- Supports reforming the healthcare system to focus more on preventative measures, such as smoking cessation.
- Thinks it is "ridiculous" that the difference between what is billed for health care services and what is paid by insurance companies is "so large."
- Wants to make it a priority to "improve access to health care especially in rural areas such as in Anderson, Henderson, Kaufman, and Van Zandt counties where constituents must travel long distances for hospital care."
- Believes the recent cuts to the Affordable Care Act are "setting up a spiral of increasing insurance premiums as fewer and fewer individuals are in the pool of insured."

Healthcare

Education

Supports funding basic research in health and climate science.

Supports funding "basic research" in health and climate science.

- Supports funding "basic research" in health and climate science.

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

Foreign Policy and Immigration

LinkedIn

Facebook

Instagram

Forrest Lumpkin

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Texas currently has 36 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Texas for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.