Matt Schaefer

Matt Schaefer REPRepublican

State Representative, District 6

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Matt SchaeferREPRepublican State Representative, District 6
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Matthew R. Schaefer (born February 11, 1976) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 6th district. A Republican, Schaefer is assigned to the Licensing and Administrative Procedures committee and the Public Education committee. He ran without Democratic opposition in his successful bid for a fourth legislative term in the general election held on November 6, 2018. Schaefer defeated Neal Katz, an independent, 37,056 (75.6 percent) to 11,929 (24.4 percent).

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Cisco Junior College
Attended
Texas Tech University
Bachelor's Finance
Texas Tech University School of Law
JD
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Representative
Texas State House of Representatives
2012 - Current
Lieutenant Commander
United States Navy Reserve
Current
Former Advisor
Chair of the Texas Sunset Commission
Former Director
Regional Office, United States Senator John Cornyn
Former Staff Member
Office of United States Senator Phil Gramm
Other Experience1 - 9 of 9
Member
Green Acres Baptist Church
Current
Member
Rose Capital Chapter, Military Officers Association
Current
Former Member
Urban Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Represenatives
Former Member
Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Corrections Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Higher Education Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Article III, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Infrastructure, Resiliency & Invest, Texas State House of Representatives
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