Ryan Sitton
| Ryan Christopher Sitton | |
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| Texas Railroad Commissioner | |
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Assumed office January 5, 2015 |
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| Governor | Greg Abbott |
| Preceded by | Barry Smitherman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 (age 41–42) Irving, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Sitton |
| Children | Three Children |
| Residence | Friendswood, Texas |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering) (1998) |
| Occupation | Texas Railroad Commissioner |
| Website | Campaign Website |
Ryan Christopher Sitton (born 1975) is a Republican politician and current Texas Railroad Commissioner at the Texas Railroad Commission. A resident of Friendswood outside Houston, Sitton has been serving on the Railroad Commission since November 4, 2014.
Sitton was raised in Irving, Texas with his three siblings by his mother and father, both high school science teachers. Sitton displayed a talent for math and science. Sitton attended Cistercian Academy and went on to study Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University where he met his wife, Jennifer, also a mechanical engineering major.
They now have three children and are active members of St. Andrews Episcopal Church. In his spare time, Sitton is an avid fitness enthusiast, does P90X every day and maintains a collection of over 100,000 Legos.
Sitton spent his early career working for oil and gas companies, including ALCOA, Oxy, Marathon, and Berwanger Engineering and Consulting, where he created and led the mechanical integrity division. In 2006, the Sittons founded PinnacleART, an engineering and technology company.
In 2012, Sitton lost a runoff contest with fellow Republican Greg Bonnen in Galveston County for the District 24 seat in the Texas House of Representatives.
Then-Commissioner Barry Smitherman decided to retire from office to run, unsuccessfully, for state attorney general. With his business acumen and strong desire to serve the public and state of Texas, Sitton announced his candidacy for the Railroad Commission.
With 358,827 votes (30.5 percent), Sitton finished second in the GOP primary held on March 4, 2014, and hence qualified for the runoff slot. In the second round of balloting, Christian again polled 42.7 percent of the vote, the same as his primary tabulation in a field of four candidates. Sitton, however, increased his total from the primary to the runoff election by nearly 27 percentage points, attributed to strong fundraising from industry professionals.
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