Representative Greg Bonnen was raised in Angleton, Texas and graduated from Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry. He has resided in Galveston County since attending UTMB in 1988. Representative Bonnen is a practicing physician who was involved in the founding of the Texas Brain and Spine Center and the Houston Physician's Hospital. He, his wife Kim, and their two daughters currently live in Friendswood.