State of Texas
State Representative, District 24
Greg Bonnen
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- GREG BONNEN
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 24 (since 2013; seventh term); Chair, House Appropriations Committee
- Background
- B.S. in Biochemistry, Texas A&M University
- Neurosurgery residency, UTMB
- Practicing neurosurgeon
- Chairman of the Board, Houston Physicians' Hospital
- Grew up in Angleton
- Lives in Friendswood
- Experience
- Former chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher and Public Education
- Former member, Insurance and Energy Resources committees
- Top priorities
- Work toward "eliminating school property taxes for homeowners"
- Address "rising insurance and health care costs"
- Invest in "water, transportation, drainage and flood-control infrastructure"
- Strengthen flood and disaster preparedness
- Expand vocational and STEM education
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- Encourage more students to pursue advanced STEM degrees
- Keep public universities "affordable and accessible"
- Ensure education funding reaches classrooms and "better align universities, community colleges and vocational education with workforce needs"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site: "Defending life, protecting mothers, and ending taxpayer support for abortion providers."
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Fully funding Operation Lone Star and standing with President Trump to slam the border shut, build the wall, stop illegal crossings and secure Texas communities."
- Guns: In a 2024 primary iVoterGuide questionnaire: "I voted for and helped pass open carry and permitless carry and support our right to bear arms."
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "He helped pass the largest teacher pay raise in state history and supports educational freedom and curriculum transparency."
- Property taxes: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Texas should work toward eliminating school property taxes for homeowners while addressing rising insurance and health care costs."
- Endorsements
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Texas Right to Life
- Texas Home School Coalition (THSC)
- CLEAT
- Texas Values Action
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- NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
- TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- Campaign website
- drgregbonnen.com
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