Gary VanDeaver
Gary VanDeaver | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 1st district | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | George Lavender |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 25, 1958 Grimes County, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Pamela Sue Nevill VanDeaver
(m. 1983) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | East Texas State University (now East Texas A&M University) |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Website | garyvandeaver |
Gary Wayne VanDeaver (born September 25, 1958) is an American politician who has served 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. He is a retired lifelong educator with the Avery Independent School District, Rivercrest Independent School District and finally at New Boston Independent School District in New Boston, Texas, where he still resides. In December 2025, VanDeaver announced that he would not seek re-election in 2026 and would retire at the end of his term in January 2027.
VanDeaver was first elected in 2014 and was re-elected by his district four times, in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022, identifying as a conservative Republican. He defeated the previous incumbent, George Lavender, on three separate occasions and never faced opposition in a general election.