| 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 and Entertainment
- 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
HB 359 - Corporal Punishment in Public Schools
Legislation (Nay)
May 25, 2011 - -Authorizes school districts to use corporal punishment as a method of student discipline unless a student's parent or guardian has previously filed a written, signed ...
HB 359 - Corporal Punishment in Public Schools
Legislation (Yea)
May 13, 2011 - -Defines "corporal punishment" as the deliberate infliction of physical pain by hitting, paddling, spanking, slapping, or any physical force used as a means of discipline ...
Amdt 143 - Requiring Public Colleges and Universities to Fund Student Centers for Family and Traditional Values
More Key Votes
Amendment (Yea)
April 1, 2011 - -Rep. Roberto Alonzo is not listed on our vote breakdown because his vote did not accurately reflect his intentions; he initially did not vote but ...
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 ...
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
