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'''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]] legislator for District 21 (located in the southeastern corner of the state, an area commonly known as the '''Golden Triangle''')  Phelan is the first Speaker to come from that portion of Texas.

'''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 former [[Democrat]] who switched to the [[Republican Party]] and became a legislator for District 21 (located in the southeastern corner of the state, an area commonly known as the '''Golden Triangle''')  Phelan is the first Speaker to come from that portion of Texas.

 

 

Illustrating how he is a [[Judas politician]], Phelan led an ambush impeachment of the popular and recently elected [[conservative]] Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] on May 27, 2023.

==Background==

==Background==