Junior Ezeonu is the State Representative-elect for Texas House District 101, representing parts of Arlington, Grand Prairie, and Mansfield, after defeating a 16-year incumbent. He previously served on the Grand Prairie City Council, where he was first elected at age 22, becoming the youngest elected official in the city's history and one of its first African American councilmembers in decades, and later served as Mayor Pro Tem. A graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, he has focused on supporting working families through tax relief, wage increases, and expanded public transit. At age 27, he will be the youngest member of the Texas Legislature.