Gary Gillen

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Personal Information

Gary Gillen has lived in Fort Bend County for most of his life. A graduate of
Lamar Consolidated High School, he attended Wharton County Junior College
and Texas A&M.
He and his wife, Janice, own and operate Gillen Pest Control located in
Richmond. The business was started by Gary’s father, Jimmie, in 1963 and Gary
and Janice have grown it into the largest pest control company in West Fort Bend
County.
Gary has been very active in community organizations in the Fort Bend County
area. A former City Councilman with the City of Rosenberg, Gary moved back to
Richmond in 1999 where he has served his city as Chair of The Richmond
Historic District Commission, member of the Building Code Committee and
Richmond Economic Development Corporation. He is the first person in history
to have served on both Rosenberg City Council and the Richmond City
Commission.
Gary worked for George W. Bush during both Governors’ races, served on the
Governor Bush Committee and the George W. Bush Presidential Exploratory
Committee. He traveled the country during both of George W. Bush’s
Presidential races, leading teams at various times to Iowa, New Hampshire,
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Louisiana.
Gary has been appointed to serve on several governmental boards, one of which
is the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, which studies infrastructure and
environmental issues on the US/Mexico border and reports to the President and
Congress. Twice appointed to two-year terms by the George W. Bush
Administration, he was appointed to his third term by the Obama Administration.
Gary and Janice, have two daughters, Nichole and Jennifer.