Benjamin "Ben" Bumgarner is a

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politician who currently serves in the

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from the 63rd District, which covers southern

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Personal life and community involvement

Bumgarner graduated from

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Political career

Prior to his election into the Texas House he served on the

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Town Council. In 2022 he ran for the vacant seat in the 63rd District, as then-incumbent

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opted to run for the vacancy in the 12th District in the

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. Bumgarner faced three candidates in the Republican primary: Jake Collier (no relation to the former Denton County district judge of the same name, who died in 2020); Nick Sanders; and Jeff Younger. Bumgarner and Younger met in the primary runoff where Bumgarner won by a near 2-1 margin. Bumgarner then faced Democrat candidate H. Denise Wooten in the general election, winning by a 10-point margin.

88th Texas Legislature

In his first term, Bumgarner served on the Defense & Veterans Affairs and the International Relations & Economic Development Committees. Bumgarner also voted to expel

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from the House and to impeach

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.Astudillo, Carla and Chris Essig
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'', May 27, 2023.

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