George Edward Lavender (born September 7, 1955) is an American state politician and a Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives, having been first elected on November 2, 2010 and voted out of office in 2014 after only two terms. He has run for office seven times, including once as a Democrat, and has won twice. He was named as one of the least effective legislators in the entire State of Texas in 2013. On March 1, 2016, VanDeaver defeated Lavender in a rematch in the Republican primary. VanDeaver polled 18,263 votes (61.9 percent) to Lavender's 11,242 (38.1 percent).