| Hailing from Pattison in Waller County, Stan Kitzman is currently serving as the State Representative for Texas House District 85. With territory along the famous Brazos, San Bernard, and Colorado rivers, HD 85 covers a large portion of Austin's Original Colony, including the colonial capital of Texas, San Felipe de Austin. The district serves Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Waller, Wharton, and a portion of Fort Bend counties.
Representative Kitzman is a sixth-generation Texan, and is a descendent of Stephen F. Austin's "Old Three Hundred" who were among the original grantees of land from Mexico in early 1820's Texas.
As a first term legislator, Representative Kitzman serves on the Natural Resources Committee, the Agriculture and Livestock Committee, the Resolutions Calendars Committee and was elected by his peers to serve on the House Republican Caucus Policy Committee. In the 88th Legislature, Kitzman was an advocate for protecting Texas production agriculture, the future of Texas water, Agricultural Extension, and ending trafficking of children through Texas and our rural communities. At the conclusion of the session, Kitzman was rated the 7th most effective legislative member in the Texas House of Representatives.
Retired after serving for 21 years in the Texas Army National Guard, Kitzman deployed three times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, and the Texas Faithful Service Medal.
Representative Kitzman is a Board Member of the Texas Water Conservation Association, past Board Member of the National Guard Association of Texas, Past President of the West I-10 Chamber of Commerce, Past Master of Brookshire Lodge #1066, and Past Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars - Post 4007. He was a founding member and former President of the Waller County Veterans Memorial, former Board Member of Waller County Crime Stoppers, and a Past President of the Waller County Sheriff's Office Training Advisory Board.
Kitzman is an Eagle Scout and is a member of several organizations including the Brookshire-Pattison Lions Club, Shriners, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Texas Aggie Band Association, Texas Aggie Corps of Cadets Association, Texas A&M Association of Former Students, National Rifle Association, and Texas State Rifle Association.
Representative Kitzman is a small business owner, former Waller County Commissioner, and a former public school teacher. He graduated from Royal High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Systems Management from Texas A&M University. |