Gary VanDeaver

Gary VanDeaver
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2015
Preceded byGeorge Lavender
Personal details
Born (1958-09-25) September 25, 1958 (age 66)
Grimes County, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Pamela Sue Nevill VanDeaver
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(m. 1983)​
Children2
Residence(s)New Boston, Texas, U.S.
Alma materTexas A&M University–Commerce
OccupationEducator
Websitegaryvandeaver.com

Gary Wayne VanDeaver (born September 25, 1958)[1] is an American politician serving as the state representative for the Texas House of Representatives' 1st district, which encompasses Bowie, Cass, Lamar, Morris, and Red River counties in northeastern Texas.[2] He is a retired lifelong educator with the Avery Independent School District, Rivercrest Independent School District[3] and finally at New Boston Independent School District in New Boston, Texas, where he still resides.

VanDeaver was first elected in 2014, and has been re-elected by his district four times, in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022.[4] He has defeated the previous incumbent, George Lavender, on three separate occasions, and has never faced opposition in a general election. He identifies as a Conservative Republican.

  1. ^ "Gary Wayne VanDeaver". search.ancestry.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  2. ^ Representatives, Texas House of. "Texas House of Representatives". www.house.texas.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. ^ "Tallant, VanDeaver PJC Distinguished Alumni". 6 October 2015.
  4. ^ Representatives, Texas House of. "Texas House of Representatives". www.house.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-19.