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Summary

Senator John Whitmire

Full Name: John Whitmire
Office: State Senate (TX) - District 15, Democratic
First Elected: 1982
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Becki; 2 Children: Whitney, Sarah
Birth Date: 08/13/1949
Birth Place: Hillsboro, TX
Home City: Houston, TX

Recent Key Votes

SB 8 - Management and Operation of Public Schools
Legislation (Nay)

June 6, 2011 - Requires an employee within a public school district to renew their certificate or the employee's contract is void (Sec. 1). Authorizes the ...

SB 1 - 2011-2013 Biennium Education Budget
Legislation (Nay)

June 3, 2011

HB 359 - Corporal Punishment in Public Schools
Legislation (Yea)

May 23, 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 ...

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Recent Public Statements

CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript

Dec. 4, 2009 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Texas State Senator John Whitmire is outraged and calling for a complete shake-up of the criminal justice system. He joins me live ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Top industry Non-Contribution ($753,329.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

John Whitmire 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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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist15/dist15.htm#form

Capitol Website
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/members/dist15/dist15.htm

Capitol
Post Office Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: 512-463-0115

District
803 Yale Street
Houston, TX 77007
Phone: 713-864-8701
Fax: 713-864-5287

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