Stan Gerdes
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Texas House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 17 (since 2023)
- Occupation
- Political advisor
- Lives in
- Smithville
Background
- Bachelor's degree from the University of Texas. source: ballotpedia.org
- Worked for Rick Perry during Perry's tenure as Texas governor and as U.S. Secretary of Energy. source: ballotpedia.org
- Former member of the Smithville City Council. source: ballotpedia.org
- Took office in House District 17 on January 10, 2023. source: ballotpedia.org
- Defeated Tom Glass in the March 2026 Republican primary (inferred from the general-election ballot). source: ballotpedia.org
In their own words
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- "Fighting alongside Governor Abbott to eliminate property taxes" source: elgincourier.com
- "Strong schools with better funding, raises for teachers" source: elgincourier.com
- "An unflinching defense of the Second Amendment" source: elgincourier.com
- Laws that "reflect our conservative values" source: elgincourier.com
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