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Special Interest Groups

Interest Group Ratings

Rating Group: Young Conservatives of Texas

2009 Lifetime Score

Issues: Conservative
State Office District Name Party Rating
TX State House 2 Dan Flynn Republican 87%
TX State House 5 Bryan Hughes Republican 85%
TX State House 6 Leo Berman Republican 88%
TX State House 8 Byron Cook Republican 77%
TX State House 9 Wayne Christian Republican 94%
TX State House 10 Jim Pitts Republican 72%
TX State House 11 Chuck Hopson Republican 39%
TX State House 13 Lois Kolkhorst Republican 74%
TX State House 15 Rob Eissler Republican 78%
TX State House 16 Brandon Creighton Republican 83%
TX State House 18 John Otto Republican 75%
TX State House 19 Mike Hamilton Republican 66%
TX State House 21 Allan Ritter Republican 37%
TX State House 22 Joe Deshotel Democratic 20%
TX State House 23 Craig Eiland Democratic 25%
TX State House 24 Larry Taylor Republican 87%
TX State House 25 Dennis Bonnen Republican 78%
TX State House 26 Charlie Howard Republican 91%
TX State House 28 John Zerwas Republican 69%
TX State House 30 Geanie Morrison Republican 71%
TX State House 31 Ryan Guillén Democratic 34%
TX State House 32 Todd Hunter Republican 51%
TX State House 37 René Oliveira Democratic 19%
TX State House 38 Eddie Lucio III Democratic 16%
TX State House 39 Armando Martinez Democratic 22%
TX State House 40 Aaron Pena, Jr. Republican 30%
TX State House 41 Veronica Gonzales Democratic 16%
TX State House 42 Richard Raymond Democratic 26%
TX State House 46 Dawnna Dukes Democratic 11%
TX State House 48 Donna Howard Democratic 13%
TX State House 49 Elliott Naishtat Democratic 9%
TX State House 50 Mark Strama Democratic 21%
TX State House 51 Eddie Rodríguez Democratic 15%
TX State House 53 Harvey Hilderbran Republican 84%
TX State House 54 Jimmie Don Aycock Republican 86%
TX State House 56 Charles Anderson Republican 86%
TX State House 58 Rob Orr Republican 84%
TX State House 59 Sid Miller Republican 84%
TX State House 60 James Keffer Republican 74%
TX State House 61 Phil King Republican 77%
TX State House 62 Larry Phillips Republican 88%
TX State House 63 Tan Parker Republican 93%
TX State House 64 Myra Crownover Republican 80%
TX State House 65 Burt Solomons Republican 81%
TX State House 67 Jerry Madden Republican 83%
TX State House 68 Rick Hardcastle Republican 63%
TX State House 70 Ken Paxton, Jr. Republican 95%
TX State House 71 Susan King Republican 65%
TX State House 72 Drew Darby Republican 76%
TX State House 74 Pete Gallego Democratic 20%
TX State House 75 Chente Quintanilla Democratic 31%
TX State House 79 Joe Pickett Democratic 24%
TX State House 80 Tracy King Democratic 35%
TX State House 82 Thomas Craddick Republican 89%
TX State House 86 John Smithee Republican 84%
TX State House 88 Warren Chisum Republican 76%
TX State House 89 Jodie Laubenberg Republican 93%
TX State House 90 Lon Burnam Democratic 10%
TX State House 91 Kelly Hancock Republican 85%
TX State House 92 Todd Smith Republican 70%
TX State House 94 Diane Patrick Republican 63%
TX State House 95 Marc Veasey Democratic 21%
TX State House 98 Vicki Truitt Republican 78%
TX State House 99 Charlie Geren Republican 55%
TX State House 103 Rafael Anchía Democratic 15%
TX State House 104 Roberto Alonzo Democratic 9%
TX State House 105 Linda Harper-Brown Republican 87%
TX State House 108 Daniel Branch Republican 74%
TX State House 109 Helen Giddings Democratic 16%
TX State House 110 Barbara Mallory Caraway Democratic 16%
TX State House 111 Yvonne Davis Democratic 10%
TX State House 113 Joe Driver Republican 79%
TX State House 114 Will Ford Hartnett Republican 85%
TX State House 115 Jim Jackson Republican 69%
TX State House 116 Trey Martinez Fischer Democratic 15%
TX State House 118 Joe Farias Democratic 22%
TX State House 120 Ruth Jones McClendon Democratic 15%
TX State House 121 Joe Straus Republican 67%
TX State House 123 Michael Villarreal Democratic 14%
TX State House 124 José Menéndez Democratic 23%
TX State House 125 Joaquin Castro Democratic 16%
TX State House 126 Patricia Harless Republican 76%
TX State House 128 Wayne Smith Republican 83%
TX State House 129 John Davis Republican 82%
TX State House 131 Alma Allen Democratic 10%
TX State House 132 William Callegari Republican 80%
TX State House 135 Gary Elkins Republican 83%
TX State House 136 Beverly Woolley Republican 82%
TX State House 137 Scott Hochberg Democratic 13%
TX State House 138 Dwayne Bohac Republican 73%
TX State House 139 Sylvester Turner Democratic 17%
TX State House 141 Senfronia Thompson Democratic 13%
TX State House 142 Harold Dutton, Jr. Democratic 13%
TX State House 143 Ana Hernandez Luna Democratic 5%
TX State House 147 Garnet Coleman Democratic 10%
TX State House 148 Jessica Farrar Democratic 7%
TX State House 149 Hubert Vo Democratic 27%
TX State House 150 Debbie Riddle Republican 89%
TX State Senate 1 Kevin Eltife Republican 48%
TX State Senate 2 Bob Deuell Republican 56%
TX State Senate 3 Robert Nichols Republican 63%
TX State Senate 4 Tommy Williams Republican 73%
TX State Senate 5 Steve Ogden Republican 68%
TX State Senate 6 Mario Gallegos Jr Democratic 14%
TX State Senate 7 Dan Patrick Republican 87%
TX State Senate 8 Florence Shapiro Republican 80%
TX State Senate 9 Chris Harris Republican 71%
TX State Senate 11 Mike Jackson Republican 80%
TX State Senate 12 Jane Gray Nelson Republican 90%
TX State Senate 13 Rodney Ellis Democratic 14%
TX State Senate 14 Kirk Watson Democratic 15%
TX State Senate 15 John Whitmire Democratic 25%
TX State Senate 16 John Carona Republican 61%
TX State Senate 18 Glenn Hegar, Jr. Republican 56%
TX State Senate 19 Carlos Uresti Democratic 28%
TX State Senate 20 Juan Hinojosa Democratic 23%
TX State Senate 21 Judith Zaffirini Democratic 26%
TX State Senate 23 Royce West Democratic 26%
TX State Senate 24 Troy Fraser Republican 81%
TX State Senate 25 Earl Wentworth Republican 61%
TX State Senate 26 Leticia Van de Putte Democratic 27%
TX State Senate 27 Eddie Lucio, Jr. Democratic 38%
TX State Senate 28 Robert Duncan Republican 55%
TX State Senate 30 Craig Estes Republican 67%
TX State Senate 31 Kel Seliger Republican 55%
Kip Averitt 47%
Valinda Bolton 9%
Betty Brown 87%
Fred Brown 74%
Norma Chávez 14%
Ellen Cohen 9%
Frank Corte, Jr. 86%
Joe Crabb 90%
Jim Dunnam 20%
Al Edwards 15%
Kirk England 43%
David Farabee 38%
Ismael Flores 13%
Stephen Frost 38%
Dan Gattis 83%
Yvonne González Toureilles 28%
Joe Heflin 30%
Abel Herrero 20%
Paula Hightower-Pierson 12%
Terri Hodge 14%
Mark Homer 36%
Carl Isett 90%
Delwin Jones 58%
Carol Kent 10%
Edmund Kuempel 78%
David McQuade Leibowitz 18%
Brian McCall 63%
Jim McReynolds 32%
Thomas Merritt 56%
Dora Olivo 15%
Solomon Ortiz, Jr. 12%
Patrick Rose 36%
Eliot Shapleigh 12%
David Swinford 81%
Allen Vaught 24%

How to Interpret these Evaluations

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

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