Bryan Hughes

Republican Party

Candidate, Texas State Senate District 1

Texas State Senate District 1

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

9

Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

March 3, 2026

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Bryan Hughes (Republican Party) is a member of theTexas State Senate, representingDistrict 1. He assumed office on January 10, 2017. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Hughes (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theTexas State Senate to representDistrict 1. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary onMarch 3, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Hughes has a Private Law Practice in Mineola, and has previously worked as a Briefing Attorney for United States District Judge William M. Steger.

He is on the Board of Trustees of the Steward's Foundation, and a member of the Golden Bible Chapel, Mineola Foundation Board, National Rifle Association, Red Cross, and Rotary Club of Mineola.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Hughes was assigned to the following committees:

• Committee of the Whole Senate
• Finance Committee
• Health & Human Services Committee
• Jurisprudence Committee,Chair
• Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee
• Nominations Committee
• Senate State Affairs Committee,Chair

2021-2022

Hughes was assigned to the following committees:

• Education Committee
• Jurisprudence Committee
• Nominations Committee
• Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee
• Senate State Affairs Committee,Chair

2019-2020

Hughes was assigned to the following committees:

• Administration Committee,Chair
• Criminal Justice Committee
• Education Committee
• Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee
• Senate State Affairs Committee,Vice-Chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hughes served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hughes served on the following committees:

2011-2012

Hughes served on the followingTexas House of Representatives committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 1

Laticia Ambroz (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 1 on March 3, 2026.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 1

IncumbentBryan Hughes (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 1 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Bryan Hughes

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Endorsements

2022

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2022

General election

The general election was canceled. IncumbentBryan Hughes won election in the general election for Texas State Senate District 1.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 1

IncumbentBryan Hughes advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 1 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bryan Hughes	100.0	88,469

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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas State Senate District 1

IncumbentBryan Hughes defeatedAudrey Spanko in the general election for Texas State Senate District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bryan Hughes (R)	75.3	267,404
		Audrey Spanko (D)	24.7	87,885

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 355,289
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 1

Audrey Spanko advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 1 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Audrey Spanko	100.0	29,162

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 1

IncumbentBryan Hughes advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 1 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bryan Hughes	100.0	99,356

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Campaign finance

2016

See also:Texas State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for theTexas State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held onNovember 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.^[2] IncumbentKevin Eltife (R) did not seek re-election.

Bryan Hughes ran unopposed in the Texas State Senate District 1 general election.^[3]

Texas State Senate, District 1 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bryan Hughes (unopposed)	100.00%	245,648
Total Votes				245,648
Source:Texas Secretary of State

Bryan Hughes defeatedDavid Simpson in the Texas State Senate, District 1 Republican primary runoff.^[4]

Texas State Senate, District 1 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bryan Hughes	69.33%	27,541
	Republican	David Simpson	30.67%	12,186
Total Votes				39,727

Bryan Hughes andDavid Simpson defeatedJames K. Red Brown andMike Lee in the Texas State Senate District 1 Republican Primary.^[5][4]

Texas State Senate, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bryan Hughes	48.03%	64,200
	Republican	David Simpson	21.24%	28,395
	Republican	James K. Red Brown	21.23%	28,382
	Republican	Mike Lee	9.49%	12,683
Total Votes				133,660

Primary

Main article:Notable Texas primaries, 2016

Simpson and Hughes received the most endorsements of the four candidates.

Simpson was endorsed by StateRep.Jonathan Stickland (R) and Open Carry Texas: Texarkana.^[6][7]

Bryan Hughes received key endorsements fromLt. GovernorDan Patrick (R) and the following state conservative groups:^[8][9]

• Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
• Texas Right to Life
• Conservative Republicans of Texas
• Grassroots America We the People (GAWTP)
• Young Conservatives of Texas

Hughes and Simpson sparred on illegal immigration. Both candidates claimed to oppose providing public education to those living in the country illegally.

Hughes said Simpson voted in favor of driver’s licenses for illegal residents, a claim Simpson called "false." PolitiFact Texas found that it was "mostly true" that Simpson strongly opposed the driver's licenses. Hughes noted that conservative groups like Young Conservatives of Texas (which endorsed Hughes) and others opposed the amendment for which Simpson voted in the state House.^[10][11]

2014

See also:Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 150 seats in theTexas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. IncumbentBryan Hughes was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hughes defeatedRon Walenta (L) in the general election.^[12][13][14]

Texas House of Representatives, District 5 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bryan HughesIncumbent	92.3%	30,779
	Libertarian	Ron Walenta	7.7%	2,552
Total Votes				33,331

2012

See also:Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hughes ran in the2012 election forTexas House of Representatives, District 5. Hughes defeatedMary Lookadoo in the May 29 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[15][16]

Texas House of Representatives District 5 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bryan HughesIncumbent	77.7%	13,094
Mary Lookadoo	22.3%	3,766
Total Votes		16,860

2010

See also:Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Hughes won re-election unopposed to the 5th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the March 2nd primary, or opposition in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[15]

Texas House of Representatives, District 5 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Bryan Hughes (R)		33,980	100%

2008

See also:Texas House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Hughes won re-election to theTexas House of Representatives from Texas' 5th District. Hughes ran unopposed in the general election, and he received 47,309 votes.^[15] Hugest raised $107,167 for his campaign.^[17]

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2020

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2012

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