State of Texas
State Representative, District 25
Cody Thane Vasut
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Cody Thane Vasut
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 25 (since January 12, 2021); attorney
- Background
- B.B.A. and M.S. in Management, Texas A&M University
- J.D., University of Houston Law Center
- Attorney for more than a decade
- Represents businesses in oil and gas, personal injury defense, employment and trade secret litigation
- Founder, Revive, a college ministry (2011)
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- Board member, Pregnancy Help Center of Brazosport
- Angleton resident
- 5th generation resident of Angleton (per official biography)
- Experience
- Chair, House Redistricting Committee, 89th Legislature
- Member, Culture, Recreation & Tourism and Ways and Means committees
- Angleton City Council (elected 2016)
- Past president, Brazoria County Bar Association
- Top priorities
- "I will always vote to defend innocent human life"
- "I have authored, and will continue to author, legislation to put 12-year term limits in place for all executive and legislative offices in the State of Texas"
- "I support replacing the Texas property tax system with a consumption tax system if the consumption tax is revenue-neutral and not unduly burdensome to the poor"
- "I support the construction of border barriers by the State of Texas"
- "I will vote to protect Texas private property rights, water, and power resources from out-of-control data centers"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site: "I passed legislation to abolish abortion in Texas, and I will always vote to defend innocent human life."
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "I support the construction of border barriers by the State of Texas"; he also says he will "oppose sanctuary cities and support mandatory e-verify for Texas employers"
- Guns: Campaign site: "I oppose raising the age to purchase firearms, red flag laws, and any other measure that violates the second amendment rights of my constituents."
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: supports "meaningful choice about where to send their child to school, whether through tax credits or otherwise" and "a robust public education system in Texas"
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "I support replacing the Texas property tax system with a consumption tax system if the consumption tax is revenue-neutral and not unduly burdensome to the poor."
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)
- Texas Values Action
- Texas Right to Life PAC
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- Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
- NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
- Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
- President Donald J. Trump (listed by campaign)
- U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (listed by campaign)
- Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- votevasut.com
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