Geren, a Fort Worth restaurant owner and real estate broker, has represented District 99 in the Texas House since 2001.
He is credited with passing the Texas Heartbeat Act (2021) and the state's largest-ever property tax cut.
Geren’s take on Texas values
His campaign emphasizes restoring and increasing public school funding (including billions for the Foundation School Program and teacher pay raises) rather than promoting private-school vouchers; he voted to table an effort to put a voucher measure on the ballot in 2025. [campaign website; Ballotpedia]