State Rep. Ernest Bailes
Republican
Texas House
18 (Retired)
- Shepherd
First elected 2016
Previous Ratings on the YCT Legislature Ratings
- 2023: 63
- 2021: 60
- 2019: 53
- 2017: 45
Ernest Bailes is a rancher and agriculturalist. He is a graduate of Shepherd High School and earned his B.S. from Texas A&M University in 2004.
Following his graduation, Bailes founded an advanced reproductive services company for cattle and whitetail deer producers across the south-central United States.
Ernest and his wife Courtney live in Shepherd with their two sons.