| Senator Bryan Hughes is serving his third term in the Texas Senate, representing nearly one million people across 19 counties throughout East Texas.
Dubbed as "one of the most effective legislators in the country" by Governing Magazine, Senator Hughes is known for passing the Heartbeat Bill, Critical Race Theory Ban, Election Integrity Bill, Social Media Censorship Ban, and the strongest data privacy law in the Nation, along with several other groundbreaking laws.
Consistently ranked as the #1 most conservative member of the Senate, Hughes is the only member of the legislature to have two pieces of legislation appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
For his service in the Legislature, Senator Hughes has received the Taxpayer Champion Award, the Visionary Leader Award from Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, and the Horizon Award from Texas Right to Life. He has also been named Defender of the American Dream by Americans for Prosperity and Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Business.
A graduate of Tyler Junior College and the University of Texas at Tyler, Senator Hughes earned his B.B.A. in economics, cum laude, and became the first member of his family to earn a bachelor's Degree. He continued his studies at the Baylor University School of Law and served as law clerk to U.S. District Judge William Steger of Tyler before entering private practice which he maintains, helping families and businesses solve problems and deal with complex challenges. He has been honored as Baylor Young Lawyer of the Year and Outstanding Alumnus of both Tyler Junior College and the University of Texas at Tyler.
Senator Hughes serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on State Affairs and the Senate Committee on Jurisprudence, as well as Joint-Chair of the Joint Committee on Effects of Media on Minors. He is also a member of the Health & Human Services, Natural Resources, and Nominations committees. Hughes was recently appointed to the Energy Council's Executive Committee by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick.
In his free time, Senator Hughes enjoys serving in his church, bird hunting, hiking, and spending time with family. He and his wife, Leyla, live in Tyler. |