| Benjamin Bumgarner | |
| State House: | Texas |
| District: | 63rd |
| Party: | Republican |
| Term Start: | January 10, 2023 |
| Preceded: | Tan Parker |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Residence: | Flower Mound, Texas |
| Children: | 1 |
| Alma Mater: | Austin College |
Benjamin "Ben" Bumgarner is a Texas politician who currently serves in the Texas House of Representatives from the 63rd District, which covers southern Denton County.
Bumgarner graduated from Austin College. He is a businessman who is the owner of Evolve Weapon Systems. He and his wife, Mindy, have one daughter. They are Methodists.[1]
Prior to his election into the Texas House, he served on the Flower Mound Town Council.
In 2022, he ran for the vacant seat in the 63rd District, as then-incumbent Tan Parker opted to run for the vacancy in the 12th District in the Texas Senate.
Bumgarner faced three candidates in the Republican primary: Jake Collier, Nick Sanders, and Jeff Younger. Bumgarner and Younger met in the primary runoff where Bumgarner won by a near 2-1 margin. Bumgarner then faced Democratic candidate H. Denise Wooten in the general election, winning by a 10-point margin.
Bumgarner supports a ban on Democrats being given committee chairmanships as long as the Republicans hold the majority of seats in the Texas House.[2]
In his first term, Bumgarner served on the Defense & Veterans Affairs and the International Relations & Economic Development Committees.
Bumgarner also voted to expel Bryan Slaton from the House[3] and to impeach Ken Paxton.[4]