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Charlie Geren
2001 - Present
2027
24
Charlie Geren (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 99. He assumed office in 2001. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Geren (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 99. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Geren is Vice President/Partner of Kelly, Geren and Searcy, and President of Railhead Smokehouse. He has worked as a Deputy in the United States Marshal Service, was President of LGS Godly Ranch Corporation, and a former member of Westside State Bank.
Geren is a member of the Fort Worth Restaurant Association, Fort Worth Zoo, Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors, Junior Achievement, Lena Pope Home, Ronald McDonald House, Rotary Club, Texas Association of Realtors, and Texas Restaurant Association.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Geren was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Geren was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy Resources Committee
- Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee
- Local & Consent Calendars Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Geren was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy Resources Committee
- House Administration Committee, Chair
- Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Calendars |
| • House Administration, Chair |
| • Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
| • State Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Geren served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Calendars |
| • House Administration, Chair |
| • Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
| • State Affairs |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Geren served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Calendars |
| • House Administration, Chair |
| • Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
| • State Affairs |
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Geren served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Calendars |
| • House Administration, Chair |
| • Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
| • Redistricting |
| • State Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Charlie Geren defeated Mimi Coffey in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 99 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Charlie Geren (R) | 62.8 | 47,708 |
 | Mimi Coffey (D) | 37.2 | 28,233 | |
| Total votes: 75,941 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99
Mimi Coffey advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mimi Coffey | 100.0 | 4,256 |
| Total votes: 4,256 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Charlie Geren defeated Jack Reynolds in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlie Geren | 60.2 | 9,081 |
 | Jack Reynolds | 39.8 | 6,001 | |
| Total votes: 15,082 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Charlie Geren defeated Mimi Coffey in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 99 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlie Geren (R) | 61.8 | 33,211 |
| Mimi Coffey (D) | 38.2 | 20,490 | |
| Total votes: 53,701 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99
Mimi Coffey advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mimi Coffey | 100.0 | 4,626 |
| Total votes: 4,626 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Charlie Geren advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlie Geren | 100.0 | 11,423 |
| Total votes: 11,423 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Charlie Geren won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 99 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlie Geren (R) | 100.0 | 62,554 |
| Total votes: 62,554 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Charlie Geren advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlie Geren | 100.0 | 13,260 |
| Total votes: 13,260 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Charlie Geren defeated Michael Stackhouse in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 99 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlie Geren (R) | 64.3 | 38,048 |
 | Michael Stackhouse (D) | 35.7 | 21,111 | |
| Total votes: 59,159 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99
Michael Stackhouse advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Stackhouse | 100.0 | 4,241 |
| Total votes: 4,241 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Charlie Geren defeated Bo French in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlie Geren | 56.8 | 7,909 |
 | Bo French | 43.2 | 6,014 | |
| Total votes: 13,923 | |||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes. |
What made this a race to watch?
| The Texas Observer identified this Republican primary as potentially competitive. The race featured a rematch of a 2016 primary between incumbent Charlie Geren, a Joe Straus ally, and Bo French. In 2016, Geren defeated French by a 16.5 percent margin.[2] As of January 31, 2018, only French had signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. French said he might join the Texas Freedom Caucus if elected.[3] Support and endorsements for French
Endorsements for Geren |
Campaign finance
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[7]
Incumbent Charlie Geren defeated Dan Hawkins in the Texas House of Representatives District 99 general election.[8]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 99 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Charlie Geren Incumbent |
82.79% | 45,201 | |
| Libertarian | Dan Hawkins | 17.21% | 9,393 | |
| Total Votes | 54,594 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Charlie Geren defeated Bo French in the Texas House of Representatives District 99 Republican Primary.[9][10]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 99 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Charlie Geren Incumbent |
58.23% | 13,312 | |
| Republican | Bo French | 41.77% | 9,551 | |
| Total Votes | 22,863 | |||
Primary
- Main article: Notable Texas primaries, 2016
Geren received the endorsements of the following state professional groups:[11][12][13]
- Texas Realtors Association
- Texas Municipal Police Officers Association
- Manufacturers PAC of Texas
French received the endorsements of the following state conservative groups:[14]
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
- Conservative Republicans of Texas
- Texas Right to Life
- Texas Home School Coalition
- National Association for Gun Rights
- Texas Values Action
The Fort Worth Star‑Telegram called the race between Geren and French "one of the most costly, controversial local races that pits moderate conservatives against movement conservatives." Describing himself as part of "the next generation of conservative leaders," French received the support of conservative groups and donors trying to oust representatives like Geren for being too moderate. Meanwhile, Geren received "strong support from the Fort Worth business community and the Austin lobby," according to Mark P. Jones, a political science professor at Rice University.[15]
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Charlie Geren was unopposed in the Republican primary and in the general election. Cory Houser (L) was removed from the ballot before the election.[16][17][18]
2012
Geren won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 99. Geren ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[19]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charlie Geren Incumbent |
66.2% | 36,715 | |
| Democratic | Michael McClure | 30.2% | 16,763 | |
| Libertarian | Dan Hawkins | 3.6% | 2,009 | |
| Total Votes | 55,487 | |||
2010
Geren won re-election in District 99. He defeated Matt Krause in the March 2 Republican primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[19]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 99 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Charlie Geren (R)
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31,931 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Geren won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 99th District, defeating Sheila Ford (D) and Robin Chester (L). Geren received 46,254 votes in the election while Ford received 23,135 votes, and Chester received 1,993 votes.[19] Geren raised $860,801 for his campaign; Ford raised $4,427.[20]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 99 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Charlie Geren (R)
|
46,254 | 64.79% | ||
| Sheila Ford (D) | 23,135 | 32.41% | ||
| Robin Chester (L) | 1,993 | 2.79% | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Charlie Geren did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Charlie Geren did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Geren's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
As your Republican State Representative, Charlie has fought to protect our local economy and the local companies, small, medium, and large that keep our neighbors on the job. Charlie’s a staunch defender of individual rights. He fought for and passed strong pro-property rights reform. He’s a protector of our 2nd Amendment rights. And he’s voted for sound fiscal policies that balance budgets and keep taxes low so the private sector can grow.[21] |
” |
| —Charlie Geren[22] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[23] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[24]
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2012
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2011
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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[24]
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Personal
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Geren and his wife, Toni, have one child.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ Texas Observer, "Four Things to Watch as Election 2018 Gets Underway in Texas," December 13, 2017
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedNFIB - ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Charlie Geren on Twitter, "TX Manufacturers PAC endorsement," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ TMPA.org, "2016 primary endorsements," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Realtors, "Why We Support Charlie Geren," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ Bo French, "Endorsements," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ Star-Telegram, "GOP battle for Texas House District 99," February 10, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Charlie Geren State Representative, "Meet Charlie Geren," accessed February 23, 2016
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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