◼◼◼◼◼ Dell ◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼ ( TAL-uh-REE-koh; born ◼◼◼◼◼ Dell Causey, May 17, 1989) is an American politician, Presbyterian seminarian, and former public school teacher serving since 2018 as a member of the Texas House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, ◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼ has been called a "rising star" among Texas Democrats. Born in Round Rock, Texas, ◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼ graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in government. He later joined Teach For America, where he taught sixth-grade English language arts in San Antonio. Afterward, he served as the Central Texas executive director for Reasoning Mind, a nonprofit focused on bringing technology to low-income classrooms. He later graduated from Harvard University with a Master of Education degree in education policy. In the legislature, ◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼ serves as vice chair of the Texas House's Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development Committee and of the Subcommittee on Academic and Career-Oriented Education of the Public Education Committee. He is also a member of the Public Education and House Administration Committees. ◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼ announced his candidacy for the 2026 U.S. Senate race in Texas in September 2025. In February 2026, Stephen Colbert claimed the Federal Communications Commission ordered CBS to drop a scheduled interview between himself and ◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼, resulting in an upsurge of attention towards ◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼'s campaign. CBS disputed this claim in a statement stating "The Late Show was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with Rep. ◼◼◼◼◼ ◼◼◼◼◼◼◼◼".