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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Matthew McDade "Dade" Phelan
| image=
| office=[[Speaker]] of the [[Texas]] House of Representatives
| term_start=January 12, 2021
| predecessor=[[Dennis Bonnen]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| office2=Texas State Representative<br> for District 21 (Jefferson and Orange counties)
| term_start2=January 13, 2015
| preceded2=[[Allan Ritter]]
| birth_date=September 18, 1975
| birth_place=[[Beaumont]], [[Texas]], USA
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
| occupation=[[Real estate]] developer
| residence=Beaumont, Texas
| spouse=Kim W. Phelan
| children=Ford, Mack, Hank and Luke Phelan
| alma_mater=Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School<br>
[[University of Texas at Austin]]}}
'''Matthew McDade Phelan''' (born September 18, 1975) is a [[real estate]] developer from [[Beaumont]], who is the [[Speaker]] of the [[Texas]] House of Representatives, and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member for District 21 in Jefferson and Orange counties in the southeastern corner of the state.
==Background==
In 1994, Phelan graduated from the [[Roman Catholic]] Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School in Beaumont. In 1998, he received a degree in business from the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]. He is affiliated with his family-owned Phelan Investments, a fourth-generation [[real estate]] company.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=21|title=Texas House of Representatives: Representative Phelan, Dade|publisher=Texas House of Representatives|accessdate=February 12, 2021}}</ref>
He was a staff member for former state Senator Tommy Williams, former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Dick Armey]], and former District 21 State Representative Mark Stiles. Then [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]] twice named Phelan to the Lower Neches Valley Authority; he was the board president in 2013.<ref name=bio/>
Phelan and his wife, Kim, an [[attorney]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/texas/beaumont/kim-phelan.html|title=Kim Phelan in Beaumont, TX|publisher=Bizapedia.com|accessdate=February 12, 2021}}</ref>
reside in Jefferson County with their four boys.<ref name=bio/>
==Career==
Phelan succeeded former [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Representative [[Allan Ritter]], first elected in 1998 but changed parties in 2010. Ritter did not seek reelection in 2014.
Prior to his election as Speaker by his colleagues, Phelan served previously as the chairman of the House Committee on State Affairs, vice chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, and the Calendars, Appropriations, and Election committees. He also sat on the Select Committee on Ports, Innovation and Infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jolie McCullough |title=After defeats in 2019, a group of Texas lawmakers is teaming up to push criminal justice reform |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/18/texas-house-criminal-justice-reform-caucus/ |publisher=The Texas Tribune |date=July 18, 2019|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>
''Texas Monthly'' [[magazine named hsm one of the best legislators of 2019.<ref>{{cite web |author=Carlos Sanchez, R. G. Ratcliffe, and Christopher Hooks|title=2019: The Best and Worst Legislators |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/2019-the-best-and-worst-texas-legislators/ |publisher=''Texas Monthly'' |date=June 18, 2019|accessedate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
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[[Category:Catholics]]
[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]
| name=Matthew McDade "Dade" Phelan
| image=
| office=[[Speaker]] of the [[Texas]] House of Representatives
| term_start=January 12, 2021
| predecessor=[[Dennis Bonnen]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| office2=Texas State Representative<br> for District 21 (Jefferson and Orange counties)
| term_start2=January 13, 2015
| preceded2=[[Allan Ritter]]
| birth_date=September 18, 1975
| birth_place=[[Beaumont]], [[Texas]], USA
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
| occupation=[[Real estate]] developer
| residence=Beaumont, Texas
| spouse=Kim W. Phelan
| children=Ford, Mack, Hank and Luke Phelan
| alma_mater=Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School<br>
[[University of Texas at Austin]]}}
'''Matthew McDade Phelan''' (born September 18, 1975) is a [[real estate]] developer from [[Beaumont]], who is the [[Speaker]] of the [[Texas]] House of Representatives, and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member for District 21 in Jefferson and Orange counties in the southeastern corner of the state.
==Background==
In 1994, Phelan graduated from the [[Roman Catholic]] Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School in Beaumont. In 1998, he received a degree in business from the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]. He is affiliated with his family-owned Phelan Investments, a fourth-generation [[real estate]] company.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=21|title=Texas House of Representatives: Representative Phelan, Dade|publisher=Texas House of Representatives|accessdate=February 12, 2021}}</ref>
He was a staff member for former state Senator Tommy Williams, former [[U.S. Representative]] [[Dick Armey]], and former District 21 State Representative Mark Stiles. Then [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]] twice named Phelan to the Lower Neches Valley Authority; he was the board president in 2013.<ref name=bio/>
Phelan and his wife, Kim, an [[attorney]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/texas/beaumont/kim-phelan.html|title=Kim Phelan in Beaumont, TX|publisher=Bizapedia.com|accessdate=February 12, 2021}}</ref>
reside in Jefferson County with their four boys.<ref name=bio/>
==Career==
Phelan succeeded former [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Representative [[Allan Ritter]], first elected in 1998 but changed parties in 2010. Ritter did not seek reelection in 2014.
Prior to his election as Speaker by his colleagues, Phelan served previously as the chairman of the House Committee on State Affairs, vice chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, and the Calendars, Appropriations, and Election committees. He also sat on the Select Committee on Ports, Innovation and Infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jolie McCullough |title=After defeats in 2019, a group of Texas lawmakers is teaming up to push criminal justice reform |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/18/texas-house-criminal-justice-reform-caucus/ |publisher=The Texas Tribune |date=July 18, 2019|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>
''Texas Monthly'' [[magazine named hsm one of the best legislators of 2019.<ref>{{cite web |author=Carlos Sanchez, R. G. Ratcliffe, and Christopher Hooks|title=2019: The Best and Worst Legislators |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/2019-the-best-and-worst-texas-legislators/ |publisher=''Texas Monthly'' |date=June 18, 2019|accessedate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Phelan, Dade}}
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Catholics]]
[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]