Dennis Bonnen

Full Name: Dennis H. Bonnen

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation
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Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	25	Jan 8, 2019 - Jan 12, 2021	86th	Republican	Lake Jackson / Brazoria	Speaker	Brazoria, Matagorda
H	25	Jan 10, 2017 - Jan 8, 2019	85th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria	Speaker Pro Tem, 2/9/2017.	Brazoria, Matagorda
H	25	Jan 13, 2015 - Jan 10, 2017	84th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria	Speaker Pro Tem, 2/4/2015.	Brazoria, Matagorda
H	25	Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015	83rd	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria	Speaker Pro Tem, 1/31/2013.	Brazoria, Matagorda
H	25	Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013	82nd	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011	81st	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009	80th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007	79th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003	77th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001	76th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999	75th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria

Terms of Service top

House District 25
Jan 8, 2019 - Jan 12, 2021
Legislatures: 86th
Speaker
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Lake Jackson / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria, Matagorda

House District 25
Jan 10, 2017 - Jan 8, 2019
Legislatures: 85th
Speaker Pro Tem, 2/9/2017.
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Angleton / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria, Matagorda

House District 25
Jan 13, 2015 - Jan 10, 2017
Legislatures: 84th
Speaker Pro Tem, 2/4/2015.
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Angleton / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria, Matagorda

House District 25
Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015
Legislatures: 83rd
Speaker Pro Tem, 1/31/2013.
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Angleton / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria, Matagorda

House District 25
Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013
Legislatures: 82nd
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Angleton / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 25
Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011
Legislatures: 81st
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Angleton / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 25
Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009
Legislatures: 80th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Angleton / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 25
Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007
Legislatures: 79th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Angleton / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 25
Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005
Legislatures: 78th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Angleton / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 25
Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003
Legislatures: 77th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Angleton / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 25
Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001
Legislatures: 76th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Angleton / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

House District 25
Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999
Legislatures: 75th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Angleton / Brazoria
Counties in district: Brazoria

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

79th Legislature, R.S., HR 511. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, 86th Legislature. Speaker of the House.

Other Resources

Relatives: Dennis Bonnen and Greg Bonnen - brothers. "Brothers in lawmaking at Texas Capitol: Dennis and Greg Bonnen are both House members," Josh Hinkle, 2/28/2013. KXAN.com.
Interview and photo, "The Final Word: Dennis Bonnen, Speaker, Texas House of Representatives," March/April 2019, p. 37. State Legislatures.

Photographs

Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 86th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 84th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 83rd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature, 2005.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

75th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
76th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
77th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
78th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
79th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
80th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
81st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
82nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
83rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
84th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
85th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
86th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

85th R.S. - 2017 Coastal Barrier System (Co-Chair) Culture, Recreation, and Tourism Ways and Means (Chair)
84th R.S. - 2015 Border Security (Chair) Insurance Natural Resources Ways and Means (Chair)
83rd R.S. - 2013 Fiscal Impact of Texas Border Support Operations, Select (Chair) Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Select Oversight (Vice Chair) Natural Resources Special Purpose Districts (Chair)
82nd R.S. - 2011 Calendars (Vice Chair) Election Contest District 48, Select Higher Education Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Oversight Transportation Voter Identification and Voter Fraud, Select (Chair)
81st R.S. - 2009 Elections Land and Resource Management (Chair)
80th R.S. - 2007 Electric Generation Capacity and Environmental Effects, Select (Chair) Environmental Regulation (Chair) Hurricane Ike Storm Devastation to the Texas Gulf Coast, Select Ways and Means
79th R.S. - 2005 Environmental Regulation (Chair) Natural Resources
78th R.S. - 2003 Environmental Regulation (Chair) Insurance Public School Finance, Select Public School Finance, Select Subcommittee on Facilities Rock Crushers and Quarries, Advisory
77th R.S. - 2001 Environmental Regulation (Vice Chair) Ways and Means
76th R.S. - 1999 Pensions and Investments Teacher Health Insurance, Select Ways and Means
75th R.S. - 1997 County Affairs Insurance

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