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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Charlie Geren

Candidate · November 3, 2026 general election

Charlie Geren

Charlie Geren

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
Charlie Geren
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 99 (elected November 2000; in office since 2001)
Background
  • President, Railhead Smokehouse in Fort Worth
  • President, LGS Godley Ranch
  • Former principal and founding partner, commercial real estate firm Kelly, Geren, & Searcy
  • Deputy to the United States Marshals Service (1981–1990) (per official biography)
  • Trustee, Texas Christian University
  • Vice president, Southwestern Exposition & Livestock Show
Experience
  • Chairman, House Local and Consent Calendars Committee
  • Member, Licensing and Administrative Procedures and Energy Resources committees
  • Texas Water Development Board member (1994–2000)
  • Tarrant Regional Water District board, elected member (1990–1994)
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • Campaign site: "He's pushing for even more long-lasting and substantial tax relief and appraisal transparency."
  • Campaign site: "Charlie Geren has made it his mission to secure the border and enforce immigration law."
  • Campaign site: "Charlie will continue to give our first responders the tools and resources they need to combat crime in our neighborhoods."
  • Campaign site: says a growing state "must invest in strong roads, reliable water systems, dependable energy, and modern infrastructure"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site: "Charlie Geren has always been a faithful defender of the unborn."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Charlie Geren has made it his mission to secure the border and enforce immigration law."
  • Guns: Campaign site: "he will always defend the Second Amendment and fight to expand the rights of law-abiding Texans"
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Charlie Geren believes every child in Texas deserves a great education" and that it "starts with giving our schools the resources they need"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "He's pushing for even more long-lasting and substantial tax relief and appraisal transparency."
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
  • NRA (listed by campaign)
  • LifePAC (listed by campaign)
  • Fort Worth Police Officers Association (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Farm Bureau – AGFUND (listed by campaign)
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  • National Federation of Independent Businesses (listed by campaign)
  • Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Oil & Gas Association PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Association of REALTORS PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Parent PAC (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
charliegeren.com