Cody Thane Vasut (born August 13, 1987) is an American politician. He has represented the 25th District in the

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since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Vasut also works as an attorney.

Early life, education, and career

Born in

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to John and Pella Vasut. Vasut grew up in

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, where he then graduated from

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. He then went on to attend

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, where he received a

BBA Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

and a MS in Management. During college at Texas A&M, he became the 37th speaker of the student senate. Vasut later earned his

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from the

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in 2012. From 2012 to 2020, he worked as an

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for

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in Houston, along with being a council member for the city of Angleton. Vasut served as councilmember from May 2016 to May 2020. During his time as councilmember, He voted to lower the property tax rate to the city to its lowest in decades, he also brought prayer into the meetings.

Election

Vasut filed in 2019 to run for the

District 25 seat, that was being held by

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at the time. Representative Bonnen announced in late 2019, that he would not seek re-election for the 87th legislature. Vasut won the

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for the seat against Democrat Patrick Henry with 71% of the vote in November 2020. Governor

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had endorsed Vasut prior to the election. Vasut supports a ban on Democrats being given committee chairmanships as long as the Republicans hold the majority of seats in the Texas House.Johnson, Brad
The Back Mic: Legislators Opposed to Democratic Chairs Listed, Rep. Moody Quells DA Appointment Rumors, House Rules Discussed
''The Texan'', December 9, 2022.

References

External links

Campaign website

State legislative page
1987 births Living people 21st-century American lawyers 21st-century American politicians Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives People associated with BakerHostetler People from Angleton, Texas Texas A&M University alumni Texas lawyers University of Houston Law Center alumni {{Texas-politician-stub