Cody Vasut

Cody Thane Vasut (born August 13, 1987)[1] is an American attorney and politician. He has represented the 25th District in the Texas House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Vasut also serves as an attorney with BakerHostetler.[2]

Cody Vasut
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 25th district
Assumed office
January 12, 2021
Preceded byDennis Bonnen
Personal details
Born
Cody Thane Vasut

(1987-08-13) August 13, 1987
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Kate Samuel
Children2
ResidenceAngleton, Texas, U.S.
Alma materTexas A&M University (BBA, MS)
University of Houston Law Center (JD)
OccupationAttorney
Websitehttps://www.votevasut.com/

Early life, education, and career

Born in Houston, Texas, to John and Pella Vasut.[3] Cody grew up in Brazoria County, Texas, where he then graduated from Angleton High School. He then went on to attend Texas A&M University, where he received a BBA and a MS in Management. During college at Texas A&M, Cody became the 37th speaker of the student senate.[4] Cody later earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center in 2012.[5] Since then he worked as an associate attorney for BakerHostetler in Houston, along side being a councilmember for the city of Angleton.[2] Cody served as councilmember from May 2016 to May 2020. During his time as councilmember, Cody voted to lower the property tax rate to the city to its lowest in decades, he also brought prayer into the meetings.[2]

Election

Cody filed in 2019 to run for the Texas House of Representatives District 25 seat, that was being held by Dennis Bonnen at the time. Representative Bonnen announced in late 2019, that he would not seek re-election for the 87th legislature.[6] Cody won the 2020 election for the seat against Patrick Henry (a Democrat) with 71% of the vote in November 2020.[7] Governor Greg Abbott had endorsed Vasut prior to the election.[8]

References
  1. "Cody Vasut's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. Morrison, Haley (February 20, 2020). "2020 Primary Election Guide Q&A: Get to know the Republican candidates for Texas House District 25". Community Impact. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. "Samuel-Vasut". Brazosport Facts. March 18, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  4. "Former Speakers of Student Senate". Student Government Association at Texas A&M. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  5. "University of Houston Law Center – Briefcase 2013" (PDF). University of Houston Law Center. 32 (1): 48. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  6. Wiseman, Todd (November 8, 2019). "Secret recordings in Texas: A brief history of some Capitol controversies". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  7. "2020 Texas State Election Results". fox26houston.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  8. "Governor Abbott Endorses Cody Vasut For State Representative Of House District 25". gregabbott.com. September 14, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by
Dennis Bonnen		 Member of the
Texas House of Representatives
from the 25th district
2021–present		 Incumbent
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