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'''Dennis Higgins Bonnen''' (born March 3, 1972) is a former state representative who served as the [[Speaker]] of the [[Texas]] House of Representatives]] for a single-term from 2019 to 2021. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Bonnen represented District 25 from 1997 to 2021.<ref name=dhbonnen>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=17|title=Rep. Bonnen, Dennis (District 25)|publisher=house.state.tx.us|access-date=March 1, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, then-Speaker [[Joe Straus]] appointed Bonnen as Speaker Pro Tempore, the presiding office in the Speaker's absence.<ref name=ttribune/> In January 2019, Bonnen was elected Speaker, but ten months later announced that he would step down and not seek House re-election in 2020.

'''Dennis Higgins Bonnen''' (born March 3, 1972) is a former state representative who served as the [[Speaker]] of the [[Texas]] House of Representatives for a single-term from 2019 to 2021. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Bonnen represented District 25 from 1997 to 2021.<ref name=dhbonnen>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=17|title=Rep. Bonnen, Dennis (District 25)|publisher=house.state.tx.us|access-date=March 1, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, then-Speaker [[Joe Straus]] appointed Bonnen as Speaker Pro Tempore, the presiding office in the Speaker's absence.<ref name=ttribune/> In January 2019, Bonnen was elected Speaker, but ten months later announced that he would step down and not seek House re-election in 2020.

In 1990, Bonnen graduated from Angleton High School,<ref name=ttribune/> and in 1994 received a Bachelor of Arts  in [[Political Science]] from the [[Roman Catholic]] St. Edward's University in the capital city of [[Austin]]. He is a banker.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/10099/dennis-bonnen|title=Biography for Dennis Bonnen|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref> Bonnen worked in the [[Washington, D.C.]] office of [[U.S. Representative]] Greg Laughlin, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-Republican.<ref name="Gerwitz">"Bonnen: Lowering government requirements means more flexibility", ''The Brazosport Facts'' (February 13, 1996), p. 1.</ref>  

In 1990, Bonnen graduated from Angleton High School,<ref name=ttribune/> and in 1994 received a Bachelor of Arts  in [[Political Science]] from the [[Roman Catholic]] St. Edward's University in the capital city of [[Austin]]. He is a banker.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/10099/dennis-bonnen|title=Biography for Dennis Bonnen|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref> Bonnen worked in the [[Washington, D.C.]] office of [[U.S. Representative]] Greg Laughlin, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-Republican.<ref name="Gerwitz">"Bonnen: Lowering government requirements means more flexibility", ''The Brazosport Facts'' (February 13, 1996), p. 1.</ref>