# Jodey Arrington **Jodey Arrington** (b. 1972) is a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas (TX-19, Lubbock, since 2017) and chair of the [[House Budget Committee]], where he has served as the procedural engine for the Republican reconciliation package — managing the three-way negotiation between the [[House Freedom Caucus]] (demanding deeper cuts), swing-district moderates (nervous about Medicaid), and the administration (demanding tax-cut extensions). ## Why he matters for the KB The Budget chair seat makes him a key chokepoint in reconciliation politics — the intra-party negotiation surface where the fiscal shape of the Trump-era legislative agenda is actually determined.