| Jeff Cason | |
| State House: | Texas |
| District: | 92nd |
| Term Start: | January 12, 2021 |
| Term End: | January 10, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Jonathan Stickland |
| Successor: | Salman Bhojani |
| Birth Name: | Jeffrey Harold Cason |
| Birth Date: | 10 April 1953 |
| Party: | Republican |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Spouse: | Wendy |
| Children: | 5 |
| Residence: | Bedford, Texas, U.S. |
| Website: | https://jeffcason.com/ |
Jeffrey Harold Cason (born April 10, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who served a single term in the Texas House of Representatives, from January 2021 to January 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected from District 92.
Cason was a member of the Bedford, Texas city council.Emily Ramshaw, Surprise! How the 2010 Texas Primary Races Turned Out, Texas Tribune (March 4, 2010). After leaving the council, he unsuccessfully ran against state Representative Todd Smith of Euless in the 2010 Republican primary election.[1]
Cason was a sales manager for Höganäs AB and H.C. Starck GmbH. After retiring, Cason was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on January 4, 2021.[2] He was assigned to the County Affairs Committee and Criminal Jurisprudence Committees.[3]
In the state House, Cason was among the most conservative members,[2] Patrick Svitek and Cassandra Pollock, Four years in, the Freedom Caucus finds a less contentious role in the Texas House, Texas House (February 3, 2021). although, like fellow hardline right-winger Bryan Slaton, he chose not to join the House Freedom Caucus. As a freshman representative, Cason rebelled on his first vote, by voting against Republican Dade Phelan as speaker of the House. Phelan was elected on a 143 - 2 vote. Cason, who was among the chamber's most conservative members, objected to Phelan's plan to appoint Democrats to chair some committees.[2] This act, as well as Cason repeatedly forcing recorded votes after voice votes, alienated him from Republican leaders, and in the redistricting cycle, his heavily Republican district centered on Hurst-Euless-Bedford was redrawn to a majority Democratic seat.[2]
In April 2021, during a debate on legislation to allow handguns to be carried without a permit, Cason offered an amendment to lowered the minimum age for permitless carry from 21 to 18 years. Cason's amendment failed overwhelmingly, with 12 representatives voting yes and 121 voting no.Cassandra Pollock, Texas House approves bill that would allow people to carry a handgun without a license, Texas Tribune (April 15, 2021). In May 2021, Cason voted for the Texas six-week abortion ban.[4]
Cason did not seek reelection in 2022.[2]
Cason lives in Bedford, Texas with his wife, Wendy. Both had children from prior marriages.[5] [6]