Honorable Members Texas House of Representatives Austin, Texas Dear Honorable Members and Members-Elect, The resounding victory by conservatives in Texas and around the nation on Election Day was not the result of any particular politician or group. It was the result of citizens rising up and making their voices clearly heard and it should be taken for precisely what it is: a mandate for conservative policy leadership. The victory of nearly two dozen new conservative Republican legislators reflects the mood of Texas voters on the state’s critical issues. It was a clarion call for conservative leadership in the Texas House – leadership that has been absent the past two years. This desire for conservative leadership must be reflected from the Office of the Speaker to every committee chairmanship. A change to a more conservative Speaker is in order. The voters who labored hard for this conservative majority expect it to diligently represent their conservative values. Texans voted with the expectation they would see meaningful change for their businesses and families. The same conservative voters who made this near-supermajority possible will be just as engaged in the months ahead, as they have been leading up to Victory Night. These voters will be watching and actively participating. We urge you take time to ask your constituents – the people who walked your precincts and made calls to their neighbors; the people who voted for you – what kind of person they want serving as the state’s third-ranking constitutional officer, and what kind of committee chairs they expect. It is their right to be involved and engaged in this important decision. We look forward to working with this reinvigorated conservative majority throughout the coming legislative session! Respectfully, Michael Quinn Sullivan Tim Lambert President, Empower Texans President, Home School Coalition Peggy Venable Elizabeth Graham Americans for Prosperity – Texas Director Director, Texas Right to Life Kelly Shackelford, Esq. Ken Emanuelson President & CEO, Liberty Institute Board Member, Dallas Tea Party Richard Ford President, Heritage Alliance Julie Drenner The Heartland Institute, Texas Director Peter Morrison The Peter Morrison Report Carol Everett Founder and CEO, The Heidi Group David Barton President, WallBuilders Rebecca Forest Former Vice Chair, Republican Party of Texas Executive Director, Texas Alliance for America Legal Defense & Education Fund Felicia Craven Houston Tea Party Suzanne Guggenheim Founder, The Woodlands Tea Party Society Greg Holloway Texas Tea Party Patriots PAC Board member, Austin Tea Party Patriots Jennifer Heiden Cathie Adams President, Katy Tea Party Former Chairman, Republican Party of Texas Texas Eagle Forum, Legislative Liaison Ann Hettinger Texas State Director, Concerned Woman for America Toby Marie Walker President, Waco Tea Party Margaret Hotze Legislative Director, Life Advocates Jason Moore State Republican Executive Committee James V. Long Vice President, McKinney Tea Party Tony McDonald Senior Vice Chair, Young Conservatives of Texas Maria G. Martinez Exec. Dir., Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas Lou Ann Anderson Creator, EstateofDenial.com Sharon Hall Supporter, San Antonio Tea Party Lee Barlow President, Erath 9-12 Project Donna McClure Corpus Christi Tea Party/ 9-12 Project Tammy Blair Chair-Tyler Tea Party Jodi Maner President, Amarillo Tea Party Patriots Konni Burton Vice President, NE Tarrant Tea Party Lorie Medina Co-Leader, Frisco Tea Party Pat Carlson President, Texas Eagle Forum Charles Molyneaux Board Member, Allen Area Patriots Angela Cox President, Johnson County Tea Party Rena Peden State Republican Executive Committee Rachel Delgado President, Galveston County TEA Party Katrina Pierson Leslie Haight Dallas Tea Party Board Member, Fredericksburg Tea Party Russell J. Ramsland, Jr. John White Leader - Dallas Tea Party Organizer, Rockwall County TEA Party Jonathan Saenz, Esq. Bob Long Director of Legislative Affairs, Liberty Institute Chaplain, Republican Party of Texas Rick Scarborough Adryana Boyne President, Vision America Action National Director, VOCES Action Michael Smith Albert L. Ellison, Chairman Executive VP, Heritage Alliance Bastrop County Republican Party Dave Welch Scott and Rachell McKim Executive Director, Texas Pastor Council Dallas Tea Party Neighborhood Coordinators Mesquite-Sunnyvale-Balch Springs-Royse City Louise Whiteford President, Texans for Immigration Reform, Inc Skeet Workman former Committeewoman, State Republican Elizabeth Wooldridge Executive Committee President, Odessa Tea Party Danny Combs Amy Knickerbocker Navarro County Conservatives Coordinator, Lone Star Tea Party Debbie Gregory Mel Moss Hill County Tea Party President, Arlington Tea Party Rebecca Gregory Ray Myers Past President, Hill County Republican Women Coordinator, Kaufman County Tea Party Truman Trekell Catherine Engelbrecht Austin Tea Party Patriots President, King Street Patriots J.B. "Josh" Flynn John Tweedell State Republican Executive Committee Hideaway Grassroots WTP Maria Acosta Marshall Holland, Chairman President, CenTex 9/12 Citizens for the Constitution Cindy and Mike Schwartz Jodi Maner Co-Founders, Longview We The People President, Amarillo Tea Party Patriots Mike Barre T.J. Fabby President, Travis County Republican Liberty Caucus Ellis County Conservatives JoAnn Fleming Timothy E. Bradberry Executive Director, Grassroots America / We the National Committeeman, Texas Republican People Assembly Steve Baysinger David Bellow Coordinator, South Texas Tenth Amendment Center SD3, State Repubilcan Executive Committeeman Bruce Kennedy Clint Moore Board member, Austin Tea Party Patriots SD7, State Republican Executive Committeeman Edward A. Shuler Nicholas & Thelma Taormina Co-founder of Kerr County 9-12 Patriots Founders, We The People Are The 9-12 Association Associate member of Kerr County Republican Women Valoree Swanson SD7, State Republican Executive Committeewoman Michelle McCown Board of Directors, Grass Roots El Paso Zan Prince Parker County Republican Chair Dr. George Parker Parker Forensics, Austin, TX Karen Albright & Ann Gokey Co-Chairs, Freestone County Tea Party Judy Holloway Board member, Austin Tea Party Patriots Sharon Van Baale, Chair Republican Party of Jack County Torin Archbold Advisory board member, Austin Tea Party Patriots Eric and Barb Bruechner Co-founders, Mt. Pleasant Tea Party Rosemary Edwards Chair, Travis County Republican Party John Kruntorad Chairman, Lamar County Republican Party Tom McCorkill Republican Party Chairman, Wichita County Brendan Steinhauser FreedomWorks Deborah Grimes Former Chair, UT-YCT Board member, 912 Project Fort Worth Roger O'Dell Steve Findley Executive Director, Model Cities - El Paso SD1, State Republican Executive Committeeman Paul Braswell Michael Gallops Chairman, Republican Party of Montague County President, Texas Republican Assembly George Strake, Jr. Michael Openshaw Former Texas Secretary of State Roundtable Member, North Texas Tea Party Former Chair, Republican Party of Texas Dianne Caron Barbara Harless SD3, State Republican Executive Committeewoman Texas Director, Articles of Freedom Robert Eggleston Chairman, Cooke County Republican Party Sue Evenwell Chairman, Titus County Republican Party Eileen Collins Chair, Cass County Republican Party Ashton Oravetz, III Chairman, Smith County Republican Ted Mumaw Garland Tea Party Sheila Head Chairman, Rusk County Republican Party Pamela Engstrom Wylie Tea Party Linda & Harlon Bounds, Jr Leaders, Ellis County Tea Party Andrew Piziali Board Member, Allen Area Patriots Diana Fuller SD 31, State Republican Executive Charlene Irwin Committeewoman Chairman, Morris County Republican Kelly Cooper Barry A. Schlech Chair, Prosper Tea Party VP, Texas Patriots Tea Party Matt Armstrong Bert Mueller President, Castle Hills Conservative Club President, Tea Party Films Lawrence A. Wainer Tony Corsaut Republican Precinct Chairman, Precinct 1220, Dallas Wichita Falls Tea Party County Steve Hollern Nancy Goettman Former Chairman, Tarrant County Republican Party President, Awake America Ministries Former President, texas Republican Assembly Shari Wyatt Curtis McCaffity Bastrop County TEA Party President, Tarrant Republican Club Mel Moss John Stacy President Arlington Tea Party Inc. President, NotInTexas.org * Organizations listed for descriptive purposes. ________________________________________________________________________ The following Texans signed the letter online at ConservativeSpeakerMandate.com, as of 4pm on Nov. 9, 2010. This list will be updated daily online. Tom Hendrix of HD 12 Kelley Dietert of HD 46 Cynthia Smith of HD 57 Diana Overmyer of HD 29 Tom Beck of HD 123 Patricia Melton-Stark of HD 92 Allan Campbell of HD 35 Lynda Ragland of HD 25 Audrey Dusendschon of HD 98 Presley Sharp of HD 29 Merlene Fritts of HD 86 Terry Glover of HD 14 Nick Kruger of HD 52 Rob Koons of HD 50 Darl Easton of HD 92 Darla Ellis of HD 4 Jim Watson of HD 3 Roger Borgelt of HD 49 Lynda Davenport of HD 70 Kiernan O'Connor of HD 15 Gary Davenport of HD 70 Brad Lewis of HD 19 Michelle Stuart of HD 132 Fran Rhodes of HD 98 Elton Reynolds of HD 50 Elia G. Saiz of HD 144 Janiece Keener of HD 60 Bob Blackshear of HD 20 Darlene White of HD 91 Teresa Sifford of HD 89 Diana Overstreet of HD 97 Barbara Wilson of HD 20 Toby Marie Walker of HD 56 Nancy Reagan of HD 114 Kenneth Broadus of HD 3 Nancy Reagan of HD 114 John Gemmell of HD 130 Thomas A Overlin of HD 70 Connie Moorhead of HD 115 Jon D. Bruegel of HD 83 Dan Tully of HD 97 Barbara