Stan Kitzman
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 85th district
Assumed office
January 10, 2023[1]
Preceded byPhil Stephenson
Personal details
Political partyRepublican[2]

Stan Kitzman is an American politician.[3] He serves as a Republican member for the 85th district of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]

Life and career

Kitzman graduated from Royal High School and Texas A&M University with a bachelor of science in 1988. He served in the Texas Army National Guard and retired as a staff sergeant after serving 21 years.[1][4]

In March 2022, Kitzman defeated Fred Roberts and Art Hernandez in the Republican primary election for the 85th district of the Texas House of Representatives. In May 2022, he defeated Phil Stephenson in the Republican primary runoff election.[5]

In November 2022, Kitzman defeated Larry Baggett and Michael Miller in the general election, winning 73 percent of the votes.[6] He succeeded Stephenson. He assumed his office on January 10, 2023.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Rep. Elect Stan Kitzman (R)". Texas State Directory. November 11, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Crabtree, Shannon (May 20, 2022). "District 85 challenger gets governor's endorsement after error in incumbent's campaign". El Campo Leader-News. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Crabtree, Shannon (March 4, 2022). "Stephenson, Kitzman in State House runoff". Wharton Journal-Spectator. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Kitzman honored after retiring from Texas Army National Guard", Houston Chronicle, Chron website, July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  5. ^ Reese Willey, Scott (May 26, 2022). "Kitzman defeats Stephenson in House District 85 run-of". Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 Texas State House - District 85 Election Results". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.


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