18 Facts About Bryan Slaton

Bryan Lee Slaton was born on February 2,1978 and is a former pastor and American politician.

Bryan Slaton was born on February 2,1978, in Mineola, Texas.

Bryan Slaton attended Ouachita Baptist University, where he received a BA in youth ministry and speech communication.

Bryan Slaton then attended University of North Texas and earned a degree in accounting.

Bryan Slaton later earned a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Bryan Slaton served in the ministry as a youth and family minister for 13 years, for three of those years at River Hills Baptist Church in Corpus Christi, Texas.

In 2016, Bryan Slaton challenged incumbent state representative Dan Flynn, losing in the Republican primary 51 percent to 49 percent.

Bryan Slaton positioned himself as more conservative than Flynn and criticized Flynn over Flynn's spending.

Bryan Slaton sent out mail which pointed out Flynn's campaign-funded lifestyle expenses such as nearly $14,000 in spending on cookies and using his campaign fund to pay for a Netflix subscription.

Bryan Slaton campaigned on abolishing property taxes, ending overly broad laws that give government excess power during emergencies, and pledging to oppose any tax increase.

In March 2021, Bryan Slaton introduced a bill that would abolish abortion and make it a criminal act, whereby women and physicians who received and performed abortions, respectively, could receive the death penalty.

In June 2022, Bryan Slaton said in a social media post that he planned to introduce legislation in the 2023 legislative session that would ban minors from drag shows in Texas.

On December 6,2022, Bryan Slaton proposed a rule change to the Texas House Administration Committee that would end Democrats receiving committee chairmanships.

On February 27,2023, Bryan Slaton introduced HB 2889, which would allow a tax credit for married residents of Texas that would increase as the number of children increases, either by procreation or adoption.

On March 6,2023, Slaton introduced HB 3596, the "Texas Independence Referendum Act", which would allow for a referendum to investigate the secession of Texas from the US The US Supreme Court case Texas v White ruled in 1869 that the Constitution did not permit states to unilaterally secede from the United States.

At his home, Bryan Slaton provided alcohol to all of them.

The expulsion prevented Bryan Slaton from receiving a salary and benefits until the election of his successor.

Bryan Slaton married his second wife in 2017; she filed for divorce in April 2022 then withdrew it in November 2022.