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Brent A. Hagenbuch is an American politician and the member-elect 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]
Brent Hagenbuch | |
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Member-elect of the Texas Senate from the 30th district | |
Assuming office January 14, 2025 | |
Succeeding | Drew Springer |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jean |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | U.S. Naval Academy (BS) Stanford University (MS) UCLA (MBA) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Website | https://www.hagenbuchtx.com/ |
Election
editHagenbuch 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]
References
edit- ^ McPhate, Christian (November 5, 2024). "Former Denton County GOP chair Brent Hagenbuch wins race for Texas Senate District 30". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Pittman, Connor (November 6, 2024). "Brent Hagenbuch leads in state Senate District 30 race against Dale Frey". Community Impact. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Pellet, Erin (May 21, 2024). "Meet the Candidates: Brent Hagenbuch ..." KXII. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Henry, Sydnie (November 22, 2023). "Denton County GOP Chairman Runs for North Texas Senate Seat". Texas Scorecard. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (November 7, 2023). "State Sen. Drew Springer will not seek reelection in 2024". Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (January 8, 2024). "Texas Senate candidate backed by Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick faces mounting eligibility challenges". Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Prazan, Phil (January 18, 2024). "Does a state senate candidate live in an office building? Lawsuit aims to find out". KXAS-TV. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (January 23, 2024). "Judge lets Texas Senate contender campaign amid residency doubts". Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Moore-Carrillo, Jaime (March 6, 2024). "Democrats, Republicans headed for runoffs in race for Texas Senate District 30". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Douty, Samantha (May 28, 2024). "Hagenbuch, Frey win Republican, Democratic runoff races for State Senate, District 30 seat". Community Impact. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Betancourt, Juan (October 16, 2024). "Republican Hagenbuch defends residency as Democrat Frey questions eligibility in state Senate District 30 race". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Pittman, Connor (November 5, 2024). "Brent Hagenbuch leads in state Senate District 30 race against Dale Frey". Community Impact. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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