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(cont.) 2019 Texas State Senate Scorecard 2019 VotesTexas Statein this House scorecard Scorecard 2019 Party Member Dist. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Score Party Member Dist. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score LEGISLATIVE D Carol Alvarado 6 + + + + + + + + + - - 82% D Ron Reynolds 27 + + + + + + + + + 100% SCORECARD R Paul Bettencourt 7 + + - + - + - + - - - 45% D Eddie Rodriguez 51 + + + + + + + + + 100% R Brian Birdwell 22 + + - + - + + + - - - 55% D Ramon Romero Jr. 90 + + + + + + + + - 89% Of the hundreds of bills voted on by the R Dawn Buckingham 24 + + - + - + + + + - - 64% D Toni Rose 110 + + + + + + + + + 100% Texas Legislature, we identified a few key R Donna Campbell 25 + + - + - + + + + - - 64% D Jon Rosenthal 135 + + + + + + E + - 88% votes that will have the greatest impact on Texas’ public health, democracy, safety and R Brandon Creighton 4 + + - + - + - + - - - 45% R Scott Sanford 70 + E + - - + + E - 57% financial security. Short descriptions of each R Pat Fallon 30 + + - + - + + + - - - 55% R Matt Schaefer 6 + + + - - + + - - 56% bill can be found below, and more details are R Pete Flores 19 + + - + - + + + + - - 64% R Matt Shaheen 66 + E + - - + + E - 57% available on our website: www.texpirg.org. R Bob Hall 2 + + - + - - - + + - - 45% R J.D. Sheffield 59 + + + - + + + + - 78% Not sure who represents you? Go to R Kelly Hancock 9 + + - + - + + + + - - 64% D Carl Sherman 109 + + + + + + + + - 89% wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home to learn the D Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa 20 + + + + + + + + + - - 82% R Hugh Shine 55 + + + - + + + + + 89% names of your representative and senator. R Joan Huffman 17 + + - + - + + + + - - 64% R Reggie Smith 62 + + + - + + + + - 78% (+) Vote for consumers (E) Excused absense from vote R Bryan Hughes 1 + + - + - + - + + - - 55% R John Smithee 86 + A + + + + + + - 78% Scorecard Key (–) Vote against consumers (A) Unexcused absense from vote* D Nathan Johnson 16 + + + + + + + + + - + 91% R Drew Springer 68 + + + - - + + + - 67% (P) Present not voting *scored as a vote against consumers R Lois Kolkhorst 18 + + - + - + + + + - - 64% R Phil Stephenson 85 + + + + + + + + - 89% D Eddie Lucio Jr. 27 + + + + + + + + + - - 82% R Jonathan Stickland 92 + + - - - - + - - 33% Votes in this scorecard D José Menéndez 26 + + + + + + + + + - + 91% R Lynn Stucky 64 + + + + - + + + + 89% D Borris Miles 13 + + + + + + + + + + - 91% R Valoree Swanson 150 + + + - - + + - - 56% 1. SB 1264 Hancock: Effectively ends surprise medical bills for non- federal plans through expanded mediation program (TexPIRG Position: R Jane Nelson 12 + + - + - + + + + - - 64% D James Talarico 52 + + + + + + + + - 89% Supported) R Robert Nichols 3 + + - + - + + + - - - 55% D Shawn Thierry 146 + + + + + - + + - 89% 2. HB 1992 Leman, Hefner, Raymond, Thierry: Prohibits telemarketers R Angela Paxton 8 + + - + - + + + - - - 55% R Ed Thompson 29 + + + - + + + + - 78% from falsifying caller ID (TexPIRG Position: Supported) 3. SB 9* Hughes: Would add unnecessary barriers to participate in R Charles Perry 28 + + - + - + + + + - - 64% D Senfronia Thompson 141 + + + + + + + A A 78% voting process (TexPIRG Position: Opposed) D Beverly Powell 10 + + + + + + + + + - - 82% R Tony Tinderholt 94 + + + - - + + - - 56% 4. HB 2041 Oliverson, Phelan, Wray, Zerwas: Transparency for billing at D José Rodríguez 29 + + + + + + + + + - + 91% R Steve Toth 15 + + + - - + + + - 67% freestanding ERs (TexPIRG Position: Supported) 5. SB 29 Hall: Bans local governments from using taxpayer dollars to R Charles Schwertner 5 + + - + - + + + + - - 64% D Chris Turner 101 + + + + A + + + - 78% hire lobbyists to advocate on taxation, bonds, and ethics-related issues R Kel Seliger 31 + + - + + + + + + - - 73% D John Turner 114 + + + + + + + + - 89% at the state level (TexPIRG Position: Opposed) R Larry Taylor 11 + + - + - + + + + - - 64% R Gary VanDeaver 1 + + + + + + + + + 100% 6. HB 2587 Lucio: Transparency for travel insurance (TexPIRG Position: Supported) D Kirk Watson 14 + + + + + + + + + + + 100% D Hubert Vo 149 + + + + + + + A - 78% 7. HB 3745 Bell, Rose, Capriglione, Zerwas, Thompson: Secures D Royce West 23 + + + + + + + + + - - 82% D Armando Walle 140 + + + + + + + + + 100% funding for Texas Emissions Reduction Plan to help clean Texas’ air D John Whitmire 15 + + + + + + + + + - - 82% R James White 19 + + + - + + + + - 78% (TexPIRG Position: Supported) 8. SB 606 Watson, Nevarez: Improves transparency for the Lower D Judith Zaffirini 21 + + + + + + + + + - - 82% R Terry Wilson 20 + + + - + + + - - 67% Colorado River Authority (TexPIRG Position: Supported) R John Wray 10 + + + - - + + + - 67% 9. HB 3040 Hunter: Establishes the Texas Commission on Judicial (TexPIRG Position: Supported) TexPIRG D Gene Wu 137 + + + + + + E + - 88% Selection TexPIRG is a consumer group that stands up to powerful interests 200 E 30th St 10. HB 2847 Goldman: Preempts local authority over payday loan R Bill Zedler 96 + + + - - + + - - 56% whenever they threaten our health and safety, our financial security, Austin, TX 78705 licensing (TexPIRG Position: Opposed) (P) Present, not voting or our right to fully participate in our democratic society. We have (512) 610-0085 R John Zerwas (+) Vote for28 consumers+ + + + + + + + - 89% 11. SB 974*Campbell: Prohibits the use of public money or revenue to (E) Excused absence from (–) Vote against consumers (TexPIRG Position: Opposed) compiled this legislative scorecard as a tool to educate Texas [email protected] ScorecardD Erin ZwienerKey 45 + + + + +vote+ + + - 89% finance political campaigns citizens about the voting records of their elected officials. www.texpirg.org *Only voted on in the Senate, not included in the House scorecard 2019 Texas State House Scorecard Party Member Dist. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score Party Member Dist. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score Party Member Dist. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score D Alma Allen 131 + + + + + + + + + 100% D Harold Dutton Jr. 142 + + + + + + + + - 89% R Mike Lang 60 + + + - - + + + - 67% R Steve Allison 121 + + + + + + + + - 89% D Jessica Farrar 148 + A + + A + E + + 75% R Lyle Larson 122 + + + + + + + + + 100% D Rafael Anchia 103 + + + + + + E A - 75% D Art Fierro 79 + + + + + + + + - 89% R Jeff Leach 67 + A + - - + + + - 56% R Charles “Doc” Anderson 56 + + + - + + + + - 78% R Dan Flynn 2 + + + + + + + + - 89% R Ben Leman 13 + + + - + + + + - 78% R Trent Ashby 57 + + + + + + + + + 100% R James Frank 69 + + + - - + + + - 67% D Oscar Longoria 35 + + + - + + + + - 78% R Ernest Bailes 18 + + + + + + + + - 89% R John Frullo 84 + + + - + + + + - 78% D Ray Lopez 125 + + + + + + + + + 100% D Michelle Beckley 65 + + + + + + + + + 100% R Charlie Geren 99 + + + P + + + + - 88% R J.M. Lozano 43 + + + - + + + + - 78% R Cecil Bell 3 + + + - - + + + - 67% D Barbara Gervin-Hawkins 120 + + + + + + + + - 89% D Eddie Lucio III 38 + + + + + + + + - 89% R Keith Bell 4 + + + + + + + + - 89% R Craig Goldman 97 + P + - - + + P - 57% D Armando “Mando” Martinez 39 + + + + + + + + + 100% D Diego Bernal 123 + + + + + + + + + 100% D Jessica González 104 + + + + + + + + + 100% D Trey Martinez Fischer 116 + + + + + + + + + 100% R Kyle Biedermann 73 + + + - - + + - - 56% D Mary González 75 + + + + + + + + + 100% R Will Metcalf 16 + + + - - + + + - 67% D César Blanco 76 + A + + + + + + - 78% D Vikki Goodwin 47 + + + + + + + + - 89% R Morgan Meyer 108 + + + - + + + + - 78% R Dwayne Bohac 138 + + + - + E + + E 86% D Bobby Guerra 41 + + + + + + + + - 89% D Thresa “Terry” Meza 105 + A + + + + + A + 78% R Dennis Bonnen 25 P P P P P P P P P - D Ryan Guillen 31 E + + + + + + A + 88% R Mayes Middleton 23 + + + - - + + + - 67% R Greg Bonnen 24 + + + - - + + + - 67% D Roland Gutierrez 119 + + + + + + E + + 100% R Rick Miller 26 + + + + + + + + - 89% D Rhetta Bowers 113 + + + + + + + A + 89% R Sam Harless 126 + + + - + + + + - 78% D Ina Minjarez 124 + + + E + + + + - 88% R Brad Buckley 54 + + + - + + + + - 78% R Cody Harris 8 + + + - + + + + - 78% D Joe Moody 78 + + P - P + P + + 83% D John Bucy III 136 + + + + + + + + + 100% R Cole Hefner 5 + + + - - + + + - 67% D Christina Morales 145 + + + + + + + + - 89% R DeWayne Burns 58 + + + - + + + + - 78% D Ana Hernandez 143 + A + + + + + + - 78% R Geanie Morrison 30 + + + - + + + + - 78% R Dustin Burrows 83 + + + - - + + + - 67% D Abel Herrero 34 + + + + + + + + + 100% D Sergio Muñoz Jr. 36 + + + + + + + + + 100% R Angie Chen Button 112 + + + + + + + + - 89% D Gina Hinojosa 49 + + + + + + A + A 78% R Jim Murphy 133 + + + - + + + + + 89% R Briscoe Cain 128 + + - - - + + - - 44% R Justin Holland 33 + + + - + + + + - 78% R Andrew Murr 53 + + + - + + + + - 78% D Gina Calanni 132 + + + + + + + + - 89% D Donna Howard 48 + E + + + + + E - 86% D Victoria Neave 107 + + + + + + + + + 100% D Terry Canales 40 + + + + + + + + - 89% R Dan Huberty 127 + + + E + + + + + 100% D Poncho Nevárez 74 + A + + + + + + - 78% R Giovanni Capriglione 98 + + + - + + + + - 78% R Todd Hunter 32 + + + + + + E + - 88% R Candy Noble 89 + + + - - + + - - 56% R Travis Clardy 11 + + + + + + + A + 89% D Celia Israel 50 + + + + + + + + - 89% R Tom Oliverson 130 + + + - + + + + - 78% D Sheryl Cole 46 + + E + E + + + - 86% D Eric Johnson 100 E E E E E E + E E 100% D Evelina “Lina” Ortega 77 + + + + + + + - + 89% D Garnet Coleman 147 + + + + + + + + + 100% D Jarvis D. Johnson 139 + + E + E + + + - 86% D Leo Pacheco 118 + + + + + + + + + 100% D Nicole Collier 95 + + + + + + + + - 89% D Julie Johnson 115 + + + A + + + + - 78% R Chris Paddie 9 + + + + + + + + - 89% D Philip Cortez 117 + + + + + + + + - 89% R Kyle Kacal 12 + + + + + + + + - 89% R Tan Parker 63 + + + + - + + + - 78%
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    IDEOLOGY AND PARTISANSHIP IN THE 87th (2021) REGULAR SESSION OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE Mark P. Jones, Ph.D. Fellow in Political Science, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy July 2021 © 2021 Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy This material may be quoted or reproduced without prior permission, provided appropriate credit is given to the author and the Baker Institute for Public Policy. Wherever feasible, papers are reviewed by outside experts before they are released. However, the research and views expressed in this paper are those of the individual researcher(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Baker Institute. Mark P. Jones, Ph.D. “Ideology and Partisanship in the 87th (2021) Regular Session of the Texas Legislature” https://doi.org/10.25613/HP57-BF70 Ideology and Partisanship in the 87th (2021) Regular Session of the Texas Legislature Executive Summary This report utilizes roll call vote data to improve our understanding of the ideological and partisan dynamics of the Texas Legislature’s 87th regular session. The first section examines the location of the members of the Texas Senate and of the Texas House on the liberal-conservative dimension along which legislative politics takes place in Austin. In both chambers, every Republican is more conservative than every Democrat and every Democrat is more liberal than every Republican. There does, however, exist substantial ideological diversity within the respective Democratic and Republican delegations in each chamber. The second section explores the extent to which each senator and each representative was on the winning side of the non-lopsided final passage votes (FPVs) on which they voted.