Dale Frey

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Dale Frey

Democratic Party

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Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

George Mason University, 2010

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Birthplace

Brockport, N.Y.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Web Developer

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Dale Frey (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 30. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Frey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Dale Frey was born in Brockport, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree from George Mason University in 2010. His career experience includes working as a web developer. Frey has been affiliated with the Department of Education, General Services Administration (GSA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Frisco Democratic Club, and the Denton County Democratic Party (Precinct Chair for Denton-2085).

Elections

2024

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas State Senate District 30

Brent Hagenbuch defeated Dale Frey in the general election for Texas State Senate District 30 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brent Hagenbuch (R)	65.0	289,981
		Dale Frey (D)	35.0	155,949

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 445,930
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 30

Dale Frey defeated Michael Braxton in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 30 on May 28, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dale Frey	57.0	1,737
	Submit photo	Michael Braxton	43.0	1,311

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,048
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 30

Brent Hagenbuch defeated Jace Yarbrough in the Republican primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 30 on May 28, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brent Hagenbuch	56.7	18,779
		Jace Yarbrough	43.3	14,368

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,147
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 30

Michael Braxton and Dale Frey advanced to a runoff. They defeated Matthew McGhee in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 30 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Braxton	37.7	7,833
✔		Dale Frey	33.0	6,856
		Matthew McGhee	29.3	6,077

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,766
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 30

Brent Hagenbuch and Jace Yarbrough advanced to a runoff. They defeated Carrie de Moor and Cody Clark in the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 30 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brent Hagenbuch	36.4	35,262
✔		Jace Yarbrough	33.9	32,899
		Carrie de Moor	17.6	17,069
	Submit photo	Cody Clark	12.1	11,704

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,934
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Endorsements

Frey received the following endorsements.

• Texas AFL-CIO
• Fort Worth Star Telegram
• The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board

Pledges

Frey signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Dale Frey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Frey's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Graduating from GMU, it was an honor to have my first job out of college working in the headquarters of the Department of Education in Washington DC.

I have since worked with various government agencies from GSA, to the U.S. Geological Survey, to NOAA. And currently am assigned to a web development position where I support scientists and technical writers reporting on climate change and its effects on our environment, farming, and economy.

My wife, a native Texan, always wanted to come back home. We bought a house in Denton County to be closer with her father as he battled cancer in his later years. After his passing, we have decided to stay.

And now, I feel compelled to do more in this community that I now call home. I am running for the State Senate (SD30) and am doing everything I can to support our friends in the Frisco Democratic Club and Denton County Democratic Party.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• HEALTH: Texas must enter into the Medicaid-Expansion Program in order to support our Health Care providers.
• EDUCATION: Support and fund our Public School and Teachers. I say NO to the School Voucher scam. I say NO to book banning. We must also restore our DEI programs in our higher education systems, and speak out against anti-LGBTQIA rhetoric.
• GUN VIOLENCE: For the sake of our safety we absolutely must adopt; Red flag laws, increase funding for mental health, and increase the age to own a weapon-of-war.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Health Care, Veterans, & Teachers:

I watched my father-in-law, who was a retired Texas school teacher and war veteran battle cancer in his later years. The VA provided little support, retired school teachers barely make anything, and the Medicaid support was minimal. It was hard on our family. Treatment like chemotherapy are expensive, and in the end, it angers me to see such a great man expire while worrying about the financials. Texas needs to enter the Medicaid-Expansion Program. We need to support our Veterans. And we need to support our school teachers.


Climate Change:
The State of Texas has a unique opportunity with its sun-score and wind - We should be incentivizing home owners to implement personal solar panels onto their home. This will not only place our citizens into a situation where they may have a lower power-bill, but can also; support our power-grid which is notoriously in bad shape, and all while reducing dependency on local fossil fuels.

I am also in favor of adjusting the school curriculum in order to include an open conversation about the effects of climate-change & pollution on our environment. As someone who sees first hand the reports coming out of NOAA, I feel our high schoolers should be aware of the many dangers of the Great-Pacific-Garbage-Patch, micro-plastics in drinking water, and forever-chemicals/PFAS.


Mitigating Gun Violence:

We must adopt; Red flag laws, increase funding for mental health, and increase the age to own an AR15.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was very lucky to land my first job out of college at the headquarters of the Department of Education in Washington DC. While there I worked on a tailored version of our OpenFISMA project for the Dept of Ed, as well as managed a help-desk supporting anyone who needed technical assistance there.

A year later I landed a job working with the GSA (General Services Administration) where I worked on web-development, mainly for the business.usa.gov, usa.gov, gsa.gov, as well as InSIte (the internal GSA intranet portal).

And recently, I had a short period of time where I worked on the US Geological Survey web-applications, which I am now on stand-by for as I am currently 100% assigned to NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, particularity the Fisheries, NESDIS, and OSPO departments). Here, I assist climate scientists and technical writers reporting the effects of climate change on our economy, farming and fishermen.

What is your favorite book? Why?

George Orwell's "1984" - It can be hard to follow, and the movie that featured John Hurt was (in my humble opinion) not something you can follow cold (unless you know the book, or watch it with someone who has read it). But, the concepts of "double speak", and erosion language, accompanied by the manipulation of "the papers" [which in modern day would be "the media"] is something that I see happening in the real world today. Orwell's "1984" focused a lot on the breakdown of language, and the exploits a party can have on people's thoughts when communication breaks down.

I see this happening today as many struggle to define the word "woke", yet continue to use it. I see a lot of politicians give speeches in utter vagueness, while overusing buzz-words. I at times struggle to understand the context of such speeches. Yet their advocates adapt the vague-speech to something that makes sense in their own minds.

It is both interesting and horrifying to see how close Orwell's pessimistic view of the [then-]future became mostly modern-reality. And while knowing Mr. Blair's history, it is concerning to know that history can repeat it self, and that political strategies (mentioned in 1984) are actively being used today.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

US Term Limits

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Dale Frey campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Texas State Senate District 30	Lost general	$6,864	$5,383
Grand total			$6,864	$5,383
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Texas State Senate

Leadership

Senators

District 1

Bryan Hughes (R)

District 2

Bob Hall (R)

District 3

Robert Nichols (R)

District 4

Brandon Creighton (R)

District 5

Charles Schwertner (R)

District 6

Carol Alvarado (D)

District 7

Paul Bettencourt (R)

District 8

Angela Paxton (R)

District 9

Vacant

District 10

Phil King (R)

District 11

Mayes Middleton (R)

District 12

Tan Parker (R)

District 13

Borris Miles (D)

District 14

Sarah Eckhardt (D)

District 15

Molly Cook (D)

District 16

Nathan Johnson (D)

District 17

Joan Huffman (R)

District 18

Lois Kolkhorst (R)

District 19

Roland Gutierrez (D)

District 20

Juan Hinojosa (D)

District 21

Judith Zaffirini (D)

District 22

Brian Birdwell (R)

District 23

Royce West (D)

District 24

Peter Flores (R)

District 25

Donna Campbell (R)

District 26

José Menéndez (D)

District 27

Adam Hinojosa (R)

District 28

Charles Perry (R)

District 29

César Blanco (D)

District 30

Brent Hagenbuch (R)

District 31

Kevin Sparks (R)

Republican Party (19)

Democratic Party (11)

Vacancies (1)