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Geren is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bob Geren (born 1961), American baseball player *Charlie Geren Charles L. Geren (born October 22, 1949) is an American businessman and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. He represented District 89 from 2001 to 2003 before being redistricted into District 99. Both districts encompass a po ... (born 1949), American politician * Pete Geren (born 1952), American politician * Richard Geren (1917-2002), American geologist {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Geren
Robert Peter Geren (born September 22, 1961) is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (–) and San Diego Padres (). Geren managed the Oakland Athletics from through . He served in various coaching capacities for the A's and New York Mets, and is currently the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bench coach. Playing career Geren was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the first round with the 24th pick of the 1979 draft. After spending 10 years in the minor leagues, he made his major league debut for the New York Yankees in 1988, playing with New York through 1991. He spent the first two seasons backing up Don Slaught. In 1990, he had his statistically best season as the starting Yankees' catcher. In 110 games, he had a .213 batting average with 8 home runs and 31 runs batted in. On July 1 of that year, he was the catcher when Andy Hawkins no-hit the Chicago White Sox but lost 4–0, the White Sox s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Geren
Charles L. Geren (born October 22, 1949) is an American businessman and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. He represented District 89 from 2001 to 2003 before being redistricted into District 99. Both districts encompass a portion of Tarrant County. Political career In the 2010 Republican primary in District 93, Geren defeated Matt Krause, 8,037 (57.6 percent) to 5,915 (42.4 percent). Krause won the District 93 seat in 2012 and still holds the position. In the general election in District 99 held on November 7, 2018, Geren with 37,944 votes (64.3 percent), defeated Democrat Michael Stakehouse, who trailed with 21,053 ballots (35.7 percent). Geren, an ally of Joe Straus, the moderate Republican former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, faced unsuccessful Tea Party movement opposition in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, from Bo French.David Saleh Rauf, "Straus among GOP establishment in fights with tea party", ''San Antonio Express-News ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Geren
Preston Murdoch Geren, III, known as Pete Geren (born January 29, 1952) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 20th United States Secretary of the Army from July 16, 2007, to September 16, 2009. He is a Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 12th congressional district. He is the president of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas and later chaired of the Institute for Defense Analyses in Alexandria, Virginia. Early life and education Geren was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1970 to 1973, where he was the starting center for the football team. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas in 1974 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law in 1978. His older brother, Charlie Geren, is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 99 in Tarrant County. Career Prior to entering public se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
