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Dennis Higgins Bonnen (born March 3, 1972), is a banker and businessman from Angleton, Texas, who has been since 1997 a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 25, based in Brazoria County. He was initially elected to the position at the age of twenty-four.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rep. Bonnen, Dennis (District 25) )〕 In 2013, he was appointed by Speaker Joe Straus as the Speaker Pro Tempore. He therefore acts as the presiding officer of the House in the absence of the Speaker.〔 His older brother, Greg Bonnen, a neurosurgeon from Friendswood in Galveston County, has been since 2013 the Republican representative from neighboring District 24. Both Bonnens have two children each, and their wives are named "Kimberly".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Greg Bonnen's Biography )〕 ==Background== A native of Houston, Bonnen resides in Angleton, the county seat of Brazoria County in southeastern Texas, where his brother Greg was born in 1966. The Bonnens are sons of David and Matina Bonnen. Dennis Bonnen graduated in 1990 from Angleton High School〔 and procured in 1994 a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the Roman Catholic-affiliated St. Edward's University in Austin. St. Edwards granted Bonnen its "Alumni Achievement Award" in 2001. Even while in college, Bonnen was in 1993 the sergeant-at-arms of the Texas House of Representatives. In 1995, he was a member of the advance team for Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole of Kansas. Bonnen won his legislative seat in 1996, as Dole was losing his presidential bid to the Bill Clinton though Dole still carried the electoral votes of Texas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biography for Dennis Bonnen )〕 Bonnen is the chief executive officer of Heritage Bank in Pearland, also in Brazoria County; his brother Greg is a member of the bank board in addition to his heavy workload in the medical field.〔〔 Representative Bonnen is a charter member of the Brazoria Heritage Foundation and the Angleton Exchange Club. He is also a member of the Pearland Exchange Club. He sits on the Levi Jordan Plantation Historical Society. He is a lifetime member of the Brazoria County Fair Association and a long-term supporter and advisory board member of the Boy Scouts of America, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and Junior Achievement. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce organizations in the various cities in his House district.〔 In 2009, the ''Houston Business Journal'' honored Bonnen with one of its inaugural "40 Under 40" awards, which recognize the top young business professionals in the Houston area. He is the honorary chairman of the "Count on Us" campaign at Brazosport College, a community college in his district.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=State Rep. Dennis Bonnen District 25 (R-Angleton) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dennis Bonnen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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