BRYAN HUGHES (R)

TEXAS SENATE MEMBER | DISTRICT 1

EMAIL: bryan.hughes@senate.texas.gov
YEAR ELECTED: 2017
LATEST ELECTION %: 75%
OCCUPATION: Attorney
EDUCATION: University of Texas, Tyler (BA), Baylor University (law degree)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

SPOUSE

LEYLA PIRNIE
@leylapirnie

STAFFERS

CODY TERRY
CHEIF OF STAFF

JAMES ODOM
SR. POLICY ADVISOR AND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

BURWELL THOMPSON
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR

GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES

  • STATE AFFAIRS | CHAIR

  • EDUCATION

  • JURISPRUDENCE

  • NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  • NOMINATIONS

  • FUTURE OF COLLEGE SPORTS IN TEXAS

  • REDISTRICTING

 

ORGANIZATIONS & BOARDS

  • STEWARDS FOUNDATION

  • GOLDEN BIBLE CHAPEL

  • MINEOLA FOUNDATION

  • NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION

  • ROTARY CLUB OF MINEOLA

TOP DONORS

SOURCE: TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION

 

 

INFLUENCE INFORMATION

 

SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING

31,000

14,962

3,480

 @SENBRYANHUGHES’S TWITTER WORDCLOUD

DATE RANGE: AUGUST 2021 - AUGUST 2022

THIS WORD CLOUD SHOWS THE TOP 30 WORDS THAT WERE USED IN TWEETS OVER A YEAR. THE LARGER THE WORD, THE MORE FREQUENTLY IT WAS USED. THE COLORS ARE NOT SIGNIFICANT.

MOST RETWEETED ACCOUNTS

DATE RANGE: SEPTEMBER 2021 - SEPTEMBER 2022

NOTEWORTHY ACCOUNTS FOLLOWED:

AS OF: 08/19/22

  • Jason Modglin (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)

  • TIPRO

  • ERCOT

  • Oil & Gas Workers Association

  • Public Citizen Texas

  • Talk Texas Oil

  • Kilgore Area Chamber of Commerce

  • Texas Alliance of Energy Producers

  • Texas Natural Gas Foundation

  • Lamar County Chamber 

  • US Department of Energy

  • Sano Blocker (Vistra)

  • Texas Pipeline Association

  • RGV Partnershp

  • NFIB Texas 

  • Marathon Oil

  • Conoco Phillips 

  • bp America

  • Shell

  • ExxonMobil

  • Chevron

  • Texas Oil and Gas Association

  • American Energy Alliance

  • NFIB

  • Texas Association of Business

  • Texas State Technical College

  • Katie Greer (Texas Association of Business)

  • Carrie Simmons

  • Texans for Natural Gas

  • Chris Paddie

  • Texas Public Policy Foundation

  • Lindale Chamber 

  • Jason Isaac (TPPF)

  • Todd Staples (TXOGA)

  • Texas Scorecard

  • Michael Quinn Sullivan 

  • Texas Farm Bureau

SOURCES: Personal Social Media Accounts

DISTRICT 9 INFORMATION

COUNTIES:

  • Bowie

  • Camp

  • Cass

  • Franklin

  • Gregg

  • Harrison

  • Lamar

  • Marion

  • Morris

  • Panola

  • Red River

  • Rusk

  • Smith

  • Titus

  • Upshur

  • Wood

CHAMBERS:

  • De Kalb Chamber of Commerce

  • New Boston Chamber of Commerce

  • Texarkana Chamber of Commerce

  • Camp County Chamber of Commerce

  • Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

  • Avinger Texas Chamber of Commerce

  • Franklin County Chamber of Commerce

  • Gladewater Chamber of Commerce

  • Kilgore Chamber of Commerce

  • Longview Chamber of Commerce

  • Hallsville Texas Chamber of Commerce

  • Marshall Chamber of Commerce

  • Lamar County Chamber-Commerce

  • Marion County Chamber of Commerce

  • Daingerfield Chamber of Commerce

  • Lone Star Texas Chamber of Commerce

  • Omaha Texas Chamber of Commerce

  • Panola County Chamber of Commerce

  • Historic Red River County Chamber of Commerce

  • Henderson Area Chamber-Commerce

  • Arp Texas Chamber of Commerce

  • Lindale Area Chamber of Commerce

  • Troup Chamber of Commerce

  • Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce

  • Whitehouse Texas Chamber of Commerce

  • Mount Pleasant, TX Chamber & Visitors Council

  • Gilmer Area Chamber-Commerce

  • Hawkins Area Chamber-Commerce

  • Mineola Chamber of Commerce

  • Quitman Texas Chamber of Commerce

  • Winnsboro Texas Chamber of Commerce

CITIES:

  • Longview

  • Marshall

  • Paris

  • Henderson

  • Tyler

  • Mount Pleasant

  • Texarkana

TOP 3 INDUSTRIES

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE: 24.7%

RETAIL TRADE: 12.7%

MANUFACTURING: 10.8%

NEWS OUTLETS

LONGVIEW NEWS JOURNAL

EAST TEXAS REVIEW

THE PARIS NEWS

TYLER MORNING TELEGRAPH

 

TEXARKANA GAZETTE

MARSHALL NEWS

HENDERSON NEWS

MOUNT PLEASANT TRIBUNE