Biography

Dr. John Zerwas is proud to represent the people of the 28^th District in the Texas House of Representatives. The district and its diverse mix of urban, suburban, and rural populations is as unique as its new State Representative, Dr. John Zerwas.

An active family-oriented conservative, Representative John Zerwas has served our area families as a physician for over 20 years. As a community advocate, Representative Zerwas understands the importance of providing lasting tax relief while adequately funding our children’s education, ensuring the safety of our borders and protecting the property rights of all Texans.

Representative Zerwas is the only physician currently serving in the House of Representatives at a time when Health & Human Services spending makes up roughly 40% of the Texas budget and is the fastest-growing area of state spending. As Chief Medical Officer of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston, Representative Zerwas has overseen a transformation that has reduced the cost of treating certain medical problems while increasing patient satisfaction and outcomes.

A physician and administrator, Representative Zerwas is uniquely equipped to find common-sense solutions to help Texas deal with the increasing complexities and cost of health care.

John and his wife, Cindy, are 1973 graduates of Bellaire High School and were married in 1978. They have four children, John, Joseph, Brandon, Sherry, and son-in-law Matthew. Representative Zerwas knows public education is one of our greatest assets in Texas. Since all of his children graduated from Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg and have attended a Texas university, he knows the challenges today’s public school students and education professionals face. Representative Zerwas will advocate for our public schools to receive adequate funding and to ensure our schools can teach the values and principles of the founders of the United States.

Representative Zerwas has a strong commitment to faith and community. He helped form the First Colony Church of Christ, and was one of its first deacons. He worked with the Boy Scouts of America to initiate Troop 1656 in the Pecan Grove area, was very active in his children’s junior high and high school booster clubs, has also served as president of his local homeowners’ association for two terms and has been active in local politics.

Representative John Zerwas will work to bring lasting property tax relief to all Texans, to ensure our healthcare system remains one of the best-respected, most efficient ones in the nation and to keep Texas schools equipped to prepare our children to compete with the best and the brightest students in the world. Representative John Zerwas will be a strong conservative voice in the Texas House of Representatives for the values we hold dear as Texans.