Brent Hagenbuch

Brent A. Hagenbuch is an American politician and the member for District 30 of the Texas Senate. He won in the 2024 general election, replacing Drew Springer, who announced his retirement in 2023. Hagenbuch is a United States Navy veteran and previously served as the Denton County Republican chair.

Election Hagenbuch announced his candidacy at the end of November 2023, for the open Senate District 30 seat that was being held by Drew Springer. Springer previously announced that he will not be running for reelection earlier that month. Controversy began soon after his announcement, debating about the residency of Brent among the other candidates in the Republican Primary Election, who wanted to remove him from the ballot. Towards the end of January 2024, a judge allowed Hagenbuch to continue campaigning amid questions about his eligibility. Hagenbuch finished with 36.38% of the vote in the 2024 March Primary Election, which he led amongst the other candidates. A runoff election was set for May 28, 2024. Brent defeated Jace Yarbrough in the runoff election to advance him to the general election against Democrat Dale Frey. Questions about Brent's residency continued up to the general election, including from his Democratic opponent. With 65.1% of the vote, Hagenbuch won the 2024 general election.