Rep. Kitzman, Stan
Biography
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 2nd term legislator, Representative Kitzman serves on the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, the House Appropriations Committee, and the Agriculture and Livestock Committee. He was appointed Chairman of the Appropriations Article III subcommittee, a Texas representative to the Energy Council, and was elected by his peers to chair the bi-cameral Water Caucus. In the 89th Legislature, Kitzman was an advocate for protecting Texas production agriculture, the future of Texas water and energy, Agricultural Extension, and ending trafficking of children through Texas and our rural communities.
At the conclusion of the 88th session, Kitzman was rated the 7th most effective legislative member in the Texas House of Representatives. Representative Kitzman was nominated and had the honor of representing Texas at the Emerging Legislative Leaders Program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
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 an Eagle Scout, 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. He is a Shriner, member of the Lions Club and the Texas Aggie Band Association.
Stan 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.