2018 NARAL Pro-Choice Election Voter Guide

NARAL Pro-Choice Texas' The general election takes place on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. mission is to develop and Early voting begins October 22 and ends November 2. To find your sustain a constituency that polling place and to get more information about voting in the uses the political process November election, visit govotetexas.org. to guarantee every Texan the right to make personal Our ratings are based on a candidate’s response to our reproductive health questionnaire, endorsements, and/or information gathered from decisions and to guarantee campaign websites. access to the full range of options, including The BFFs preventing unintended , pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and accessing The BFFs are The Greatest People You Will Ever Meet! They are legal abortion. the incumbents who have consistently voted for protecting legal access to abortion. They are stalwart advocates for With the continued attacks abortion access and preserving the right to choose, free from on reproductive health, legal, social, and economic burden. They are candidates in the rights, and justice, it has upcoming November election who promise to protect legal seldom been so critical access to abortion should they enter public o ce. that Texans engage and vote to ensure the election and re-election of our The Frenemies , pro-choice champions. These are the people you can count on to protect abortion That's why, each campaign access only some of the time. They are incumbents and season, we work to elect candidates who stand in the middle ground on abortion rights. pro-choice candidates by They might support some, but not all types of policies that allow providing tactical support all Texans to freely choose abortion. to their campaigns and mobilizing the pro-choice majority to vote. The Mean Girls , The Mean Girls are the worst: beware of the Plastics. They must be avoided at ALL COSTS. They are the incumbents and candidates who aggressively oppose access to abortion. They support legislation that makes abortion access more di cult www.prochoicetexas.org and burdensome. Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. Statewide O ce GOVERNOR ATTORNEY GENERAL O Lupe Valdez, D O Justin Nelson, D O Greg Abbott, R O Ken Paxton, R

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR COMPTROLLER O Mike Collier, D OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS O Dan Patrick, R O Joi Chevalier, D O Kerry Douglas McKennon, L O Glenn Hegar, R

The following statewide elected o ces should not be anywhere near healthcare policy, but many aggressively seek out the endorsement of anti-abortion groups. We recommend a vote against these candidates to show that being opposed to abortion should not be litmus test for all public o ce in Texas. Denoted in green, we don't consider these candidates’ position on abortion relevant to the duties of the elected o ce they seek, so we oer no information about their position.

AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER O Kim Olson, D O , R

RAILROAD COMMISSIONER O Roman McAllen, D O Christi Craddick, R

PUBLIC LANDS COMMISSIONER O Miguel Suazo, D O George P. Bush, R Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Representatives HD-1 HD-7 No Democratic candidate No Democratic candidate O Gary VanDeaver, R O , R

HD-2 HD-8 O Bill Brannon, D O Wesley Ratcli , D O , R O , R

HD-3 HD-9 O Lisa Seger, D No Democratic candidate O Cecil Bell, R O , R

HD-4 HD-10 O Eston Williams, D O Kimberly Emery, D O , R O John Wray, R O Matt Savino, L HD-5 O Bill Liebbe, D HD-11 O , R O Alec Johnson, D O , R HD-6 No Democratic candidate HD-12 O , R O Marianne Arnold, D O , R

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Representatives HD-13 HD-19 O Cecil R. Webster Sr., D O Sherry Williams, D O , R O James White, R

HD-14 HD-20 O Joshua Wilkinson, D O Stephen Wyman, D O John Raney, R O Terry Wilson, R

HD-15 HD-21 O Lorena Perez McGill, D No Democratic candidate O , R O , R

HD-16 HD-22 O Mike Midler, D O , D O , R No Republican candidate

HD-17 HD-23 O Michelle Ryan, D O Amanda Jamrock, D O , R O , R

HD-18 HD-24 O Fred Lemond, D O John Phelps, D O , R O , R O Richard E. Ilyes, L

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Representatives HD-25 HD-31 No Democratic candidate O , D O Dennis Bonnen, R No Republican candidate

HD-26 HD-32 O Sarah DeMerchant, D No Democratic candidate O Rick Miller, R O Todd Hunter, R

HD-27 HD-33 O Ron Reynolds, D O Laura Gunn, D No Republican candidate O Justin Holland, R

HD-28 HD-34 O Meghan Scogins, D O , D O , R O Chris Hale, R

HD-29 HD-35 O James Presley, D O , D O Ed Thompson, R No Republican candidate

HD-30 HD-36 O Robyn Hayter, D O Sergio Munoz, D O , R No Republican candidate

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Representatives HD-37 HD-43 O , D O Dee Ann Torres Miller, D No Republican candidate O J.M. Lozano, R

HD-38 HD-44 O Eddie Lucio, D O John Rodgers, D No Republican candidate O , R

HD-39 HD-45 O Mando Martinez, D O , D No Republican candidate O Ken Strange, R

HD-40 HD-46 O , D O , D No Republican candidate O Gabriel Nila, R O Kevin Ludlow, L HD-41 O Bobby Guerra, D HD-47 O Hilda DeShazo, R O , D O Paul Workman, R HD-42 O Richard Raymond, D HD-48 O Luis De La Garza, R O , D No Republican candidate

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Representatives HD-49 HD-55 O , D No Democratic candidate O Kyle Austin, R O , R

HD-50 HD-56 O , D O Katherine Turner-Pearson, D No Republican candidate O Charles Anderson, R

HD-51 HD-57 O Eddie Rodriguez, D O Jason Rogers, D No Republican candidate O , R

HD-52 HD-58 O , D No Democratic candidate O Cynthia Flores, R O DeWayne Burrs, R

HD-53 HD-59 O Stephanie Ertel, D No Democratic candidate O Andrew Murr, R O J.D. Sheeld, R

HD-54 HD-60 O Kathy Richerson, D No Democratic candidate O Brad Buckley, R O Mike Lang, R

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Representatives HD-61 HD-67 No Democratic candidate O Sarah Depew, D O Phil King, R O Je Leach, R

HD-62 HD-68 O Valerie Hefner, D No Democratic candidate O Reggie Smith, R O Drew Springer, R O David Schaab, L HD-69 HD-63 No Democratic candidate O Laura Haines, D O , R O , R HD-70 HD-64 O Julie Luton, D O Andrew Morris, D O , R O , R HD-71 HD-65 O Sam Hatton, D O , D O , R O Ron Simmons, R HD-72 HD-66 No Democratic candidate O Sharon Hirsch, D O , R O Matt Shaheen, R

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Representatives HD-73 HD-79 O Stephanie Phillipps, D O Joe Pickett, D O , R No Republican candidate

HD-74 HD-80 O Poncho Nevarez, D O , D No Republican candidate No Republican candidate

HD-75 HD-81 O Mary Gonzalez, D O Armando Gamboa, D No Republican candidate O , R

HD-76 HD-82 O Cesar Blanco, D O Spencer Bounds, D No Republican candidate O , R

HD-77 HD-83 O Lina Ortega, D O Drew Landry, D No Republican candidate O , R

HD-78 HD-84 O , D O Samantha Fields, D O Je rey Lane, R O , R

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Representatives HD-85 HD-91 O Jennifer Cantu, D O Jeromey Sims, D O Phil Stephenson, R O , R

HD-86 HD-92 O Mike Purcell, D O Steve Riddell, D O John Smithee, R O Jonathan Stickland, R

HD-87 HD-93 No Democratic candidate O Nancy Bean, D O , R O Matt Krause, R

HD-88 HD-94 O Ezekiel Barron, D O Finnigan Jones, D O , R O , R O Jessica Pallett, L HD-89 O Ray Ash, D HD-95 O , R O , D O Stephen West, R HD-90 O Ramon Romero, D HD-96 No Republican candidate O Ryan Ray, D O Bill Zedler, R

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Representatives HD-97 HD-103 O Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin, D O , D O , R O Jerry Fortenberry, R

HD-98 HD-104 O Mica J. Ringo, D O Jessica Gonzalez, D O , R No Republican candidate

HD-99 HD-105 O Michael Stackhouse, D O , D O , R O Rodney Anderson, R

HD-100 HD-106 O Eric Johnson, D O Ramona Thompson, D No Republican candidate O , R

HD-101 HD-107 O Chris Turner, D O , D No Republican candidate O Deanna Maria Metzger, R

HD-102 HD-108 O Ana-Maria Ramos, D O Joanna Cattanach, D O Linda Koop, R O Morgan Meyer, R

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Representatives HD-109 HD-115 O Carl Sherman Sr., D O Julie Johnson, D No Republican candidate O Matt Rinaldi, R

HD-110 HD-116 O , D O , D No Republican candidate O Fernando Padron, R

HD-111 HD-117 O , D O , D No Republican candidate O Michael Berlanga, R

HD-112 HD-118 O Brandy K. Chambers, D O , D O Angie Button, R O John Lujan, R

HD-113 HD-119 O Rhetta Andrews Bowers, D O Roland Gutierrez, D O Jonathan Boos, R No Republican candidate

HD-114 HD-120 O John Turner, D O Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, D O Lisa Ryan, R O Ronald Payne, R

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Representatives HD-121 HD-127 O Celina Montoya, D No Democratic candidate O , R O , R

HD-122 HD-128 O Claire Barnett, D No Democratic candidate O , R O , R

HD-123 HD-129 O , D O Alexander Jonathan Karjeker, D No Republican candidate O , R

HD-124 HD-130 O , D O Fred Infortunio, D O Johnny Arredondo, R O , R

HD-125 HD-131 O Justin Rodriguez, D O , D No Republican candidate O Syed Ali, R

HD-126 HD-132 O Natali Hurtado, D O Gina Calanni, D O , R O Mike Schofield, R

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Representatives HD-133 HD-139 O Marty Schexnayder, D O , D O Jim Murphy, R No Republican candidate

HD-134 HD-140 O Allison Lami Sawyer, D O , D O Sarah Davis, R No Republican candidate

HD-135 HD-141 O , D O , D O Gary Elkins, R No Republican candidate O Paul Bilyeu, L HD-142 HD-136 O Harold Dutton, D O John Bucy III, D No Republican candidate O Tony Dale, R HD-143 HD-137 O , D O , D No Republican candidate No Republican candidate HD-144 HD-138 O , D O Adam Milasincic, D O Ruben Villarreal, R O Dwayne Bohac, R

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Representatives HD-145 O Carol Alvarado, D No Republican candidate

HD-146 O , D No Republican candidate

HD-147 O Garnet F. Coleman, D O Thomas Wang, R

HD-148 O Jessica Farrar, D O Ryan McConnico, R

HD-149 O , D No Republican candidate

HD-150 O Michael Kelly, D O , R

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Senators SD-2 SD-10 O Kendall Scudder, D O Beverly Powell, D O Bob Hall, R O Konnie Burton, R

SD-3 SD-14 O Shirley Layton, D O Kirk Watson, D O Robert Nichols, R O George Hindman, R

SD-5 SD-15 O Meg Walsh, D O John Whitmire, D O Charles Schwertner, R O Randy Orr, R

SD-7 SD-16 O David Romero, D O Nathan Johnson, D O Paul Bettencourt, R O Don Hunes, R

SD-8 SD-17 O Mark Phariss, D O Rita Lucido, D O Angela Paxton, R O Joan Hu man, R

SD-9 SD-19 O Gwen Burud, D O Pete Gallego, D O Kelly Hancock, R O Peter Flores, R Special election on September 18

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx Bestie Frenemy Mean Girl O = Unknown Candidate did not respond to questionnaire, candidate was unreachable and does not have a known position of reproductive rights. State Senators SD-23 O Royce West, D No Republican candidate

SD-25 O Steven Kling, D O Donna Campbell, R

SD-30 O Kevin Lopez, D O Pat Fallon, R

SD-31 No Democratic candidate O Kel Seliger, R

To find your district visit, https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx