RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Stan Gerdes

Texas State Representative, District 17 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Texas State Representative, District 17Born 1986

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 34; 136 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.7%; Chamber median 4.4%
With party: 82%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +11.8; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Calendars
Energy Resources
Licensing and Administrative Procedures

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 136 sponsored · 34 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political…
Ethics (I0345) · Became law Sep 2025

SB 18 Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental…
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334) · Vetoed Sep 2025

HB 27 Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity…
Interim Studies (I0448) · Vetoed Sep 2025

HB 295 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and…
Elections--Administration (I0277) · Failed in the House Aug 2025

HB 298 Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (V0096) · Failed in committee Aug 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gerdes sits in the Texas House of Representatives

Gerdes is closer to the center than 60% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Trent Ashby, Carl Tepper, Don McLaughlin

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET

With Gerdes’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans82%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills45%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Gerdes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Gerdes	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 2, 2025	HB 18: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of…	No	No	Yes	Passed 82–42
Aug 28, 2025	SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex;…	No	No	Yes	Passed 80–48
Aug 27, 2025	HB 26: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 95–29
Aug 27, 2025	HB 192: Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 88–45
Aug 26, 2025	HB 8: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 71–63

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Gerdes was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Texas House of Representatives, District 17

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Texas House District 17	Won	R+11.8	R+32.2	−20.4
2024	Texas House of Representatives, District 17	Won	R+32.3	—	—
2022	Texas House of Representatives, District 17	Won	R+32.3	—	—