State Rep. Stan Kitzman

Texas House District 85 Republican

House District 85 · Pattison, TX

A retired Texas Army National Guard combat veteran and small business owner in Waller County, Rep. Kitzman was first elected in 2023 and represents six counties along the Brazos, San Bernard, and Colorado rivers in House District 85.

First Elected: 2023 Seniority: #88 of 150 Occupation: Small Business Owner Education: B.S. Texas A&M University

Official House Page Authored Legislation

Biography

Rep. Stan Kitzman is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, first elected in 2023 to represent District 85, which includes Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Waller, and Wharton counties and a portion of Fort Bend County. Born October 30, 1965 in Houston, he is a sixth-generation Texan and a descendant of Stephen F. Austin’s “Old Three Hundred,” the original grantees of land from Mexico in the 1820s.

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Rep. Kitzman earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Systems Management from Texas A&M University in 1991 and served for 21 years in the Texas Army National Guard, retiring in 2011 after three deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, and Texas Faithful Service Medal. Before his election to the Texas House he served as a Waller County Commissioner, a public school teacher, and a drainage district general manager, and he currently owns and operates a small business in Pattison.

For the 89th Legislative Session, Speaker Dustin Burrows appointed Rep. Kitzman to the House Committees on Agriculture & Livestock and Appropriations, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Article III overseeing education funding, as well as to the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission.

Biography sourced from the official Texas House of Representatives website.

Contact Information

Capitol Office Room E2.606
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-0604

District Office(s) One East Main, Ste. 202
Bellville, TX 77418
(979) 865-4560

Email [email protected]

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District Information

Counties Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend (Part), Waller, and Wharton

Cities & CDPs Bellville, Boling, Brazos Country, Brookshire, Carmine, Columbus, Eagle Lake, East Bernard, El Campo, Fayetteville, Flatonia, Garwood, Glidden, Hempstead, Hungerford, Iago, Industry, Katy (Part), Kendleton, La Grange, Louise, Nada, New Ulm, Pattison, Pine Island, Prairie View, Rock Island, Round Top, San Felipe, Schulenburg, Sealy, Sheridan, South Frydek, Sugar Land (Part), Thompsons, Wallis, Weimar, and Wharton

Committee Membership

Committee assignments for the 89th Legislative Session (2025).

Member Agriculture & Livestock Member Appropriations Chair, Subcommittee on Article III

Most Recent Session Activity

Activity during the 89th Legislative Session (89R).

Bills Authored 34 Bills Joint Authored 24 Bills Co-Authored 86

Authored Legislation by Session

Bills authored and joint-authored during each legislative session. Sessions from 71R (1989) onward link to the official Texas Legislature Online report; pre-1989 records are historical reference only.

2025 89th Regular Session Authored & Joint Authored 2023 88th Regular Session Authored & Joint Authored

Campaign Finance Data

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