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Brent Hagenbuch

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Brent Hagenbuch
Member-elect of the Texas Senate
from the 30th district
Assuming office
January 14, 2025
SucceedingDrew Springer
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJean
Children2
Alma materU.S. Naval Academy (BS)
Stanford University (MS)
UCLA (MBA)
OccupationBusinessman
Websitehttps://www.hagenbuchtx.com/

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]

Election

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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 lead 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Pittman, Connor (November 6, 2024). "Brent Hagenbuch leads in state Senate District 30 race against Dale Frey". Community Impact. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Pellet, Erin (May 21, 2024). "Meet the Candidates: Brent Hagenbuch ..." KXII. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Henry, Sydnie (November 22, 2023). "Denton County GOP Chairman Runs for North Texas Senate Seat". Texas Scorecard. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Svitek, Patrick (November 7, 2023). "State Sen. Drew Springer will not seek reelection in 2024". Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Svitek, Patrick (January 8, 2024). "Texas Senate candidate backed by Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick faces mounting eligibility challenges". Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Svitek, Patrick (January 23, 2024). "Judge lets Texas Senate contender campaign amid residency doubts". Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Douty, Samantha (May 28, 2024). "Hagenbuch, Frey win Republican, Democratic runoff races for State Senate, District 30 seat". Community Impact. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Pittman, Connor (November 5, 2024). "Brent Hagenbuch leads in state Senate District 30 race against Dale Frey". Community Impact. Retrieved November 13, 2024.