Dean, a Longview businessman, has represented District 7 (Gregg, Harrison, and Marion counties) since 2017 and won the March 2026 GOP primary over Melissa Beckett.
In April 2025 he voted for the state's first private-school voucher program (Senate Bill 2), reversing his 2023 'no' vote after helping add amendments to the bill.
Dean’s take on Texas values
In April 2025 Dean voted yes on the law creating Texas's first taxpayer-funded private-school voucher program, after previously opposing a similar voucher measure in 2023. [campaign website; cbs19.tv]