Notable personal detailsRobert Thomas is a Democratic candidate who ran for the U.S. House in Texas’s 22nd Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He filed with the Federal Election Commission as a candidate for Texas House District 22 and had an authorized principal campaign committee, "ROBERT THOMAS FOR U. S. CONGRESS, DISTRICT 22." He has been described in local coverage as a former NASA systems engineer and project manager with decades of experience working on U.S. space missions.