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In the May 29, 2012 Republican primary, Krause ran in his current District 93 against the one-term incumbent Barbara Parrish Nash (born c. 1944), a former school board and city council member in Arlington, Texas, and a third candidate, Patricia "Pat" Carlson. Krause won the nomination without need for a runoff election with 3,098 votes (50.7 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns, May 29, 2012 (House District 92).</ref> In the November 6, 2012 general election, Krause defeated the Democrat Shane Hardin and the [[Libertarian Party]] choice, Bruce Beckman. He polled 29,527 votes (58.9 percent) to Hardin's 18,797 (37.5 percent), and Beckman's 1,768 (3.5 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 6, 2012  (House District 93).</ref>

In the May 29, 2012 Republican primary, Krause ran in his current District 93 against the one-term incumbent Barbara Parrish Nash (born c. 1944), a former school board and city council member in Arlington, Texas, and a third candidate, Patricia "Pat" Carlson. Krause won the nomination without need for a runoff election with 3,098 votes (50.7 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns, May 29, 2012 (House District 92).</ref> In the November 6, 2012 general election, Krause defeated the Democrat Shane Hardin and the [[Libertarian Party]] choice, Bruce Beckman. He polled 29,527 votes (58.9 percent) to Hardin's 18,797 (37.5 percent), and Beckman's 1,768 (3.5 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 6, 2012  (House District 93).</ref>

Krause is a member of the House committees of (1) County Affairs and (2) Special Purpose Districts, the same assignments as his District 92 colleague, Jonathan Stickland.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/117467/matt-krause#.UyjU28tOUfg|title=Matt Krause's Biography|publisher=votesmart.com|accessdate=June 21, 2020}}</ref>​

Krause is a member of the House committees of (1) County Affairs and (2) Special Purpose Districts, the same assignments as his District 92 colleague, Jonathan Stickland.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/117467/matt-krause#.UyjU28tOUfg|title=Matt Krause's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=June 21, 2020}}</ref>​

In March 2015, Krause introduced legislation known as the Unborn Child Due Process Act, which would clarify a legal provision in the Texas Advance Directives Act that forbids anyone from withholding or withdrawing treatment from a pregnant patient. The bill would permit the state to appoint an ad litem to represent the interest of the unborn child in situations where life-sustaining treatment of a pregnant patient is in jeopardy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/lsp-rep_-krause-unborn-child-due-process-act-032215_Dallas-Fort-Worth-297067101.html|title=Lone Star Politics: Unborn Child Due Process Act|publisher=[[NBC]] in Dallas-Fort Worth|accessdate=June 21, 2020; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>

In March 2015, Krause introduced legislation known as the Unborn Child Due Process Act, which would clarify a legal provision in the Texas Advance Directives Act that forbids anyone from withholding or withdrawing treatment from a pregnant patient. The bill would permit the state to appoint an ad litem to represent the interest of the unborn child in situations where life-sustaining treatment of a pregnant patient is in jeopardy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/lsp-rep_-krause-unborn-child-due-process-act-032215_Dallas-Fort-Worth-297067101.html|title=Lone Star Politics: Unborn Child Due Process Act|publisher=[[NBC]] in Dallas-Fort Worth|accessdate=June 21, 2020; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>