or Login to see your representatives.

Access Candidates' and Representatives' Biographies, Voting Records, Interest Group Ratings, Issue Positions, Public Statements, and Campaign Finances

Simply enter your zip code above to get to all of your candidates and representatives, or enter a name. Then, just click on the person you are interested in, and you can navigate to the categories of information we track for them.

Summary

Representative Joe D. Deshotel

Full Name: Joe D. Deshotel
Office: State House (TX) - District 22, Democratic
First Elected: 11/03/1998
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Claudia; 1 Child: W. Joseph
Birth Date: 12/03/1951
Birth Place: Beaumont, TX
Home City: Beaumont, TX
Religion: Catholic

Recent Key Votes

CSHB 10 - Tribal Casino Gaming
Legislation (Yea)

May 4, 2007 - -Requires the tribe to pay five percent of the revenue from gaming activities to the state (Sec.1).

More Key Votes

Recent Public Statements

No public statements found for this candidate.

Recent Interest Group Ratings

No ratings found for this candidate.

Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($36,251.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
More Campaign Finance Data

Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Joe Deshotel 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.

Project Vote Smart does not permit the use of its name or programs in any campaign activity including advertising, debates, and speeches.

We Need Your Help
Become a member today!

Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/email/?district=22&session=83

Capitol Website
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=22

Capitol
Room GN.08, Capitol
Post Office Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
Phone: 512-463-0662
Fax: 512-463-8381

District
One Plaza Square
Suite 203
Port Arthur, TX 77642
Phone: 409-724-0788
Fax: 409-724-0750

Back to top