Who holds this state seat?
Paul Bettencourt is the current sourced officeholder.
Open States lists Paul Bettencourt for State Senate District 7 beginning Jan 13, 2015.
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Current state legislator · Open States CC0 record
Paul Bettencourt
State SenatorState SenateDistrict 7Republican
What this office actually does
State Legislator: powers, limits, and control
Represents a state legislative district and, with the legislature, makes state law, allocates state resources, and oversees state government.
COMMONLY CAN
Introduce, amend, debate, and vote on state legislation.
DOES NOT CONTROL ALONE
Make a state law or appropriate money alone.
Get in touch
Contact
Paul Bettencourt · public office
Email officepaul.bettencourt@senate.texas.gov ↗Call office512-463-0107 ↗Government officeVisit website ↗
Office mailing address Room 3E.16, P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711
For constituent services and government business—not campaign inquiries.
Open States roster ↗ · Source checked
Current role
State legislative record
- Name
- Paul Bettencourt
- Office
- State Senator
- Chamber
- State Senate
- District
- 7
- Party
- Republican Party
- Role began
- Jan 13, 2015
- Official email
- paul.bettencourt@senate.texas.gov
- Official phone
- 512-463-0107
- Capitol address
- Room 3E.16, P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711
- Open Civic Data ID
ocd-person/a9f861bf-1a13-4d3b-816a-69589e9b25e7
How to read this page
A neutral current-office record.
This profile begins with the cited CC0 roster. A missing portrait or contact field may be filled from the officeholder's name-matched official legislative page, with the exact field source preserved below. Party is a factual label, not a ranking or endorsement.
Sources & notes
Source & freshness
RosterOpen States People ↗
PortraitOpen States image ↗
LicenseCC0 1.0 roster ↗
Record checkedOct 18, 2026
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