Cody Vasut

Cody Vasut was born in Houston, Texas. Vasut earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Texas A&M University and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center. His career experience includes working as an attorney and owning a business.[1]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Councilman Cody Thane Vasut is a proven conservative member of the Angleton City Council running to be your next State Representative for House District 25.

He is a 7th generation Texan and 5th generation lifelong resident of Brazoria County. He graduated from Angleton High School, Texas A&M University (BBA and MS in Management), and the University of Houston Law Center (Juris Doctorate). For the last seven years, he has worked as an attorney with BakerHostetler in downtown Houston.

In 2011, Cody saw a need for a college ministry for southern Brazoria County, so he founded Revive. Almost ten years later, Revive is a thriving non-profit ministry that has ministered to more than 500 young adults. In 2016, he was elected to Angleton City Council, where he continues to serve as a champion for conservative principles of pro-managed growth, limited government, and fiscal stewardship.

In 2017, Cody put his belief in pro-life values into practice when he joined the Board of Directors for the Pregnancy Help Center of Brazosport, supporting their efforts to minister to hundreds of new families and single mothers. In 2018, he traveled to San Antonio to serve as a delegate to the State Convention for the Republican Party of Texas, voting for the legislative priorities of the party he is committed to fighting for.

He and his wife Kate have one daughter, Sparrow, and attend Second Baptist Church in Angleton, where Cody serves in the praise band and occasionally preaches.

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?

I believe every human being is made in the image of God and has inherent dignity and immeasurable worth from the moment of conception. I have worked for years to protect the lives of the unborn on the Board of Directors of the Pregnancy Help Center of Brazosport. If elected, I will continue my work by authoring legislation to abolish abortion and overturn Roe v. Wade.I do not believe we should be governed by career partisan politicians. The longer politicians serve in office, the more likely it is that they will fall sway to corrupt influences. If elected, I will author legislation to enact term limits of no more than 12 years for all Texas executive and legislative offices.People should not be taxed out of their homes. For years I have fought high property taxes in the City of Angleton, voting to lower Angleton's property tax rate three times. I also voted to support property tax reform, including lower rollback rates, before reform passed in the 86th Legislature. If elected, I will push for further reform by authoring legislation to lower property appraisal caps to protect property owners from ballooning appraisals.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am particularly passionate about protecting the lives of the unborn. While I support an all-of-the above strategy to change hearts, minds, and law to end abortion, I believe the core policy objective of the pro-life movement must be the complete abolition of abortion. That is why I am committed to authoring legislation to call for an Article V Convention of the States to amend the United States Constitution to end abortion once and for all.

Additionally, I believe the Texas property tax system is out of control. While we have to fund critical government services, the current property tax system raises taxes on homeowners faster than their wages are growing, forcing some Texans out of their homes. Texans should not have to move out of their home because of a tax bill. The 86th Legislature passed a series of reforms and increased funding for public education, which has provided some relief to property owners, but more needs to be done. We need to lower appraisal caps so property owners are not faced with 10% annual increases to their tax bills. The State needs to fund at least 50% of the cost of public education to deliver further property tax relief. And, the Legislature should identify an alternative mechanism to funding school district M&O expenses, such as an expanded consumption tax that is revenue neutral and not unduly burdensome to the poor. I am confident we can provide further property tax relief and reform to protect Texas taxpayers.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Jesus Christ, William Wilberforce, and Alfred Thane.

I say Christ because he is my Lord and Savior. I submit to a biblical worldview and Christian ethics, which means that every decision I make is about bringing glory to God and honoring His word. For example, I strive to be transparent and truthful because God detests false witnesses and those that break their word. (Num. 30:2; Prov. 6:19). I pursue humility, justice and mercy because God commands me to pursue those things. (Micah 6:8). I seek to respect and love all people-even those I disagree with-in word, deed, and truth because God commands me to. (Mark 12:31; 1 John 3:18). And, I am passionate about ending abortion because God says all human beings are made in His image and because I believe life begins at conception. (Gen. 1:27; Psalm 139:13-16).

I say William Wilberforce because I admire his courage fighting to abolish slavery in the United Kingdom in the early 1800s, the moral failing of society at that time. I seek to model his example by fighting to abolish abortion, the modern moral failing of our society today.

Alfred Thane is my grandfather, and someone I have always looked up to as a model Christian and hard-working servant to his community. I seek to follow his example and honor his name in every action I take.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The Bible, the Federalist Papers, and the Principles of the Republican Party of Texas (2018).

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

An elected official has to have a servant mindset to be truly successful. You will be called upon to make decisions on a daily basis that have to be in the best interests of your constituents. If you do not have a mindset of serving their needs, you will never achieve practical solutions that solve their problems.

You also must be open and transparent. Citizens deserve to know what you think and how you go about making a decision, not only so they can hold you accountable, but so that any errors in your line of reasoning can be corrected by those who know more than you about a given subject. No one is perfect. We all have to be open to receiving and acting on feedback.

You also must be ethical and self-controlled. Too often we have seen legislators who stop representing the best interests of their constituents because they seek to pursue their own power and glory. If you do not come into office with a firm set of ethical principles and a history of self-control, the system will eat you up.

Finally, I believe it is important for elected officials to govern conservatively. I believe government should be limited in its scope, but effective at what it does, so that it does not infringe on the inherent rights of citizens and actually solves problems. Ideas like socialism will wreck our economy. Instead, a free market unencumbered by government interference or subsidies will deliver the best standard of living to people of any economic system.

I believe I have demonstrated myself to have a servant mindset, to be open and transparent, to be ethical and self-controlled, and to govern conservatively over the years. I have done the best job I believe I could to serve my constituents responsively and ethically in Angleton, while passing balanced budgets and lowering property tax rates, and I will strive to continue that record in Austin.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Every representative's core responsibility is to serve his or her constituents' best interests. I am committed to listening carefully to any citizen's concerns, educating myself on the issues to the best of my ability, and advocating fiercely for the best interests of the residents of Brazoria and Matagorda Counties. I believe that many people become disenchanted with government because their representatives do not listen to them. As an Angleton City Councilman, I strive to listen respectfully to any issue raised by my constituents and to quickly identify policy solutions to those issues in keeping with my core values. I will continue this practice if Iam elected to serve HD 25 in Austin.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to leave my community better than when I started serving it. I would like my family to have seen my love for them in action. I would like the world to have seen the transformative power of the Gospel on display in my life. And, I would like Christ to be able to say to me, welcome home, good and faithful servant.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I have a vague recollection of the Persian Gulf War when I was about 3-years old. My first vivid memory is "voting" for George H.W. Bush at school when he was running against Bill Clinton in 1992.

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

I grew up raising cattle with my father and assisting my grandfather as a carpenter. If my memory serves me right, my first extended paying job was as a call center operator for the 12th Man Foundation at Texas A&M University my freshman year of college. I called former students to solicit donations to support Aggie scholarships.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

I believe it helps if the experience is substantive policy-making experience. Legislators have to make tough decisions every day during session, including balancing competing interests. Prior substantive experience balancing competing interests in a public capacity, such as on a council or a commissioner's court, helps prepare you to make those decisions. Prior experience also provides the voters with an opportunity to see how you have performed in the past to compare it to the promises you make today. I believe that if voters look at my record on Angleton City Council, they will see that I mean what I say. For example, voters can trust that I will push for further property tax reform like I have promised because I have gone on record before supporting reform efforts and because I have voted three times to lower property tax rates in the City of Angleton.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

Absolutely. Legislation requires a majority vote to pass, so it is critical to bring other legislators on board with your policy proposals. I have a proven track record of working with people from a variety of backgrounds to achieve results for my constituents, including convincing my other council members in 2016 to bring public prayer to our meetings. I believe relationships are best built when you start from a position of mutual respect and transparency about what you believe. I also believe that, ultimately, a good well-reasoned idea is the strongest tool a legislator can have towards building a coalition. Even if other legislators are initially opposed to a policy proposal, if it is good and well-reasoned, they generally can eventually be won over. But, if your policy proposal is not good or well-reasoned, then no amount of relationship-building will overcome that hurdle.

If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

I am interested in serving on any committee that will provide me with the opportunity to advance the needs of the citizens of House District 25. As the committees are currently made up, I am particularly interested in serving on Public Health, Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, or Ways and Means to be able to work on ending abortion and delivering further property tax reform.