Bryan Hughes | |
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Member of the Texas Senate from the 1st district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Kevin Eltife |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 5th district | |
In office January 14, 2003 – January 10, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Bob D. Glaze |
Succeeded by | Cole Hefner |
Personal details | |
Born | Douglas Bryan Hughes July 21, 1969 Quitman, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Mineola, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | Tyler Junior College University of Texas, Tyler (BA) Baylor University (JD) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Douglas Bryan Hughes (born July 21, 1969)[1] is an American attorney and politician who is a Republican member of the Texas State Senate for District 1. He was first elected to the Texas Senate in November 2016. Previously, Hughes was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 2003 through January 2017 as state representative for District 5, which includes Camp, Harrison, Upshur, and Wood counties in northeastern Texas.[2][3] Senator Hughes authored some of the more significant legislation to come out of the 87th Session of the Texas Legislature. His bills on abortion, voting reform, and social media censorship prompted significant debate but were passed by both houses of the legislature and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott.