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Special Interest Groups

Interest Group Ratings

Rating Group: Texas Association of Business

2009 Lifetime Score

State Office District Name Party Rating
TX State House 2 Dan Flynn Republican 95%
TX State House 5 Bryan Hughes Republican 74%
TX State House 6 Leo Berman Republican 96%
TX State House 8 Byron Cook Republican 89%
TX State House 9 Wayne Christian Republican 90%
TX State House 11 Chuck Hopson Republican 56%
TX State House 13 Lois Kolkhorst Republican 86%
TX State House 15 Rob Eissler Republican 89%
TX State House 16 Brandon Creighton Republican 92%
TX State House 17 Tim Kleinschmidt Republican 82%
TX State House 18 John Otto Republican 86%
TX State House 19 Mike Hamilton Republican 73%
TX State House 21 Allan Ritter Republican 58%
TX State House 22 Joe Deshotel Democratic 42%
TX State House 23 Craig Eiland Democratic 46%
TX State House 24 Larry Taylor Republican 90%
TX State House 25 Dennis Bonnen Republican 86%
TX State House 26 Charlie Howard Republican 90%
TX State House 28 John Zerwas Republican 75%
TX State House 29 Randy Weber Republican 91%
TX State House 30 Geanie Morrison Republican 87%
TX State House 31 Ryan Guillén Democratic 42%
TX State House 32 Todd Hunter Republican 81%
TX State House 37 René Oliveira Democratic 41%
TX State House 38 Eddie Lucio III Democratic 54%
TX State House 39 Armando Martinez Democratic 39%
TX State House 40 Aaron Pena, Jr. Republican 46%
TX State House 41 Veronica Gonzales Democratic 43%
TX State House 42 Richard Raymond Democratic 36%
TX State House 46 Dawnna Dukes Democratic 37%
TX State House 48 Donna Howard Democratic 49%
TX State House 49 Elliott Naishtat Democratic 30%
TX State House 50 Mark Strama Democratic 63%
TX State House 51 Eddie Rodríguez Democratic 28%
TX State House 53 Harvey Hilderbran Republican 86%
TX State House 54 Jimmie Don Aycock Republican 95%
TX State House 55 Ralph Sheffield Republican 91%
TX State House 56 Charles Anderson Republican 88%
TX State House 58 Rob Orr Republican 88%
TX State House 59 Sid Miller Republican 91%
TX State House 60 James Keffer Republican 82%
TX State House 61 Phil King Republican 86%
TX State House 62 Larry Phillips Republican 83%
TX State House 63 Tan Parker Republican 92%
TX State House 64 Myra Crownover Republican 90%
TX State House 65 Burt Solomons Republican 80%
TX State House 67 Jerry Madden Republican 88%
TX State House 68 Rick Hardcastle Republican 82%
TX State House 70 Ken Paxton, Jr. Republican 94%
TX State House 71 Susan King Republican 81%
TX State House 72 Drew Darby Republican 92%
TX State House 73 Doug Miller Republican 91%
TX State House 74 Pete Gallego Democratic 34%
TX State House 75 Chente Quintanilla Democratic 41%
TX State House 77 Marisa Marquez Democratic 55%
TX State House 79 Joe Pickett Democratic 47%
TX State House 80 Tracy King Democratic 59%
TX State House 81 Tryon Lewis Republican 90%
TX State House 82 Thomas Craddick Republican 82%
TX State House 86 John Smithee Republican 84%
TX State House 88 Warren Chisum Republican 89%
TX State House 89 Jodie Laubenberg Republican 87%
TX State House 90 Lon Burnam Democratic 26%
TX State House 91 Kelly Hancock Republican 94%
TX State House 92 Todd Smith Republican 82%
TX State House 94 Diane Patrick Republican 95%
TX State House 95 Marc Veasey Democratic 39%
TX State House 97 Mark Shelton Republican 91%
TX State House 98 Vicki Truitt Republican 81%
TX State House 99 Charlie Geren Republican 81%
TX State House 103 Rafael Anchía Democratic 38%
TX State House 104 Roberto Alonzo Democratic 34%
TX State House 105 Linda Harper-Brown Republican 91%
TX State House 108 Daniel Branch Republican 87%
TX State House 109 Helen Giddings Democratic 37%
TX State House 110 Barbara Mallory Caraway Democratic 40%
TX State House 111 Yvonne Davis Democratic 24%
TX State House 112 Angie Chen Button Republican 91%
TX State House 113 Joe Driver Republican 93%
TX State House 114 Will Ford Hartnett Republican 88%
TX State House 115 Jim Jackson Republican 87%
TX State House 116 Trey Martinez Fischer Democratic 30%
TX State House 118 Joe Farias Democratic 38%
TX State House 119 Roland Gutierrez Democratic 36%
TX State House 120 Ruth Jones McClendon Democratic 34%
TX State House 123 Michael Villarreal Democratic 45%
TX State House 124 José Menéndez Democratic 41%
TX State House 125 Joaquin Castro Democratic 34%
TX State House 126 Patricia Harless Republican 86%
TX State House 128 Wayne Smith Republican 86%
TX State House 129 John Davis Republican 89%
TX State House 130 Allen Fletcher Republican 91%
TX State House 131 Alma Allen Democratic 35%
TX State House 132 William Callegari Republican 85%
TX State House 135 Gary Elkins Republican 86%
TX State House 136 Beverly Woolley Republican 92%
TX State House 137 Scott Hochberg Democratic 34%
TX State House 138 Dwayne Bohac Republican 80%
TX State House 139 Sylvester Turner Democratic 32%
TX State House 140 Armando Walle Democratic 36%
TX State House 141 Senfronia Thompson Democratic 29%
TX State House 142 Harold Dutton, Jr. Democratic 33%
TX State House 143 Ana Hernandez Luna Democratic 42%
TX State House 144 Ken Legler Republican 100%
TX State House 145 Carol Alvarado Democratic 40%
TX State House 147 Garnet Coleman Democratic 27%
TX State House 148 Jessica Farrar Democratic 26%
TX State House 149 Hubert Vo Democratic 44%
TX State House 150 Debbie Riddle Republican 84%
TX State Senate 1 Kevin Eltife Republican 79%
TX State Senate 2 Bob Deuell Republican 77%
TX State Senate 3 Robert Nichols Republican 86%
TX State Senate 4 Tommy Williams Republican 95%
TX State Senate 5 Steve Ogden Republican 77%
TX State Senate 6 Mario Gallegos Jr Democratic 35%
TX State Senate 7 Dan Patrick Republican 86%
TX State Senate 8 Florence Shapiro Republican 86%
TX State Senate 9 Chris Harris Republican 84%
TX State Senate 10 Wendy Davis Democratic 33%
TX State Senate 11 Mike Jackson Republican 86%
TX State Senate 12 Jane Gray Nelson Republican 87%
TX State Senate 13 Rodney Ellis Democratic 39%
TX State Senate 14 Kirk Watson Democratic 46%
TX State Senate 15 John Whitmire Democratic 45%
TX State Senate 16 John Carona Republican 82%
TX State Senate 17 Joan Huffman Republican 83%
TX State Senate 18 Glenn Hegar, Jr. Republican 91%
TX State Senate 19 Carlos Uresti Democratic 46%
TX State Senate 20 Juan Hinojosa Democratic 45%
TX State Senate 21 Judith Zaffirini Democratic 39%
TX State Senate 23 Royce West Democratic 43%
TX State Senate 24 Troy Fraser Republican 93%
TX State Senate 25 Earl Wentworth Republican 72%
TX State Senate 26 Leticia Van de Putte Democratic 39%
TX State Senate 27 Eddie Lucio, Jr. Democratic 47%
TX State Senate 28 Robert Duncan Republican 78%
TX State Senate 30 Craig Estes Republican 91%
TX State Senate 31 Kel Seliger Republican 85%
Kip Averitt 81%
Valinda Bolton 50%
Betty Brown 93%
Fred Brown 82%
Norma Chávez 42%
Ellen Cohen 52%
Frank Corte, Jr. 89%
Joe Crabb 88%
Jim Dunnam 32%
Al Edwards 36%
Kirk England 54%
David Farabee 60%
Ismael Flores 36%
Stephen Frost 56%
Dan Gattis 87%
Yvonne González Toureilles 45%
Joe Heflin 54%
Abel Herrero 32%
Paula Hightower-Pierson 34%
Terri Hodge 26%
Mark Homer 64%
Carl Isett 92%
Delwin Jones 67%
Carol Kent 36%
David McQuade Leibowitz 32%
Diana Maldonado 36%
Brian McCall 76%
Jim McReynolds 52%
Thomas Merritt 77%
Robert Miklos 45%
Joseph Moody 36%
Dora Olivo 23%
Solomon Ortiz, Jr. 49%
Tara Rios Ybarra 55%
Patrick Rose 61%
Eliot Shapleigh 28%
David Swinford 84%
Kristi Thibaut 45%
Chris Turner 45%
Allen Vaught 49%

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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