1. Dan H Branch was born on March 5,1958 and is an American politician who served as the Texas State Representative for the 108th district from 2003 to 2015.
11 Facts About Dan Branch
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On July 25,2013, Branch officially announced his candidacy for Texas Attorney General in the 2014 Republican primary election, in which he was defeated by Ken Paxton.
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Dan Branch won every election thereafter until 2014, when he ran for attorney general.
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Dan Branch served as chairman of the House Committee on Higher Education from 2009 to 2014 and served on the Calendars, Elections and Redistricting Committees, as well as the House Select Committee on State Sovereignty.
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In 2009, Dan Branch was selected by Texas House members from eleven north Texas counties to co-chair the Dallas Area Legislative Delegation, at the delegation's first meeting of the 81st session.
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Dan Branch replaced retired member Fred Hill as the Republican co-chair.
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Dan Branch was re-elected in 2011 to serve as co-chair.
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On July 25,2013, Dan Branch officially announced his candidacy in the 2014 election.
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Shortly following the launch of his campaign, Branch received the endorsement of six of Attorney General Greg Abbott's top lieutenants, including former Solicitor General James C Ho.
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Shortly after his announcement of candidacy for attorney general, Dan Branch reported more than $4 million on hand, a considerably larger amount than that of his two opponents.
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Dan Branch sits on the board of the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU.