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Geymann holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from McNeese State University in Lake Charles and owns a small business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnet.congress.org/congressorg/bio/id/141522|title=Rep. Brett Geymann|publisher=dnet.congress.org|accessdate=July 7, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref> He and his wife, Kimberly Ann Geymann (born 1965), married in 1986 and have three children, Tyler Andrew Geymann (born 1987), a business owner, Nicholas Brett "Nick" Geymann (born 1991), a financial advisor, and Kathy E.  "Katy" Geymann (born 1994), a teacher at East Beauregard High School.<ref name=beauregard>{{cite web|url=https://www.beauregarddailynews.net/news/20190628/brett-geymann-announces-bid-for-senate-district-30|title=Brett Geymann announces bid for Senate District 30|publisher=''Beauregard Daily News''|date=June 28, 2019|accessdate=February 2, 2020}}</ref>

Geymann holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from McNeese State University in Lake Charles and owns a small business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnet.congress.org/congressorg/bio/id/141522|title=Rep. Brett Geymann|publisher=dnet.congress.org|accessdate=July 7, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref> He and his wife, Kimberly Ann Geymann (born 1965), married in 1986 and have three children, Tyler Andrew Geymann (born 1987), a business owner, Nicholas Brett "Nick" Geymann (born 1991), a financial advisor, and Kathy E.  "Katy" Geymann (born 1994), a teacher at East Beauregard High School.<ref name=beauregard>{{cite web|url=https://www.beauregarddailynews.net/news/20190628/brett-geymann-announces-bid-for-senate-district-30|title=Brett Geymann announces bid for Senate District 30|publisher=''Beauregard Daily News''|date=June 28, 2019|accessdate=February 2, 2020}}</ref>

 

==Political life==​

==Political life==

In 2003, the [[conservative]] Geymann was elected to the state House to succeed the retiring Republican-turned-[[Independent]] [[Vic Stelly]], author of the Stelly Plan, a since overturned [[sales tax]]/state income tax transfer arrangement. Geymann initially won the House seat with nearly 54 percent of the vote over two [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] challengers.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref>​

In 2003, the [[conservative]] Geymann was elected to the state House to succeed the retiring Republican-turned-[[Independent]] [[Vic Stelly]], author of the Stelly Plan, a since overturned [[sales tax]]/state income tax transfer arrangement. Geymann initially won the House seat with nearly 54 percent of the vote over two [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] challengers.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref>​

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Geymann was reelected to his second full state House term in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 |publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=February 2, 2020}}</ref> He sat on the House Appropriations and Budget committees as well as the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/35640/brett-geymann#.VWdkKc9Viko|title=Brett Geymann's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=May 28, 2015}}</ref> He also served on the Commission on Streamlining Government, headed by his then state Senate colleague [[Jack Donahue]] and including Geymann's frequent legislative ally, [[Jim Morris (Louisiana Politician)|Jim Morris]] of north Caddo Parish, a Republican-turned-[[Independent voter|Independent]], who left the legislature in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/archive/2009/2436.pdf|title=Commission on Streamlining Government|publisher=legis.state.la.us|accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>​

Geymann was reelected to his second full state House term in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 |publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=February 2, 2020}}</ref> He sat on the House Appropriations and Budget committees as well as the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/35640/brett-geymann#.VWdkKc9Viko|title=Brett Geymann's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=May 28, 2015}}</ref> He also served on the Commission on Streamlining Government, headed by his then state Senate colleague [[Jack Donahue]] and including Geymann's frequent legislative ally, [[Jim Morris (Louisiana Politician)|Jim Morris]] of north Caddo Parish, a Republican-turned-[[Independent voter|Independent]], who left the legislature in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/archive/2009/2436.pdf|title=Commission on Streamlining Government|publisher=legis.state.la.us|accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>​

==Legislative record==

===Legislative record===

In 2008, Geymann introduced House Resolution No. 7 to request that the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries study the issue of escaped crawfish.<ref name=crawfish>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20080405/NEWS/804050302/|title=Crawfish on the loose in Legislature|publisher=''Lafourche Parish Daily Comet''|date=April 5, 2008|accessdate=July 7, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref> The accumulation of excess water often forces crawfish from the ponds where they are being cultivated into neighboring ditches.  Geymann compared the problem to that of meandering livestock in drier areas. The resolution called upon the department to report to the legislature on the extent of the problem and to propose any necessary laws.<ref name=crawfish/>​

In 2008, Geymann introduced House Resolution No. 7 to request that the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries study the issue of escaped crawfish.<ref name=crawfish>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20080405/NEWS/804050302/|title=Crawfish on the loose in Legislature|publisher=''Lafourche Parish Daily Comet''|date=April 5, 2008|accessdate=July 7, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref> The accumulation of excess water often forces crawfish from the ponds where they are being cultivated into neighboring ditches.  Geymann compared the problem to that of meandering livestock in drier areas. The resolution called upon the department to report to the legislature on the extent of the problem and to propose any necessary laws.<ref name=crawfish/>​