Stan Gerdes

Republican Party

Candidate, Texas House of Representatives District 17

Texas House of Representatives District 17

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Predecessor:John Cyrier (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

March 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas

Personal

Birthplace

Texas

Profession

Political advisor

Contact

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Stan Gerdes (Republican Party) is a member of theTexas House of Representatives, representingDistrict 17. He assumed office on January 10, 2023. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Gerdes (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theTexas House of Representatives to representDistrict 17. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary onMarch 3, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Stan Gerdes was born inTexas, and lives inSmithville. Gerdes earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas. His career experience includes working forRick Perry (R) during Perry's tenure as governor of Texas and then as U.S. secretary of energy. Gerdes became a member of theNational Rifle Association (NRA). He served on the Smithville City Council.^[1]

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2023-2024

Gerdes was assigned to the following committees:

• County Affairs Committee
• Energy Resources Committee
• Resolutions Calendars Committee

Elections

2026

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Democratic primary

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17

Frank Gomez III (D),Mary Klenz (D), andRobert Salter (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Frank Gomez III
		Mary Klenz
		Robert Salter

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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17

IncumbentStan Gerdes (R) andTom Glass (R) are running in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Stan Gerdes
		Tom Glass

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 17

IncumbentStan Gerdes defeatedDesiree Venable in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 17 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stan Gerdes (R)	66.2	53,531
		Desiree Venable (D)	33.8	27,389

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,920
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17

Desiree Venable advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Desiree Venable	100.0	5,287

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17

IncumbentStan Gerdes defeatedTom Glass in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stan Gerdes	57.9	14,159
		Tom Glass	42.1	10,315

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,474
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 17

Stan Gerdes defeatedMadeline Eden andLinda Curtis in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 17 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stan Gerdes (R)	64.2	39,092
		Madeline Eden (D)	31.9	19,404
		Linda Curtis (Independent)	3.9	2,388

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,884
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 17

Stan Gerdes defeatedPaul Pape in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 17 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stan Gerdes	51.2	6,591
		Paul Pape	48.8	6,271

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,862
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17

Madeline Eden advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Madeline Eden	100.0	5,491

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Josh Tutt (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17

Stan Gerdes andPaul Pape advanced to a runoff. They defeatedTom Glass,Trey Rutledge, andJen Bezner in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stan Gerdes	30.0	6,277
✔		Paul Pape	27.7	5,811
		Tom Glass	25.7	5,377
		Trey Rutledge	10.1	2,122
	Submit photo	Jen Bezner	6.5	1,365

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,952
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Campaign finance

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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