Brent Hagenbuch | |
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Member of the Texas Senate from the 30th district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Drew Springer |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jean |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | United States Naval Academy (BS) Stanford University (MS) University of California,Los Angeles (MBA) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Website | https://www.hagenbuchtx.com/ |
Brent A. Hagenbuch is an American politician and the member for district 30 of the Texas Senate. He won in the 2024 General Election,replacing Drew Springer,who announced in 2023 his retirement. [1] [2] Hagenbuch is a Navy Veteran and previously served as the Denton County Republican chair. [3]
Hagenbuch announced his candidacy at the end of November 2023,for the open Senate District 30 seat that was being held by Drew Springer. [4] Springer previously announced that he will not be running for reelection earlier that month. [5] Controversy began soon after his announcement,debating about the residency of Brent among the other candidates in the Republican Primary Election,who wanted to remove him from the ballot. [6] [7] Towards the end of January 2024,a judge allowed Hagenbuch to continue campaigning amid questions about his eligibility. [8] Hagenbuch finished with 36.38% of the vote in the 2024 March Primary Election,which he led amongst the other candidates. A runoff election was set for May 28,2024. [9] Brent defeated Jace Yarbrough in the runoff election to advance him to the General Election against Democrat Dale Frey. [10] Questions about Brent's residency continued up to the general election,including from his democratic opponent. [11] With 65.1% of the vote,Hagenbuch won the 2024 General Election. [12]
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