Will Metcalf


Will Metcalf is an American investment banker from Conroe, Texas, and a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 16, based entirely in suburban Montgomery County, north of Houston in the southeastern portion of the state.

Background

Metcalf is the son of Tommy and Mary Ann Metcalf and a sixth-generation resident of Montgomery County. He completed his education through the Conroe Independent School District and Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, from which he received a degree in Criminal Justice. Now in the banking industry, he is the vice-president and director of business development at the Spirit of Texas Bank in Conroe, in which capacity he is involved in commercial lending and real estate investment. Metcalf is affiliated with the Greater Conroe Economic Development Council, the Conroe Industrial Development Corporation, the Conroe Family YMCA, and the Montgomery County Fair Association. He is a member of the National Rifle Association and his local Lions International.

Political career

Metcalf entered the race to succeed incumbent Representative Brandon Creighton of Conroe, who instead ran successfully in a special election for the Texas State Senate for the position vacated by Republican Tommy Williams. In a six-candidate field, Metcalf finished second to opponent Ted Seago, 6,840 to 7,129. In the runoff election on May 27, Metcalf defeated Seago, 8,914 to 5,448, to win the nomination.
Metcalf then won the general election on November 4, 2014. He polled 29,132 votes to Democrat Michael Hayles, Jr., who finished with 4,748 votes, and the Libertarian nominee, Bob Townsend, 887.
In the Republican primary held on March 6, 2018, Metcalf defeated Christian Ehmling, a local political activist.
He then won the November general election with 49,184 votes to 12,033 for Democrat Mike Midler.
On January 25, 2019 Metcalf along with Steve Toth and Cecil Bill filed House Bill 1042 which would require Texas schools and law enforcement agencies to establish active shooter response plans and law enforcement agencies to conduct annual drills while also requiring law enforcement to immediately contain or eliminate a threat.

Personal life

Metcalf is a member of the non-denominational Fellowship of Montgomery in Montgomery northwest of Houston. Earlier, Metcalf was a three-year member of the finance committee of First Baptist Church of Conroe and a two-year chairman of the First Baptist Academy trustees. His wife, Megan, is the vice-president of the Conroe Service League, a member of the Lake Conroe Area Republican Women, and an associate member of both the North Shore and the Montgomery County Republican Women. The Metcalfs have twin daughters who were born in 2011. Megan Metcalf was a teacher until the birth of their daughters.