State of Texas
State Representative, District 85
Dennis "goose" Geesaman
Republican- On ballot as
- DENNIS "GOOSE" GEESAMAN
- Current role
- Rancher, Flatonia; retired Air Force officer and airline pilot (per campaign)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, United States Air Force Academy (1973)
- Graduate degree, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (1978)
- U.S. Air Force (1973–1994)
- Retired lieutenant colonel; F-15 squadron commander, Okinawa (per campaign)
- Former Southwest Airlines pilot, 22 years, after the Air Force (per campaign)
- Experience
- Flatonia City Council (five terms), later mayor (per campaign)
- Founder, Flatonia Economic Development Corporation (per campaign)
- Led the local Chamber of Commerce (per campaign)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 57.4% over incumbent Rep. Stan Kitzman
- Top priorities
- Campaign site: "Goose will fight to end any state benefits for illegal immigrants."
- Supports creating "a Texas Department of Government Efficiency and Streamlining (DOGES)" to audit state agencies
- In a Ballotpedia survey: "Homestead property taxes can be eliminated while funding needed priorities."
- Rural investment: will fight for better roads, faster internet and stronger utility grids in rural areas (per campaign site)
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site: says keeping "Texas Texas" means "protecting life"
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Goose will fight to end any state benefits for illegal immigrants. Your tax dollars should never be used to incentivize illegal immigration."
- Guns: Campaign site: lists "defending the Second Amendment" among his commitments
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Teachers should teach truth"; "parents, not bureaucrats, are the ultimate authority when it comes to their kids"
- Property taxes: In a Ballotpedia survey: "Homestead property taxes can be eliminated while funding needed priorities."
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Fort Bend Business Coalition
- Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
- Texans for Strong Borders (listed by campaign)
- Fort Bend Conservatives PAC (listed by campaign)
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- Grassroots America We the People (listed by campaign)
- Texas Gun Rights PAC (listed by campaign)
- Texas Eagle Forum PAC (listed by campaign)
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (listed by campaign)
- Protecting Texas Children (listed by campaign)
- Veterans for America First (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- goose4texrep.com
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