Matthew McDade Phelan (born September 18, 1975) is an American real estate developer and politician.

[4] On December 2, 2020, Phelan was traveling in a private plane to meet Representative Trent Ashby when it crashed on landing during a rainstorm at Angelina County Airport near Lufkin, Texas.

On August 12, 2021, Phelan signed arrest warrants for the 52 Democratic lawmakers who had left the state to deny a quorum.

The lawmakers were attempting to block the passage of legislation considered by certain civil rights groups to restrict voting access to voters of color.

[7] On May 19, 2023, a Republican-led House committee came public with an investigation into Ken Paxton that had been ongoing since March of that year.

Covey was endorsed by attorney general Paxton,[15] lieutenant governor Dan Patrick, and former U.S. President Donald Trump.