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Drew Springer
Republican Party
Prior offices:
Texas State Senate District 30
Years in office: 2021 - 2025
Predecessor: Pat Fallon (R)
Successor: Brent Hagenbuch (R)
Texas House of Representatives District 68
Years in office: 2013 - 2021
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Education
Bachelor's
University of North Texas
Personal
Profession
Business executive
Contact
Campaign website
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Drew Springer (Republican Party) was a member of the Texas State Senate, representing District 30. He assumed office on January 6, 2021. He left office on January 14, 2025.

Springer (Republican Party) won re-election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 30 outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.

On November 7, 2023, Springer announced he would not seek re-election to the Texas State Senate District 30.[1]

Biography

Drew Springer lives in Muenster, Texas. Springer earned a B.S. in accounting from the University of North Texas. His career experience includes working as an accountant, leasing vice president, and division president with a Texas railcar company.[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Springer was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Springer was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Springer was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2017
• County Affairs, Vice chair
• Redistricting
• Ways & Means

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Springer served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Springer served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2024

Drew Springer did not file to run for re-election.

2022

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2022

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Drew Springer won election in the general election for Texas State Senate District 30.

Democratic primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 30

Incumbent Drew Springer advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 30 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Springer
Drew Springer
 
100.0
 
69,958

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 69,958
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Campaign finance

2020

State House

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 68

Incumbent Drew Springer defeated Patsy Ledbetter in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 68 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Springer
Drew Springer (R)
 
85.5
 
56,656
Image of Patsy Ledbetter
Patsy Ledbetter (D) Candidate Connection
 
14.5
 
9,630

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 66,286
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 68

Patsy Ledbetter advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 68 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patsy Ledbetter
Patsy Ledbetter Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,318

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,318
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 68

Incumbent Drew Springer advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 68 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Springer
Drew Springer
 
100.0
 
27,096

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 27,096
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State Senate

See also: Texas state legislative special elections, 2020

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for Texas State Senate District 30

Drew Springer defeated Shelley Luther in the special general runoff election for Texas State Senate District 30 on December 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Springer
Drew Springer (R)
 
56.5
 
32,761
Image of Shelley Luther
Shelley Luther (R)
 
43.5
 
25,235

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 57,996
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General election

Special general election for Texas State Senate District 30

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Texas State Senate District 30 on September 29, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shelley Luther
Shelley Luther (R)
 
32.0
 
22,242
✔
Image of Drew Springer
Drew Springer (R)
 
31.9
 
22,127
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Jacob Minter (D)
 
21.4
 
14,825
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Christopher Watts (R)
 
6.2
 
4,321
Image of Craig Carter
Craig Carter (R) Candidate Connection
 
5.0
 
3,448
Image of Andy Hopper
Andy Hopper (R) Candidate Connection
 
3.5
 
2,456

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 69,419
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Campaign finance


2018

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 68

Incumbent Drew Springer won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 68 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Springer
Drew Springer (R)
 
100.0
 
45,916

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 45,916
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 68

Incumbent Drew Springer advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 68 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Drew Springer
Drew Springer
 
100.0
 
16,782

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,782
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2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[3]

Incumbent Drew Springer ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 68 general election.[4]

Texas House of Representatives, District 68 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Drew Springer Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 50,625
Total Votes 50,625
Source: Texas Secretary of State



Incumbent Drew Springer ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 68 Republican Primary.[5][6]

Texas House of Representatives, District 68 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Drew Springer Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Drew Springer was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Springer ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 67. Springer advanced to the July 31 primary runoff, where he defeated Trent McKnight. Springer was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]

Texas House of Representatives District 68 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTrent McKnight (advanced to runoff) 49% 9,226
Green check mark transparent.pngDrew Springer (advanced to runoff) 34.5% 6,498
David Isbell 9.8% 1,842
Paul Braswell 6.7% 1,261
Total Votes 18,827

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

State House

Drew Springer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

State Senate

Drew Springer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Springer's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

  • Excerpt: "We have too much government in our lives, and I will work to remove the over bearing regulations that stifle growth and prevents companies from growing and hiring. I will fight to see that Texas businesses have the freedom to grow and prosper."

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

  • Excerpt: "I will work to stop all handouts and benefits to illegal immigrants, secure the borders, and end in-state tuition to non-citizens. Texans hard earned dollars that are paid to the state must be used to take care of its citizens."

PUBLIC EDUCATION

  • Excerpt: "Currently, the amount spent on administration nearly equals the amount spent in the classroom. I will work to see that the bulk of money spent is where it should be, in the classroom."

REDUCING PROPERTY TAXES

  • Excerpt: "We need to reduce or eliminate property taxes and look for alternative forms of revenue or taxation like the consumption tax to fund government."

Campaign finance summary

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Drew Springer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Texas State Senate District 30Won general$793,017 $318,604
2020Texas House of Representatives District 68Won general$1,516,241 N/A**
2018Texas House of Representatives District 68Won general$274,407 N/A**
2014Texas House of Representatives, District 68Won $122,271 N/A**
2012Texas State House, District 68Won $244,277 N/A**
Grand total$2,950,213 $318,604
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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In 2024, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2023.

In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2021.

In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

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In 2016, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ ‘’State Senator Drew Springer to Retire and Transition into Family Business,” November 7, 2023
    2. ↑ The Texas State Senate, "Senator Drew Springer: District 30," accessed May 14, 2021
    3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
    4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
    5. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
    6. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
    7. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
    8. ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
    9. ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
    10. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014

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    Pat Fallon (R)     		Texas State Senate District 30
    2021-2025    		 Succeeded by
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    -     		Texas House of Representatives District 68
    2013-2021    		 Succeeded by
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