| − | '''Bryan Lee Slaton''' (born February 2, 1978) is a [[business]]man and a [[Baptist]] [[clergy]]man who is the incoming state representative for House District 2, which encompasses Hopkins, Hunt, and Van Zandt counties in the northeastern portion of [[Texas]]. He is the financial administrator at the Arapaho Road Baptist Church in Garland, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/bryan-slaton/bryanslaton?valid=true&|title=Bryan Slaton|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 2, 2020}}</ref> | + | '''Bryan Lee Slaton''' (born February 2, 1978) is a [[business]]man and a [[Baptist]] [[clergy]]man who is the state representative for House District 2, which encompasses Hopkins, Hunt, and Van Zandt counties in the northeastern portion of [[Texas]]. He is the financial administrator at the Arapaho Road Baptist Church in Garland, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/bryan-slaton/bryanslaton?valid=true&|title=Bryan Slaton|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 2, 2020}}</ref> |
| | On July 14, 2020, in his third attempt to be elected to the state House, Slaton unseated incumbent Representative [[Dan Flynn]] by a 22-point margin in the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[primary]] runoff.. On November 3, 2020, he defeated Democrat Bill Brannon in the [[general election]], 62,903 votes (81 percent) to 14,410 (19 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (state House of Representative), July 14 and November 3, 2020.</ref> | | On July 14, 2020, in his third attempt to be elected to the state House, Slaton unseated incumbent Representative [[Dan Flynn]] by a 22-point margin in the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[primary]] runoff.. On November 3, 2020, he defeated Democrat Bill Brannon in the [[general election]], 62,903 votes (81 percent) to 14,410 (19 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (state House of Representative), July 14 and November 3, 2020.</ref> |
| | Slaton resides in the portion of Royce City in Hunt County with wife, Sharman, and their son. | | Slaton resides in the portion of Royce City in Hunt County with wife, Sharman, and their son. |
| − | In March 2021, Representative Slaton proposed that Texas establish a fund to pay for border security that would include completion of the wall on the southern border.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rightspeak.net/2021/03/texas-bill-opens-up-loophole-on-biden.html|title=Texas Bill Opens up Loophole on Biden: The Border Wall Might Get Built After All; Wall Construction Under Biden? Red States Can Complete Border Wall in Texas and Arizona|publisher=rightspeak.net|date=March 15, 2021|accessdate=March 19, 2021}}</ref> | + | In March 2021, Representative Slaton, a [[conservative]], proposed that Texas establish a fund to pay for border security that would include completion of the wall on the southern border.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rightspeak.net/2021/03/texas-bill-opens-up-loophole-on-biden.html|title=Texas Bill Opens up Loophole on Biden: The Border Wall Might Get Built After All; Wall Construction Under Biden? Red States Can Complete Border Wall in Texas and Arizona|publisher=rightspeak.net|date=March 15, 2021|accessdate=March 19, 2021}}</ref> |