State of Texas
State Representative, District 99
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
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