Ballotpedia, Charlie Geren

Charlie attended the Baylor military school and then earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University. He resides in the Fort Worth area. Charlie's volunteer work includes the Ronald McDonald House, Rotary Club, and Fort Worth Zoo. 

Charlie is the president of Railhead Smokehouse and a principal and founding partner of the commercial real estate firm of Kelly, Geren, & Searcy. He also previously served as a deputy to the United States Marshals and president of LGS Godly Ranch Corporation.

Charlie Geren currently serves as a state representative for Texas State House District 99. He was first elected in 2000 and is serving his 11th term. Charlie previously served on the Tarrant Regional Water District Board of Directors and as chairman of the Texas Resource Finance Authority. He also previously chaired the Texas Committee on House Administration.

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Supports additional property tax relief through tax cuts and exemptions.

Supports paid parental leave for state employees welcoming a child through birth, adoption, or surrogity.

Supports paid parental leave for state employees welcoming a child through birth, adoption, or surrogacy.

Believes in increased investments in infrastructure.

- Supports additional property tax relief through tax cuts and exemptions.
- Supports paid parental leave for state employees welcoming a child through birth, adoption, or surrogacy.
- Believes in increased investments in infrastructure.

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Opposes "catch and release" policies for criminals.

Opposes illegal immigration and supports securing the border.

Supports adding more law enforcement along the border, increasing criminal penalties for fentanyl distributors and human traffickers, and designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

As a Texas House Representative, passed "Constitutional Carry" legislation allowing individuals to carry firearms without a permit.

As a Texas house representative, fought for and passed House Bill 1927 (HB1927), the "Constitutional Carry" legislation allowing individuals to carry firearms without a permit.

As a state representative, voted to prohibit state enforcement of federal firearm regulations, co-sponsored legislation allowing college students to carry concealed weapons, and reduced the time to obtain a concealed-carry permit in Texas.

Co-sponsored legislation allowing college students to carry concealed weapons.

As a state representative, passed a measure that prevents cities from defunding their police departments.

Sponsored Senate Bill 4 (SB4), or the "Sanctuary City Ban" which makes sheriffs, constables, police chiefs and other local leaders subject to Class A misdemeanor charges if they don’t cooperate with federal authorities and honor requests from immigration agents to hold non-citizen inmates who are subject to deportation. 

As a state representative, enacted a law allowing Texas residents to remove district attorneys who refuse to prosecute crimes under current law.

Helped enact a law allowing Texas residents to remove district attorneys who refuse to prosecute crimes under current law.

- Opposes "catch and release" policies for criminals.
- Supports open carry gun laws.
- Opposes undocumented immigration. 
- Supports adding more law enforcement along the border, increasing criminal penalties for fentanyl distributors and human traffickers, and designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
- As a Texas house representative, fought for and passed House Bill 1927 (HB1927), the "Constitutional Carry" legislation allowing individuals to carry firearms without a permit.
- Co-sponsored legislation allowing college students to carry concealed weapons.
- Sponsored Senate Bill 4 (SB4), or the "Sanctuary City Ban" which makes sheriffs, constables, police chiefs and other local leaders subject to Class A misdemeanor charges if they don’t cooperate with federal authorities and honor requests from immigration agents to hold non-citizen inmates who are subject to deportation. 
- Helped enact a law allowing Texas residents to remove district attorneys who refuse to prosecute crimes under current law.

Public Safety

Opposes gender modification surgery on minors.

Supports funding to keep Teacher Retirement System (TRS) health insurance premiums low.

As a Texas House Representative, passed the Texas Heartbeat Act and the Abortion Ban Trigger Law.

As a Texas house representative, supported Senate Bill 8 (SB8), the "Texas Heartbeat Act", which prohibits a physician from performing or inducing an abortion after a "fetal heartbeat" has been detected.

Supported House Bill 1280 (HB1280), the "Abortion Ban Trigger Law", which is a law that automatically bans abortion in the first and second trimesters.

- Opposes transgender surgeries on minors.
- Supports funding to keep Teacher Retirement System (TRS) health insurance premiums low.
- Opposes access to abortion.
- As a Texas house representative, supported Senate Bill 8 (SB8), the "Texas Heartbeat Act", which prohibits a physician from performing or inducing an abortion after a "fetal heartbeat" has been detected.
- Supported House Bill 1280 (HB1280), the "Abortion Ban Trigger Law", which is a law that automatically bans abortion in the first and second trimesters.

Healthcare

Believes in investing in children by restoring nearly $5 billion in school funds and adding $3.2 billion for the Foundation School Program.

Supports increased funding for education.

Supports providing $695 million for Teacher Retirement System of Texas Care (TRS-Care) to subsidize health care services for educators.

Supports reserving $3.4 billion for a cost-of-living adjustment for retired teachers.

Opposes allowing transgender women to compete in women's school sports.

Supports banning explicit materials in schools.

Opposes teaching "critical race theory" in schools.

As a state representative, passed a law allowing public school teachers to display the national motto "In God We Trust" in classrooms.

As a state representative, supported law allowing public school teachers to display the national motto "In God We Trust" in classrooms.

- Supports increased funding for education.
- Supports providing $695 million for Teacher Retirement System of Texas Care (TRS-Care) to subsidize health care services for educators.
- Supports reserving $3.4 billion for a cost-of-living adjustment for retired teachers.
- Opposes allowing transgender women to compete in women's school sports.
- Supports banning explicit materials in schools.
- Opposes racism education in schools. 
- As a state representative, supported law allowing public school teachers to display the national motto "In God We Trust" in classrooms.

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As of September 7, 2024, Charlie Geren’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Mimi was born in Fort Worth and grew up in White Settlement. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Baylor University and her law degree from the Texas Tech School of Law. She has 4 children.

Mimi has practiced law in the metroplex for over 27 years. She started the Coffey Firm in 2000 and has since earned a national reputation in her field.

Ballotpedia, Mimi Coffey

Mimi Coffey ran for state representative in State House District 99 in 2022, but she did not win.

Believes District 99 needs to attract stable employers, like semiconductor chip manufacturers, to adapt to changing times and improve the local economy.

Believes it is "unacceptable for record profits to be made in the industry sector and basic protections for consumers not be in place."

Supports increased funding of early childhood childcare.

- Believes District 99 needs to attract stable employers, like semiconductor chip manufacturers, to adapt to changing times and improve the local economy.
- Believes it is "unacceptable for record profits to be made in the industry sector and basic protections for consumers not be in place."
- Supports increased funding of early childhood childcare.

Believes in being "Smart on Crime" and opposes excessive criminalization that harms employment opportunities with permanent records.

Opposes excessive criminalization that harms employment opportunities with permanent records.

Supports raising the age to buy firearms to 21 and implementing effective screening and background checks for gun purchasers.

- Opposes excessive criminalization that harms employment opportunities with permanent records.
- Supports raising the age to buy firearms to 21 and implementing effective screening and background checks for gun purchasers.

Believes the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade took away rights. Supports abortion as a private decision between a woman and her doctor, but does not support late-term abortions unless for medical reasons.

Supports abortion as a private decision between a woman and her doctor, but does not support late-term abortions unless for medical reasons.

- Supports expanding Medicaid.
- Supports abortion as a private decision between a woman and her doctor, but does not support late-term abortions unless for medical reasons.

Supports free community college for students with good grades.

- Supports free community college for students with good grades.

Believes in holding the energy grid accountable to prevent future outages.

- Believes in holding the energy grid accountable to prevent future outages.

As of September 7, 2024, Mimi Coffey’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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