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

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

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and retired as a staff sergeant after serving 21 years. 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. In November 2022, Kitzman defeated Larry Baggett and Michael Miller in the

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, winning 73 percent of the votes. He succeeded Stephenson. He assumed his office on January 10, 2023.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American legislators Place of birth missing (living people) Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives Texas A&M University alumni Texas National Guard personnel United States Army non-commissioned officers 21st-century Texas politicians {{Texas-politician-stub