Jay Dean
2017 - Present
2025
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Jay Dean (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 7. He assumed office in 2017. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.
Dean (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 7. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Dean was assigned to the following committees:
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2021-2022
Dean was assigned to the following committees:
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2019-2020
Dean was assigned to the following committees:
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Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Jay Dean defeated Marlena Cooper in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jay Dean (R) | 74.3 | 58,797 |
 | Marlena Cooper (D)  | 25.7 | 20,327 | |
| Total votes: 79,124 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 7
Marlena Cooper advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 7 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marlena Cooper | 100.0 | 3,379 |
| Total votes: 3,379 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Jay Dean defeated Joe McDaniel and Bonnie Walters in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 7 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Dean | 72.0 | 15,629 |
 | Joe McDaniel | 22.9 | 4,973 | |
 | Bonnie Walters | 5.1 | 1,115 | |
| Total votes: 21,717 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dean in this election.
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Jay Dean won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 7.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Jay Dean advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Dean | 100.0 | 16,300 |
| Total votes: 16,300 | |||
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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 7
Incumbent Jay Dean won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Dean (R) | 100.0 | 54,726 |
| Total votes: 54,726 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Jay Dean advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Dean | 100.0 | 15,455 |
| Total votes: 15,455 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Jay Dean won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Dean (R) | 100.0 | 39,588 |
| Total votes: 39,588 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Jay Dean advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 7 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Dean | 100.0 | 12,984 |
| Total votes: 12,984 | |||
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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 David Simpson (R) did not seek re-election.
Jay Dean ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 7 general election.[2]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 7 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jay Dean (unopposed) |
100.00% | 45,026 | |
| Total Votes | 45,026 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Jay Dean defeated David Watts in the Texas House of Representatives District 7 Republican Primary.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jay Dean |
57.98% | 14,607 | |
| Republican | David Watts | 42.02% | 10,588 | |
| Total Votes | 25,195 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Jay Dean did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jay Dean did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
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Creating Jobs and Lowering Taxes: Jay Dean is a job creator. As the owner of a successful small business he understands that good jobs help Texas thrive. He also understands that lower taxes can help his fellow business owners continue to provide the jobs Texans need. Border Security:
Protecting Traditional Marriage: While Washington wants to push their liberal ideas on the rest of the nation, as Texans, our religious liberties must be fought for. Jay will defend the definition of traditional marriage as our next State Representative. Defending the 2nd Amendment: From liberal activists and judges legislating from the bench, our 2nd Amendment rights repeatedly come under attack. Jay is a proud gun owner and NRA member. He will always defend our conservative values and freedom to bear arms, including open carry legislation. Improving Public Education: Our schools are the foundation of our community. Jay Dean will fight for our kids’ future by allowing for more local control, parent choice, and providing cutting-edge technology in the classroom – without spending beyond our means.[5] |
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| —Jay Dean[6] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jay Dean for Texas House, "Issues," accessed February 23, 2016
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