Bryan Slaton
| Bryan Lee Slaton | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Flynn |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1978 Mineola, Wood County, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | one prior marriage (reason for ending not known), Sharmen Slaton (married 2017) |
| Children | one son |
| Residence | Royce City, Hunt County, Texas |
| Alma mater | North Mesquite (Texas) High School Ouachita Baptist University |
| Occupation | Businessman, Clergyman |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Bryan Lee Slaton (born February 2, 1978) is a businessman and a Baptist clergyman 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.[1]
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 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).[2]
Slaton resides in the portion of Royce City in Hunt County with his second wife, Sharman, and their son.
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.[3]
In April 2023 the Texas House Committee on General Investigating (which oversees all complaints against House Members) began an investigation into Slaton after reports surfaced that he had an "inappropriate relationship" with a 19-year-old intern. On May 6, the Committee published its report on the matter and determined that the reports were true, and unanimously recommended that Slaton be expelled from the House.[4] The Committee then submitted a resolution calling for his expulsion[5], signed by all five members. The vote to expel, if Slaton does not resign beforehand, is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
References
- ↑ Bryan Slaton. Mylife.com. Retrieved on December 2, 2020.
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (state House of Representative), July 14 and November 3, 2020.
- ↑ 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. rightspeak.net (March 15, 2021). Retrieved on March 19, 2021.
- ↑ https://house.texas.gov/_media/pdf/committees/report.pdf
- ↑ https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/HR01542I.pdf#navpanes=0