| Full Name: | Raul Torres |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Gina; 5 Children: Amber, Kelly, Brandy, Tarra |
| Birth Date: | 02/06/1955 |
| Birth Place: | Robstown, TX |
| Home City: | Corpus Christi, TX |
| Religion: | Christian |
Summary
Raul Torres
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
SB 29 - Restricts Certain Types of Touching During Searches by Government Officials
Legislation (Yea)
June 29, 2011 - -Prohibits a public servant from committing certain actions while performing his or her assigned job duties including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):-Performing ...
SB 8 - Management and Operation of Public Schools
Legislation (Yea)
June 16, 2011 - Authorizes school districts to suspend or dismiss an employee if the employee's contract is voided by actions, including, but not limited to, one of ...
HB 5 - Interstate Health Care Compact
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
June 16, 2011 - -Requires member states to seek Congressional approval of the Compact (Sec. 1). -Authorizes each member state's legislature to regulate health care within the state, and ...
Recent Public Statements
Issue Position: End The Waste
Jan. 1, 2012 - As your voice in Austin, I will also work to eliminate wasteful spending. Even though the legislature managed to balance the state budget in the ...
Issue Position: Create Jobs
Jan. 1, 2012 - I also will work to create new jobs by attracting business to our Coastal Bend region and limiting regulations that make it more difficult to ...
Issue Position: Oppose Tax Increases
More Public Statements
Jan. 1, 2012 - As your state representative I will work to stop higher taxes. Texas already has one of the highest property taxes in the nation and raising ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Texas National Federation of Independent Business Positions [House Only] | 100% |
| 2012 | National Rifle Association Candidate Positions on Gun Rights | 92% |
| 2011 | Texas Association of Business Cumulative Score | 85% |
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Uncoded ($98,908.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Raul Torres refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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View Raul Torres's Texas State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test
