Dennis Paul
| Dennis Robert Paul | |
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| Texas State Representative from District 129 (Houston) | |
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Assumed office January 13, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John E. Davis |
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| Born | 1961 Harris County, Texas, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza Paul (married 1988) |
| Children | Elizabeth Paul |
| Residence | Houston, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Houston |
| Occupation | Engineer and businessman |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Dennis Robert Paul (born 1961) is an engineer from Houston, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for House District 129 in Harris County. He succeeded John E. Davis, who retired from the seat after eight terms in office.
Paul is a graduate of the University of Houston. He has been an engineer since 1987 and has owned a small business since 2002. He is a member of the Roman Catholic men's organization, the Knights of Columbus and Johnson Space Center chapter of Rotary International. He and his wife, Eliza, whom he married in 1988, have a daughter, Elizabeth, who graduated from a Catholic high school. The family attends St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Houston.
Originally a leader in the College Republicans, Paul is a veteran party precinct worker and local, state, and national convention delegate. A member and past president of the Downtown Houston Pachyderm Club, he describes himself as a "conservative who desires less government and more freedom" who will "fight to defend the Constitution, to stem the tide of illegal immigration, reduce our property tax burden, support education, and less government regulation."
Paul competed in the seven-candidate Republican primary election on March 4, 2014 to succeed Representative Davis. His intraparty rivals were Briscoe Cain, Sheryl Berg, Mary Huls, Jeff Larson, and Chuck Maricle, and Brent Perry competed for the Republican nomination to succeed Davis. Sheryl Berg, a speech pathologist, led the field with 2,806 votes (25.6 percent), 50 more than her runner-up, Dennis Paul, who polled 2,756 votes (25.1 percent). Brent Perry, a trustee of the Tom DeLay Legal Defense Fund, finished third with 1,869 votes (17 percent). Paul then defeated Berg, 4,138 (52.3 percent) to 3,767 (47.7 percent), for the Republican House nomination in the low-turnout runoff election held on May 27.
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