We are in a time when the Peace Corps mission is more vital than ever, and the organization is at a 30-year high in the number of volunteers in the field. The Peace Corps is currently in 69 posts and serving 75 countries across the globe.

In 2004 he was named a Top Ten Legislator by Texas Monthly and Legislator of the Year by the Texas Municipal League. Marchant's son Matthew Marchant is the current mayor of Carrollton Texas. He puKenny Marchantd for legislation that reorganized the Texas Banking Code.

S. Representative for Texas's 24th congressional district serving since 2005.