Glenn Moss Rogers (born January 24, 1956) is an American veterinarian, rancher and politician. He has represented the 60th District in the

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since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Rogers also owns and operates the Holt River Ranch near Graford, Texas.

Early life, education, and career

Rogers graduated from Graham High School. He then attended

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, where he received a BS and then D.V.M. from the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences in 1980. After college he opened up a rural mixed veterinary practice in

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and Graford, Texas. During this time, Rogers served as president of the Palo Pinto County Farm Bureau and as a school board member for

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. In the 1990s Rogers attended

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and earned a MS in Beef Production Medicine. He became an associate professor at

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until 2000, when he returned to the ranch. Rogers was awarded Conservation Rancher of the Year Award for the State of Texas in 2017.

Holt River Ranch

The ranch has been in the Rogers family since 1906, which is located near Graham, alongside the

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. Glenn began ranching on the ranch in 1980 and moved his practice to the ranch in 1986. Originally referred to as River Ranch, until Glenn's son, Franklin Holt Rogers, died from an automobile accident in 1993. The ranch develops and market 800

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annually.

Election

Rogers announced in September 2019 to run for the

District 60 seat, that was being held by Mike Lang at the time. Representative Lang announced in around the same time, that he would not seek re-election for the 87th legislature. Lang then reversed his statements two days later, which did not stop Rogers from running. Rogers defeated Jon Francis in the 2020 Republican Primary Runoff with 51% of the vote in July 2020. He ran unopposed in the November 2020 election. Governor

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had endorsed Rogers prior to the July runoff election. Rogers also received endorsements from former governor

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and U.S. Congressman

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as well. In the

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, he was unseated in the primary by

Mike Olcott Mike Olcott is an American politician who was elected member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 60th district in 2024. A member of the Republican Party, he defeated Glenn Rogers Glenn Alan Rogers (born 12 April 1977) is an Aust ...

References

External links

Campaign website

State legislative page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Glenn 1956 births Living people Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives Texas A&M University alumni Kansas State University alumni People from Palo Pinto County, Texas American veterinarians 21st-century members of the Texas Legislature