# Charlie Geren

Charlie Geren is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 99.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 99
- Serving since: 2003-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/65a42043-6243-4f79-b1e0-69b3b8b4af29

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/65a42043-6243-4f79-b1e0-69b3b8b4af29 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Geren voted against the majority of Texas House Republicans 302 times; party unity 51%, the lowest of 143 in the Texas House (average 85%).

## What Geren says (TX 2025–26 session)

150 classified statements: 150 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Geren | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.9% | 432 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 43.3% | 31.9% | 214 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 1.8% | 348 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 25.3% | 12.7% | 104 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 20% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Education 18% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Republicans 18%); Emergency Management 12% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Families 9.2% (State House Republicans 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.16 (standard error 0.02), from 490 donors and 816 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,706 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 51% (85%). 302 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · adopt the conference committee report on SB 5. · SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB5/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 20. · HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB20/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 1. · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · passage · SB 54 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB54/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · passage · HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB18/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 94 bills: 91 reached committee, 66 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 34. 70.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 14 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 177: Creating a general investigating committee on disaster response. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR177/
- HB 36: Relating to prohibiting the sale, delivery, or purchase of a consumable hemp product to or by a person younger than 21 years of age, the entry onto the… (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB36/
- HB 256: Relating to prohibiting the sale, delivery, or purchase of a consumable hemp product to or by a person younger than 21 years of age, the entry onto the… (introduced, 2025-08-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB256/
- HR 1536: Commending the staff of the Legislative Reference Library for their work during the 89th Legislative Session. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1536/
- HR 1524: Congratulating Gary Calfee on his retirement as an attorney. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1524/
- HR 1522: Commending the staff of the State Preservation Board for their service during the 89th Legislative Session. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1522/
- HR 1508: Commending Kara Coffee and the staff of the Office of the House Sergeant-at-Arms for their work during the 89th Legislative Session. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1508/
- HR 1511: Commending Region VII of the Texas Department of Public Safety for its service to the Capitol Complex during the 89th Legislative Session. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1511/
- HR 1505: Commending Jennifer Teigen Doran and the staff of the House Journal Clerk's Office for their service during the 89th Legislative Session. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1505/
- HR 1510: Commending the employees of the House Business Office for their work during the 89th Legislative Session. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1510/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $546.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/charliegeren/status/2107643736599466492
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/charliegeren/status/2102559914920972764
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/charliegeren/status/2101777367794323953
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/charliegeren/status/2099932382778294429
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/charliegeren/status/2098394156036981077
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/charliegeren/status/2095895976909148197
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/charliegeren/status/2094128348146376979
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/charliegeren/status/2090246068013302155
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/charliegeren/status/2089743373183623600
- 2026-08-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/charliegeren/status/2089494144729186352

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=99
- Campaign site: https://www.charliegeren.com
- X: https://x.com/charliegeren
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repcharliegeren
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCudbzIMgkMm8LFtBq2Nw_Cw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-geren-a51013111/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/65a42043-6243-4f79-b1e0-69b3b8b4af29