Brent lives in Little Elm, Texas, and is active at Crossridge Church. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, a master's degree in civil engineering from Stanford University, and a master's degree in business administration from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA. Brent is married and has 2 children and 3 grandchildren.

Brent is the CEO and owner of Titus Transport and Giddy Up Transport. His previously worked at McKinsey & Company, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division, and as CEO of CompX. He also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps.

Ballotpedia, Brent Hagenbuch

Brent Hagenbuch's campaign for state senator is his first run for public office. 

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Plans to cut "burdensome regulations" to help businesses thrive and create jobs.

Supports smaller government but believes in investing in education and infrastructure.

- Plans to cut "burdensome regulations" to help businesses thrive and create jobs.
- Supports smaller government but believes in investing in education and infrastructure.

Economy

Supports law enforcement and wants to provide them with more equipment and training to stop human trafficking.

Believes America faces issues such as border "invasion," economic decline, damaged global image, and "woke cultural decline." Supports returning Donald Trump to the White House to regain control and restore "sanity" to the political process.

Believes America faces issues such as border "invasion," economic decline, damaged global image, and "woke cultural decline." 

- Supports law enforcement and wants to provide them with more equipment and training to stop human trafficking.
- Plans to prioritize border security.
- Believes America faces issues such as border "invasion," economic decline, damaged global image, and "woke cultural decline." 
- Supports rural law enforcement.

Public Safety

Supports pro-life and pro-family organizations.

Healthcare

Supports community involvement in education, serving on the LEISD Visionary Committee and UNT’s Logistics Institute Advisory Board.

- Supports community involvement in education, serving on the LEISD Visionary Committee and UNT’s Logistics Institute Advisory Board.

Education

As of June 14, 2025, Brent Hagenbuch’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Believes in allowing voters to make decisions about public officials, saying "our opponents thought they could win this election at the courthouse."

- Believes in allowing voters to make decisions about public officials, saying "our opponents thought they could win this election at the courthouse."

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Ballotpedia, Dale Frey

Dale was born in Brockport, New York. He holds a bachelor's degree in information technology from George Mason University. He currently lives in Denton County, Texas. He is a Christian. 

Dale is a DevOps Technical Lead at Mobomo. He previously worked as a technical lead at Communications Training Analysis Corp and at REI Systems.

Dale Frey's campaign for state senator in State Senate District 30 is his first run for public office. 

Advocates financially penalizing corporations that own more than 10% of a market share.

Advocates for financially penalizing corporations that own more than ten suburban family homes in Texas. 

Believes corporations purchasing homes negatively impacts the housing market for individuals.

Believes corporations purchasing homes negatively impacts the housing market for working-class citizens. 

Believes housing prices are high due to increased demand and limited supply.

Believes housing prices are high due to substantial population increases statewide and large corporations buying out homes. 

Believes Texas should opt into the Medicaid Expansion Program to stop losing about $10 billion dollars a year.

Believes Texas should opt into the Medicaid Expansion Program, saying that Texas is losing "about $10 billion dollars a year" by not doing so. 

- Advocates for financially penalizing corporations that own more than ten suburban family homes in Texas. 
- Believes corporations purchasing homes negatively impacts the housing market for working-class citizens. 
- Believes housing prices are high due to substantial population increases statewide and large corporations buying out homes. 
- Believes Texas should opt into the Medicaid Expansion Program, saying that Texas is losing "about $10 billion dollars a year" by not doing so. 

Believes in addressing gun violence with strong leadership and action beyond "thoughts and prayers."

Supports gun control and advocates for red flag laws, increased mental health funding, and raising the age to own assault weapons.

- Believes in addressing gun violence with strong leadership and action beyond "thoughts and prayers."
- Supports gun control and advocates for red flag laws, increased mental health funding, and raising the age to own assault weapons.

Believes Texas Medicaid is underfunded and harming residents.

Plans to advocate for improvements in the healthcare system and infrastructure.

Supports abortion. Believes Democrats should focus on messaging about Republican policies, such as no exceptions for rape or incest and attempts to ban in vitro fertilization, to regain women's rights later.

Said, "As every Democrat, I support a woman's rights."

Said it is important to focus on conveying to voters "how there are no exceptions for rape nor incest...no exceptions for child rape, and... focus on how they are even trying to ban IVF (InVitro Fertilization) now. We need to focus on this. THEN we flip seats. And only THEN, can we get woman's rights back."

- Believes Texas Medicaid is underfunded and harming residents.
- Plans to advocate for improvements in the healthcare system and infrastructure.
- Said, "As every Democrat, I support a woman's rights."
- Said it is important to focus on conveying to voters "how there are no exceptions for rape nor incest...no exceptions for child rape, and... focus on how they are even trying to ban IVF (InVitro Fertilization) now. We need to focus on this. THEN we flip seats. And only THEN, can we get woman's rights back."

Believes public school funding has been sacrificed to finance Operation Lone Star.

Believes the education system is "desperately underfunded and unsupported."

Believes additional funding for public schools and teachers is crucial, and supports using the Rainy-Day fund for education.

Supports restoring diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in schools.

Supports adjusting the school curriculum to include discussions on climate change and pollution.

Supports altering the school curriculum to include discussions on climate change and pollution.

Opposes school vouchers, which are which are programs that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools.

- Believes public school funding has been sacrificed to finance Operation Lone Star.
- Believes the education system is "desperately underfunded and unsupported."
- Believes additional funding for public schools and teachers is crucial, and supports using the Rainy-Day fund for education.
- Supports restoring diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in schools.
- Supports altering the school curriculum to include discussions on climate change and pollution.
- Opposes school vouchers, which are which are programs that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools.
- Opposes banning books in schools.
- Opposes anti-LGBTQIA rhetoric.

Supports incentivizing homeowners to install solar panels to lower power bills, support the power grid, and reduce fossil fuel dependency.

Supports writers reporting on climate change and its effects on the environment, farming, and economy.

Supports reporting on climate change and its effects on the environment, farming, and economy.

Believes children should be educated about environmental hazards such as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, microplastics in drinking water, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

- Supports incentivizing homeowners to install solar panels to lower power bills, support the power grid, and reduce fossil fuel dependency.
- Supports reporting on climate change and its effects on the environment, farming, and economy.
- Believes children should be educated about environmental hazards such as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, microplastics in drinking water, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Believes tightening thresholds for redistricting will help fix gerrymandering in Texas.

Believes the standard deviation of property size in a district should be considered to prevent issues like those seen in House District 64, where a suburban area reaches into a large rural area.

Believes gerrymandering is "technically already illegal" but challenging redistricting in court is "difficult and expensive."

Believes the legal standards for district setup are too lenient, giving excessive power to those who draw district lines.

- Believes tightening thresholds for redistricting will help fix gerrymandering in Texas.
- Believes the standard deviation of property size in a district should be considered to prevent issues like those seen in House District 64, where a suburban area reaches into a large rural area.
- Believes gerrymandering is "technically already illegal" but challenging redistricting in court is "difficult and expensive."
- Believes the legal standards for district setup are too lenient, giving excessive power to those who draw district lines.

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- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Texas State Senate. The State Senate, along with the State House of Representatives, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Texas Legislature.
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process.
- There are 31 Texas state senators, each representing a single district with a constituency of around 1 million.
- State senators are elected to 4-year terms and one 2-year term per decade, and there are no term limits.
- They are paid a salary of $7,200/year and a per diem of $221/day.