Leo Pacheco is an American educator and former politician who served as a Democrat in the Texas House of Representatives for District 118 from January 8, 2019, to August 19, 2021. He previously chaired the Bexar County Democratic Party in the 1990s and upset an incumbent Democrat in the 2018 primary to win the seat. Pacheco resigned in 2021 citing low legislative pay and high demands, later switching to the Republican Party and attempting a comeback bid for the same district.

Education and Political Experience

• Worked as a human resource specialist at Palo Alto College.
• Served as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio College, where he later taught public administration after resigning from the House.
• Notable positions: Chaired Bexar County Democratic Party ; Texas House Representative for District 118 .
• Achievements and controversies: Supported permitless carry gun legislation, leading to censure by the local Democratic Party; resigned before completing his term, enabling Republicans to flip the longtime Democratic seat.