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Special Interest Groups

Interest Group Ratings

Rating Group: Environment Texas

2009 Lifetime Score

State Office District Name Party Rating
TX State House 2 Dan Flynn Republican 20%
TX State House 5 Bryan Hughes Republican 34%
TX State House 6 Leo Berman Republican 30%
TX State House 8 Byron Cook Republican 36%
TX State House 9 Wayne Christian Republican 42%
TX State House 10 Jim Pitts Republican 38%
TX State House 11 Chuck Hopson Republican 51%
TX State House 13 Lois Kolkhorst Republican 24%
TX State House 15 Rob Eissler Republican 31%
TX State House 16 Brandon Creighton Republican 35%
TX State House 17 Tim Kleinschmidt Republican 13%
TX State House 18 John Otto Republican 43%
TX State House 19 Mike Hamilton Republican 32%
TX State House 21 Allan Ritter Republican 51%
TX State House 22 Joe Deshotel Democratic 70%
TX State House 23 Craig Eiland Democratic 65%
TX State House 24 Larry Taylor Republican 27%
TX State House 25 Dennis Bonnen Republican 18%
TX State House 26 Charlie Howard Republican 22%
TX State House 28 John Zerwas Republican 46%
TX State House 29 Randy Weber Republican 38%
TX State House 30 Geanie Morrison Republican 32%
TX State House 31 Ryan Guillén Democratic 61%
TX State House 32 Todd Hunter Republican 25%
TX State House 37 René Oliveira Democratic 70%
TX State House 38 Eddie Lucio III Democratic 77%
TX State House 39 Armando Martinez Democratic 84%
TX State House 40 Aaron Pena, Jr. Republican 74%
TX State House 41 Veronica Gonzales Democratic 86%
TX State House 42 Richard Raymond Democratic 70%
TX State House 46 Dawnna Dukes Democratic 86%
TX State House 48 Donna Howard Democratic 85%
TX State House 49 Elliott Naishtat Democratic 96%
TX State House 50 Mark Strama Democratic 70%
TX State House 51 Eddie Rodríguez Democratic 90%
TX State House 53 Harvey Hilderbran Republican 38%
TX State House 54 Jimmie Don Aycock Republican 35%
TX State House 55 Ralph Sheffield Republican 38%
TX State House 56 Charles Anderson Republican 36%
TX State House 58 Rob Orr Republican 40%
TX State House 59 Sid Miller Republican 24%
TX State House 60 James Keffer Republican 38%
TX State House 61 Phil King Republican 25%
TX State House 62 Larry Phillips Republican 32%
TX State House 63 Tan Parker Republican 28%
TX State House 64 Myra Crownover Republican 27%
TX State House 65 Burt Solomons Republican 30%
TX State House 67 Jerry Madden Republican 28%
TX State House 68 Rick Hardcastle Republican 42%
TX State House 70 Ken Paxton, Jr. Republican 15%
TX State House 71 Susan King Republican 42%
TX State House 72 Drew Darby Republican 35%
TX State House 73 Doug Miller Republican 38%
TX State House 74 Pete Gallego Democratic 83%
TX State House 75 Chente Quintanilla Democratic 65%
TX State House 77 Marisa Marquez Democratic 75%
TX State House 79 Joe Pickett Democratic 57%
TX State House 80 Tracy King Democratic 38%
TX State House 81 Tryon Lewis Republican 43%
TX State House 82 Thomas Craddick Republican 38%
TX State House 86 John Smithee Republican 42%
TX State House 88 Warren Chisum Republican 37%
TX State House 89 Jodie Laubenberg Republican 19%
TX State House 90 Lon Burnam Democratic 100%
TX State House 91 Kelly Hancock Republican 27%
TX State House 92 Todd Smith Republican 41%
TX State House 94 Diane Patrick Republican 34%
TX State House 95 Marc Veasey Democratic 84%
TX State House 97 Mark Shelton Republican 25%
TX State House 98 Vicki Truitt Republican 24%
TX State House 99 Charlie Geren Republican 18%
TX State House 103 Rafael Anchía Democratic 81%
TX State House 104 Roberto Alonzo Democratic 89%
TX State House 105 Linda Harper-Brown Republican 24%
TX State House 108 Daniel Branch Republican 22%
TX State House 109 Helen Giddings Democratic 64%
TX State House 110 Barbara Mallory Caraway Democratic 77%
TX State House 111 Yvonne Davis Democratic 90%
TX State House 112 Angie Chen Button Republican 50%
TX State House 113 Joe Driver Republican 18%
TX State House 114 Will Ford Hartnett Republican 21%
TX State House 115 Jim Jackson Republican 36%
TX State House 116 Trey Martinez Fischer Democratic 81%
TX State House 118 Joe Farias Democratic 92%
TX State House 119 Roland Gutierrez Democratic 88%
TX State House 120 Ruth Jones McClendon Democratic 80%
TX State House 123 Michael Villarreal Democratic 81%
TX State House 124 José Menéndez Democratic 75%
TX State House 125 Joaquin Castro Democratic 86%
TX State House 126 Patricia Harless Republican 13%
TX State House 128 Wayne Smith Republican 27%
TX State House 129 John Davis Republican 32%
TX State House 130 Allen Fletcher Republican 13%
TX State House 131 Alma Allen Democratic 85%
TX State House 132 William Callegari Republican 33%
TX State House 135 Gary Elkins Republican 28%
TX State House 136 Beverly Woolley Republican 19%
TX State House 137 Scott Hochberg Democratic 90%
TX State House 138 Dwayne Bohac Republican 42%
TX State House 139 Sylvester Turner Democratic 61%
TX State House 140 Armando Walle Democratic 100%
TX State House 141 Senfronia Thompson Democratic 76%
TX State House 142 Harold Dutton, Jr. Democratic 77%
TX State House 143 Ana Hernandez Luna Democratic 84%
TX State House 144 Ken Legler Republican 38%
TX State House 145 Carol Alvarado Democratic 100%
TX State House 147 Garnet Coleman Democratic 100%
TX State House 148 Jessica Farrar Democratic 80%
TX State House 149 Hubert Vo Democratic 86%
TX State House 150 Debbie Riddle Republican 15%
TX State Senate 1 Kevin Eltife Republican 79%
TX State Senate 2 Bob Deuell Republican 79%
TX State Senate 3 Robert Nichols Republican 50%
TX State Senate 4 Tommy Williams Republican 51%
TX State Senate 5 Steve Ogden Republican 57%
TX State Senate 6 Mario Gallegos Jr Democratic 100%
TX State Senate 7 Dan Patrick Republican 43%
TX State Senate 8 Florence Shapiro Republican 50%
TX State Senate 9 Chris Harris Republican 49%
TX State Senate 10 Wendy Davis Democratic 100%
TX State Senate 11 Mike Jackson Republican 57%
TX State Senate 12 Jane Gray Nelson Republican 43%
TX State Senate 13 Rodney Ellis Democratic 93%
TX State Senate 14 Kirk Watson Democratic 93%
TX State Senate 15 John Whitmire Democratic 93%
TX State Senate 16 John Carona Republican 79%
TX State Senate 17 Joan Huffman Republican 86%
TX State Senate 18 Glenn Hegar, Jr. Republican 71%
TX State Senate 19 Carlos Uresti Democratic 93%
TX State Senate 20 Juan Hinojosa Democratic 86%
TX State Senate 21 Judith Zaffirini Democratic 93%
TX State Senate 23 Royce West Democratic 86%
TX State Senate 24 Troy Fraser Republican 57%
TX State Senate 25 Earl Wentworth Republican 72%
TX State Senate 26 Leticia Van de Putte Democratic 93%
TX State Senate 27 Eddie Lucio, Jr. Democratic 86%
TX State Senate 28 Robert Duncan Republican 79%
TX State Senate 30 Craig Estes Republican 71%
TX State Senate 31 Kel Seliger Republican 79%
Kip Averitt 79%
Valinda Bolton 92%
Betty Brown 29%
Fred Brown 24%
Norma Chávez 82%
Ellen Cohen 77%
Frank Corte, Jr. 35%
Joe Crabb 28%
Jim Dunnam 86%
Al Edwards 61%
Kirk England 77%
David Farabee 55%
Ismael Flores 70%
Stephen Frost 80%
Dan Gattis 44%
Yvonne González Toureilles 83%
Joe Heflin 68%
Abel Herrero 100%
Paula Hightower-Pierson 76%
Terri Hodge 79%
Mark Homer 50%
Carl Isett 27%
Delwin Jones 50%
Carol Kent 88%
Edmund Kuempel 27%
David McQuade Leibowitz 100%
Diana Maldonado 100%
Brian McCall 32%
Jim McReynolds 60%
Thomas Merritt 38%
Robert Miklos 75%
Joseph Moody 100%
Dora Olivo 96%
Solomon Ortiz, Jr. 85%
Tara Rios Ybarra 88%
Patrick Rose 65%
Eliot Shapleigh 93%
David Swinford 37%
Kristi Thibaut 75%
Chris Turner 88%
Allen Vaught 73%

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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