Brandon Creighton | |
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Member of the Texas Senate from the 4th district |
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Assumed office August 2014 |
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Preceded by | Tommy Williams |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 16th district |
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In office January 2007 – August 2014 |
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Preceded by | Ruben Hope |
Succeeded by | Will Metcalf |
Personal details | |
Born |
Montgomery County, Texas, U.S. |
August 5, 1970
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Fawn Creighton |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas |
Alma mater |
University of Texas at Austin Oklahoma City University School of Law |
Occupation | Attorney |
Religion | Southern Baptist |
Charles Brandon Creighton (born August 5, 1970) is an American attorney and politician from Conroe, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas Senate from District 4, and a former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 16, based entirely in suburban Montgomery County, near Houston in the southeastern portion of the state.
Creighton won the August 5, 2014, special election runoff for the District 4 seat in the Texas Senate, 67 to 33 percent, over fellow former state representative Republican Steve Toth of The Woodlands.
Creighton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Creighton is vice president and general counsel of the Signorelli Company, a home and office building development firm in Conroe. He is also a rancher. He was formerly employed in the state attorney's general offices in both Oklahoma City and Austin, Texas and as a member of the staff of the Texas State Senate. He is a current member of the Conroe Noon Lions International. He was formerly affiliated with Rotary International. He is a long-term member of the First Baptist Church of Conroe. He and his wife, Fawn, reside in Conroe and have two children.