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Dennis Paul
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Republican Party

Texas House of Representatives District 129
Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

9

Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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Dennis Paul (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 129. He assumed office in 2015. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.

Paul (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 129. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Paul was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Paul was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Paul was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

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

Texas committee assignments, 2017
• Insurance
• Pensions
• Rules & Resolutions

2015 legislative session

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

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 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

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 129

Incumbent Dennis Paul defeated Doug Peterson in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dennis Paul
Dennis Paul (R)
 
60.9
 
52,124
Image of Doug Peterson
Doug Peterson (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.1
 
33,412

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 85,536
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129

Doug Peterson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Doug Peterson
Doug Peterson Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,175

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,175
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129

Incumbent Dennis Paul advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dennis Paul
Dennis Paul
 
100.0
 
12,449

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,449
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Paul in this election.

2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 129

Incumbent Dennis Paul defeated Kat Marvel in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dennis Paul
Dennis Paul (R)
 
60.8
 
39,062
Image of Kat Marvel
Kat Marvel (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.2
 
25,194

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 64,256
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129

Kat Marvel advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kat Marvel
Kat Marvel Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,267

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,267
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129

Incumbent Dennis Paul advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dennis Paul
Dennis Paul
 
100.0
 
12,353

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,353
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 129

Incumbent Dennis Paul defeated Kayla Alix in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dennis Paul
Dennis Paul (R)
 
58.9
 
49,972
Image of Kayla Alix
Kayla Alix (D) Candidate Connection
 
41.1
 
34,823

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 84,795
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129

Kayla Alix advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kayla Alix
Kayla Alix Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
11,317

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,317
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129

Incumbent Dennis Paul defeated Ryan Lee in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dennis Paul
Dennis Paul
 
78.9
 
10,907
Image of Ryan Lee
Ryan Lee Candidate Connection
 
21.1
 
2,925

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,832
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 129

Incumbent Dennis Paul defeated Alexander Jonathan Karjeker and Joseph Majsterski in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dennis Paul
Dennis Paul (R)
 
56.5
 
36,554
Image of Alexander Jonathan Karjeker
Alexander Jonathan Karjeker (D) Candidate Connection
 
41.8
 
27,054
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Joseph Majsterski (L)
 
1.7
 
1,076

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 64,684
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129

Alexander Jonathan Karjeker advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alexander Jonathan Karjeker
Alexander Jonathan Karjeker Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
5,893

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,893
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129

Incumbent Dennis Paul advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dennis Paul
Dennis Paul
 
100.0
 
9,010

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,010
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2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[1]

Incumbent Dennis Paul ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 129 general election.[2]

Texas House of Representatives, District 129 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dennis Paul Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 47,339
Total Votes 47,339
Source: Texas Secretary of State



Incumbent Dennis Paul ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 129 Republican Primary.[3][4]

Texas House of Representatives, District 129 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dennis Paul Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas 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. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. John Gay was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Sheryl Berg and Dennis Paul defeated Briscoe Cain, Mary Huls, Jeff Larson, Chuck Maricle and Brent Perry in the Republican primary. Paul defeated Berg in the May 27 Republican primary. Paul defeated Gay in the general election.[5][6][7]

Texas House of Representatives, District 129 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Paul 67.8% 26,415
     Democratic John Gay 32.2% 12,540
Total Votes 38,955

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Dennis Paul did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Dennis Paul did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Paul's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]

Constitutional Government

  • Excerpt: "We must uphold the Constitution in our schools, our gun stores, our hospitals, our courthouses and our statehouse. This is freedom of the people by the people and it is us, the grassroots, who will defend liberty."

Pro-Life and Sanctity of Marriage

  • Excerpt: "I am a Pro-Life conservative who will defend the rights of the unborn. I believe in the sanctity of traditional marriage (as defined by one man and one woman)."

Illegal Immigration

  • Excerpt: "We must ensure our law enforcement have the tools they need to do the job safely. We must stop the state benefits to those who have broken the law. We are a nation governed by laws and it is time to step-up and enforce the law regarding illegal immigration. "

Property Tax Relief

  • Excerpt: "We need these taxes to be low, fair and transparent. We need to hold these levels of government accountable for spending YOUR money. We also need a reduction in the appraisal cap to provide relief for families in District 129."

Education

  • Excerpt: "Education is critical to raising a generation that is better off than our own. We need to keep quality teachers and stop rewarding schools that fail. We need curriculum that correctly teaches our history and not allow liberal anti-American curriculum to be forced upon our children. Keeping local control of our schools is one of the most important thing we can do and this includes the freedom of school choice."

Campaign finance summary

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Dennis Paul campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 129Won general$99,357 $97,675
2022Texas House of Representatives District 129Won general$176,863 $185,564
2020Texas House of Representatives District 129Won general$390,192 N/A**
2018Texas House of Representatives District 129Won general$218,966 N/A**
2014Texas House of Representatives, District 129Won $250,817 N/A**
Grand total$1,136,196 $283,239
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
    2. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
    3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
    4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
    5. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
    6. ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
    7. ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
    8. ↑ dennispaul.com, "Issues," accessed February 12, 2014

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