We're going to have to find a way to serve our constituents and our taxpayers better and quicker and more accurately with fewer workers. I'm convinced we can do it and we don't have a choice.

Congressman Jack Fields of Texas' 8th congressional district decided to retire. His mother was left to raise five children by herself. Representative for Texas's 8th congressional district serving since 1997.

He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes a large swath of suburban and rural territory north of Houston.