Dade Phelan

Dade Phelan

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State Representative

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Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Representative
State
Texas
Jurisdiction
21
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2015 - Present

Representative Dade Phelan (Beaumont) is the 76th Speaker of the Texas House and is currently serving his fifth term as State Representative for District 21. Prior to serving as Speaker, he served as Chair of the House Committee on State Affairs, as Vice-Chair of the Natural Resources Committee, as a member of the Calendars, Appropriations, and Elections Committees as well as the Select Committee on Ports, Innovation and Infrastructure. In 2019, Speaker Phelan was named by Texas Monthly as one of the Best Legislators of the 86th legislative session. He has earned numerous additional accolades in recognition of his legislative service, including Capitol Inside's "Most Valuable Sophomore Member" in 2017 and as one of their "Most Outstanding Freshmen Legislators" in 2015. Phelan has been named Legislative Champion by the Boys and Girls Club of Texas, Legislator of the Year by the Texas Apartment Association, Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Business, Most Valuable Legislator by the Texas Association of Community Schools, a Fighter for Free Enterprise by the Texas Association of Business and the 2019 Mental Health Champion by Mental Health America.…

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

Stored voting recordsIssue tags where available
Uncategorized votes
16 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Election Integrity
3 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Fiscal Responsibility
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

26/27 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 26 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Dade Phelan holds the office of State Representative
    profile identity· OpenStates
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  • Voted yes on SB 1: Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-03source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 5: Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-03source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 1: Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-03source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-02source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 54: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-02source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 54: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-02source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-28source
    Verified
  • Co-sponsored: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-08-15source
    Verified
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