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'''Douglas Bryan Hughes''', known as '''Bryan Hughes''' (born July 21, 1969),<ref>"Representative Bryan Hughes". votesmart.org. http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=50173. Retrieved September 26, 2011.</ref> is an attorney in Mineola, [[Texas]], who has been since 2003 a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 5, which includes Camp, Harrison, Upshur, and Wood counties in the northeastern section of his state.<ref>"Bryan Hughes". lrl.state.tx.us. http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5544&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=5~first=Bryan~gender=~last=Hughes~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=. Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref><ref>a b "Rep. Hughes, Bryan". house.state.tx.us. http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=5. Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref>

'''Douglas Bryan Hughes''', known as '''Bryan Hughes''' (born July 21, 1969),<ref>"Representative Bryan Hughes". votesmart.org. http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=50173. Retrieved September 26, 2011.</ref> is an attorney in Mineola, [[Texas]], who has been since 2003 a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 5, which includes Camp, Harrison, Upshur, and Wood counties in the northeastern section of his state.<ref>"Bryan Hughes". lrl.state.tx.us. http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5544&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=5~first=Bryan~gender=~last=Hughes~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=. Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref><ref name=house>"Rep. Hughes, Bryan". house.state.tx.us. http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=5 Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

Hughes was born in Quitman, the county seat of Wood County, but reared in a blue collar family in nearby Mineola. He graduated in 1987 from Mineola High School and thereafter enrolled at Tyler Junior College. In 1992, he earned his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Texas at Tyler. A fifth-generation Texan, Hughes was the first member of his family to receive a college education.<ref> a b c d "Bryan Hughes biography". house.state.tx.us. http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=5#member-biography. Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref>

Hughes was born in Quitman, the county seat of Wood County, but reared in a blue collar family in nearby Mineola. He graduated in 1987 from Mineola High School and thereafter enrolled at Tyler Junior College. In 1992, he earned his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Texas at Tyler. A fifth-generation Texan, Hughes was the first member of his family to receive a college education.<ref name=bio>"Bryan Hughes biography". house.state.tx.us. http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=5#member-biography. Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref>

In 1995, Hughes completed his Juris Doctor degree from Baptist-affiliated Baylor Law School in Waco, Texas. For the next two years, Hughes was a law clerk and briefing attorney for the late U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas [[William M. Steger]] of Texas, a pioneer in the Republican Party who was his party's 1960 gubernatorial nominee against Governor [[Price Daniel]]. The federal courthouse in Tyler, the county seat of Smith County is named for Judge Steger. For a time Hughes practiced law in Marshall in Harrison County,[4] but in 2003, he joined the Lanier law firm in Mineola. He describes his practice as one dedicated to "representing working families and small businesses."<ref name=mesot> c "D. Bryan Hughes". mesotheliomalawfirm.com. http://www.mesotheliomalawfirm.com/_d_bryan_hughes.htm. Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref>

In 1995, Hughes completed his Juris Doctor degree from Baptist-affiliated Baylor Law School in Waco, Texas. For the next two years, Hughes was a law clerk and briefing attorney for the late U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas [[William M. Steger]] of Texas, a pioneer in the Republican Party who was his party's 1960 gubernatorial nominee against Governor [[Price Daniel]]. The federal courthouse in Tyler, the county seat of Smith County is named for Judge Steger. For a time Hughes practiced law in Marshall in Harrison County,<ref name=bio/> but in 2003, he joined the Lanier law firm in Mineola. He describes his practice as one dedicated to "representing working families and small businesses."<ref name=mesot> c "D. Bryan Hughes". mesotheliomalawfirm.com. http://www.mesotheliomalawfirm.com/_d_bryan_hughes.htm. Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref>

Hughes is an active member of the nondenominational Golden Bible Chapel in Golden in Wood County.[4] Among his other affiliations are the Christian Trial Lawyers Association, several bar associations, the American Red Cross,[5] the [[National Rifle Association]], Mineola Rotary,[4] and the Stewards Foundation, a non-profit organization set up to aid churches and their employees financially.<ref name=mesot/>

Hughes is an active member of the nondenominational Golden Bible Chapel in Golden in Wood County.<ref name=bio/> Among his other affiliations are the Christian Trial Lawyers Association, several bar associations, the American Red Cross,[5] the [[National Rifle Association]], Mineola Rotary,<ref name=bio/> and the Stewards Foundation, a non-profit organization set up to aid churches and their employees financially.<ref name=mesot/>

Hughes was elected to the legislature in 2002, when he upset the incumbent Democratic Representative Bob D. Glaze (1927–2010) of Gilmer in Upshur County. Hughes polled 20,286 votes (52.4 percent) to Glaze's 18,451 (47.6 percent).[6] In the 2004 general election, Glaze sought a rematch with Hughes but lost, 23,029 votes (38 percent) to the Republican's 37,529 (62 percent).[7] In 2006, no Democrat filed against Hughes, as he defeated the Libertarian Timothy J. Carmichael, 26,286 (81.9 percent) to 5,795 (18.1 percent).[8]

Hughes was elected to the legislature in 2002, when he upset the incumbent Democratic Representative Bob D. Glaze (1927–2010) of Gilmer in Upshur County. Hughes polled 20,286 votes (52.4 percent) to Glaze's 18,451 (47.6 percent).[6] In the 2004 general election, Glaze sought a rematch with Hughes but lost, 23,029 votes (38 percent) to the Republican's 37,529 (62 percent).[7] In 2006, no Democrat filed against Hughes, as he defeated the Libertarian Timothy J. Carmichael, 26,286 (81.9 percent) to 5,795 (18.1 percent).[8]

Hughes was unopposed in the 2010 general election, when Republicans carried 101 of the 150 seats in the state House.[9]

Hughes was unopposed in the 2010 general election, when Republicans carried 101 of the 150 seats in the state House.<ref>"Texas general election returns, November 2, 2010". elections.sos.state.tx.us. http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe. Retrieved September 26, 2011</ref>

In 2011, Hughes served on the House Agriculture and Livestock and the Human Services committees though his committee assignments have varied during his House tenure.[3] Strongly pro-life, Hughes worked to secure passage in 2011 of the state law which requires women procuring abortions to undergo a sonogram to witness the development of the child prior to termination.[10]

In 2011, Hughes served on the House Agriculture and Livestock and the Human Services committees though his committee assignments have varied during his House tenure.[3] Strongly pro-life, Hughes worked to secure passage in 2011 of the state law which requires women procuring abortions to undergo a sonogram to witness the development of the child prior to termination.[10]