Who is running for State Representative District 85 in 2026?

Former interim president, Bishop State Community College

Lawrence Brandyburg is a Democrat and former interim president of Bishop State Community College in Alabama who spent 27 years at the Lone Star College System, including as dean and vice president². He served on the Royal Independent School District board and the Waller County Appraisal District board, and as an infantry officer in Operation Desert Storm². His campaign lists public education, immigration, the cost of living and rising energy costs as its main issues³.

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, AI data centers, School choice, Curriculum and books, Property taxes, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.

Retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and rancher

Dennis "Goose" Geesaman is a Republican, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel with an engineering degree from the Air Force Academy and an MBA, who flew for Southwest Airlines for 22 years². He runs a cattle and hay operation in Flatonia, served five terms on the Flatonia City Council and later as mayor². His campaign lists ending state benefits for people here illegally, a state efficiency department, local control of schools and rural infrastructure³.

Where they stand 5 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Property taxesEliminate school property taxes and replace them with sales tax or state moneymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • In a January 2026 Community Impact Q&A he listed property tax elimination on homesteads as a top priority and said to put school district maintenance and operations into the state budget. (2026-01-30) source
• Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • In a January 2026 Community Impact Q&A he listed safe spaces and sports for women among his top priorities. (2026-01-30) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign site says he is committed to defending faith, family and freedom, which it says includes protecting life. (2026) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitslow

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign site says he will fight to end any state benefits for people here illegally and praises the federal government for securing the border and deporting people who came illegally. (2026) source
  • In a January 2026 Community Impact Q&A he listed securing the border among his top priorities. (2026-01-30) source
• Curriculum and booksNo single answer fitslow

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign site says he believes in local control and curriculum transparency, and that parents, not bureaucrats, are the ultimate authority over their kids. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Guns, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, AI data centers, School choice, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.