Dan Mims is from Channelview, Texas. He attended Texas A&M University. He and his wife, Mary, have raised their family in southeast Texas, where he remains active as a husband, father, grandfather, and community leader.

Dan Mims enters race for Texas's 9th congressional district – North ...

Dan Mims is from Channelview, Texas. He attended Texas A&M University. He lives with his wife, Mary, in Channelview, Texas.

Dan is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the San Jacinto College District. He has held this position since 2018. He previously served as the chief executive officer of the San Jacinto College District. He also served as the chief executive officer of the San Jacinto College District.

Overwhelming Support in TX CD-09 Race for Term Limits on Congress

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Mims named chair of ACCT Western Region Board

Dan currently serves as the Western Chair of the Association of Community College Trustees Board of Directors. He previously served as the president of Mims Investment, Inc, a property and cold storage logistics company. Dan also worked as the president of Mims Warehouse Solutions, and the vice president and president of Mims Meat Company.

Dan is currently a member of the San Jacinto College Board of Trustees. He has served on the board for 22 years.

Dan's campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Texas's District 9 is his first run for public office.

Supports cutting bureaucracy and taxes to help small businesses succeed.

- Supports cutting bureaucracy and taxes to help small businesses succeed.

Economy

Public Safety

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

Healthcare

Supports school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.

Opposes the participation of transgender athletes in girls' sports.

- Supports school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.
- Opposes the participation of transgender athletes in girls' sports.

Education

Energy & the Environment

Supports term limits for Congress members.

Signed the "Term Limits on Congress" pledge to cosponsor and vote for an U.S. Term Limits amendment for congressmen to serve no more than three House of Representative terms and two Senate terms.

- Signed the "Term Limits on Congress" pledge to cosponsor and vote for an U.S. Term Limits amendment for congressmen to serve no more than three House of Representative terms and two Senate terms.

Voting & Elections

Promises to reduce undocumented immigration through border security.

- Promises to reduce undocumented immigration through border security.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Dan Mims

- 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.