Gary VanDeaver

Gary VanDeaver

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State Representative

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Office
State Representative
State
Texas
Jurisdiction
1
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2015 - Present

Rep. Gary VanDeaver is serving his sixth term as the state Representative for Texas House District 1 for Bowie, Cass, Lamar, Morris and Red River counties. He appreciates the opportunity to serve Texans in Northeast Texas and work hard on their behalf before, during and after legislative sessions. Committee assignments. House Speaker Dustin Burrows appointed Rep. VanDeaver to serve on these House Committees for the 89th session: House Committee on Public Health – he also served as chair of this important committee that, in addition to many other bills, heard and passed out House Bill 18 (89th, R), also known as Rural Health Stabilization and Innovation Act, which was filed by Chair VanDeaver. HB 18 is designed to bring resources, program guidance, grant programs and continuing education opportunities to rural hospitals so they can maximize their limited resources to continue serving people who live in and travel through rural Texas. House Committee on Higher Education – after Chair VanDeaver’s important work in the 88th session in 2023 filing and passing House Bill 8 (88th, R) that revamped the state’s community college finance system, he appreciated the opportunity to serve on…

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Issue Activity

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Uncategorized votes
9 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Election Integrity
3 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Energy
2 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

14/15 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 14 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Gary VanDeaver holds the office of State Representative
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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 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 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 16: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-26source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 16: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-26source
    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· 2025-08-25source
    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· 2025-08-25source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 2: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-21source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 2: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-21source
    Verified
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