John Cyrier

John Patrick Cyrier (born May 4, 1973) is a businessman from Lockhart, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 17, which encompasses his own Caldwell County as well as Bastrop, Gonzales, Lee, and Karnes counties in the south central portion of his state. On February 17, 2015, Cyrier won a special election to fill the House seat vacated by Republican Tim Kleinschmidt of Lexington in Lee County, who became general counsel to the Texas Department of Agriculture in Austin under commissioner Sid Miller.[1]

John Patrick Cyrier
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 17th district
Assumed office
March 3, 2015
Preceded byTim Kleinschmidt
Personal details
Born (1973-05-04) May 4, 1973
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Rachelle Lea Hollister Cyrier
ResidenceLockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, USA
Alma materTexas A&M University
OccupationBusinessman, rancher
Websitejohncyrier.com

Biography

In 1995, Cyrier graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering technology from Texas A&M University in College Station, at which he was commander of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band. In 2008, Cyrier founded Sabre Commercial, Inc., of which he is the chief executive officer. He is active in the Austin chapter of the trade association, the Associated General Contractors of America.[2] Cyrier is also a rancher and a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association in Fort Worth, the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association, and the Texas Farm Bureau. He is affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce, the National Rifle Association, and the Texas State Rifle Association.[3]

Prior to his legislative service, Cyrier was a Republican precinct chairman and one of the four elected commissioners of Caldwell County. In that capacity, he participated in emergency and recovery efforts for the 2011 Texas wildfires, which particularly impacted Caldwell and Bastrop counties. A pilot, Cyrier coordinated aerial observation and personally flew the emergency management team and fire chief over the fires. He helped to raise $350,000 for fire recovery and worked to generate more than $1 million in funding for Bastrop County. He is a member of the San Marcos Airport Commission in Hays County.[3]

Cyrier won the House race in a low-turnout contest with 4,139 votes (52.1 percent) over his fellow Republican, Brent Donald Golemon, who polled 3,821 (47.9 percent).[4] A key issue in the race had been the sale of water from the district to the capital city of Austin; Golemon strongly opposed such sales.[5]

On April 21, 2015, Representative Cyrier voted with a House majority, 95-49, for legislation to require that elected officials investigated for ethics violations be tried in their home counties. The measure would strip power from the district attorney of Travis County, who has long held such prosecutorial authority over political officials.[6]

Cyrier is a first lieutenant in the Texas State Guard.[7]

In the general election held on November 6, 2018, Cyrier won his third term with 33,462 votes (62.6 percent) to 20,033 (37.4 percent) for Democrat Michelle Ryan.[8]

References
  1. "Cyrier Elected State Representative for District 17". Lexington Leader. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  2. "Sabre Commercial, Inc". Austin Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  3. "John P. Cyrier's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  4. "Special Runoff Election State Representative, District 17". Texas Secretary of State. February 17, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  5. "Losing by 329 Votes". Independent Texans. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  6. "John Cyrier's Voting Records". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  7. "Biography". www.house.state.tx.us. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  8. "Election Returns". Texas Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by
Tim Kleinschmidt		 Texas State Representative for District 17
(Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Karnes, and Lee counties)
2015–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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