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Special Interest Groups

Interest Group Ratings

Rating Group: Libertarian Party of Texas

2009 Positions on Economic and Personal Liberties

State Office District Name Party Rating
TX State House 2 Dan Flynn Republican 79%
TX State House 5 Bryan Hughes Republican 67%
TX State House 6 Leo Berman Republican 65%
TX State House 8 Byron Cook Republican 59%
TX State House 9 Wayne Christian Republican 77%
TX State House 10 Jim Pitts Republican 50%
TX State House 11 Chuck Hopson Republican 32%
TX State House 13 Lois Kolkhorst Republican 43%
TX State House 15 Rob Eissler Republican 61%
TX State House 16 Brandon Creighton Republican 75%
TX State House 17 Tim Kleinschmidt Republican 73%
TX State House 18 John Otto Republican 44%
TX State House 19 Mike Hamilton Republican 61%
TX State House 21 Allan Ritter Republican 28%
TX State House 22 Joe Deshotel Democratic 27%
TX State House 23 Craig Eiland Democratic 21%
TX State House 24 Larry Taylor Republican 77%
TX State House 25 Dennis Bonnen Republican 70%
TX State House 26 Charlie Howard Republican 71%
TX State House 28 John Zerwas Republican 44%
TX State House 29 Randy Weber Republican 88%
TX State House 30 Geanie Morrison Republican 53%
TX State House 31 Ryan Guillén Democratic 31%
TX State House 32 Todd Hunter Republican 55%
TX State House 37 René Oliveira Democratic 31%
TX State House 38 Eddie Lucio III Democratic 19%
TX State House 39 Armando Martinez Democratic 12%
TX State House 40 Aaron Pena, Jr. Republican 33%
TX State House 41 Veronica Gonzales Democratic 13%
TX State House 42 Richard Raymond Democratic 23%
TX State House 46 Dawnna Dukes Democratic 30%
TX State House 48 Donna Howard Democratic 10%
TX State House 49 Elliott Naishtat Democratic 8%
TX State House 50 Mark Strama Democratic 11%
TX State House 51 Eddie Rodríguez Democratic 19%
TX State House 53 Harvey Hilderbran Republican 67%
TX State House 54 Jimmie Don Aycock Republican 79%
TX State House 55 Ralph Sheffield Republican 72%
TX State House 56 Charles Anderson Republican 85%
TX State House 58 Rob Orr Republican 74%
TX State House 59 Sid Miller Republican 69%
TX State House 60 James Keffer Republican 43%
TX State House 61 Phil King Republican 70%
TX State House 62 Larry Phillips Republican 81%
TX State House 63 Tan Parker Republican 77%
TX State House 64 Myra Crownover Republican 57%
TX State House 65 Burt Solomons Republican 64%
TX State House 67 Jerry Madden Republican 60%
TX State House 68 Rick Hardcastle Republican 61%
TX State House 70 Ken Paxton, Jr. Republican 93%
TX State House 71 Susan King Republican 38%
TX State House 72 Drew Darby Republican 66%
TX State House 73 Doug Miller Republican 58%
TX State House 74 Pete Gallego Democratic 20%
TX State House 75 Chente Quintanilla Democratic 30%
TX State House 77 Marisa Marquez Democratic 13%
TX State House 79 Joe Pickett Democratic 17%
TX State House 80 Tracy King Democratic 33%
TX State House 81 Tryon Lewis Republican 74%
TX State House 82 Thomas Craddick Republican 70%
TX State House 86 John Smithee Republican 60%
TX State House 88 Warren Chisum Republican 67%
TX State House 89 Jodie Laubenberg Republican 90%
TX State House 90 Lon Burnam Democratic 11%
TX State House 91 Kelly Hancock Republican 67%
TX State House 92 Todd Smith Republican 53%
TX State House 94 Diane Patrick Republican 61%
TX State House 95 Marc Veasey Democratic 17%
TX State House 97 Mark Shelton Republican 59%
TX State House 98 Vicki Truitt Republican 56%
TX State House 99 Charlie Geren Republican 53%
TX State House 103 Rafael Anchía Democratic 8%
TX State House 104 Roberto Alonzo Democratic 19%
TX State House 105 Linda Harper-Brown Republican 68%
TX State House 108 Daniel Branch Republican 67%
TX State House 109 Helen Giddings Democratic 24%
TX State House 110 Barbara Mallory Caraway Democratic 19%
TX State House 111 Yvonne Davis Democratic 18%
TX State House 112 Angie Chen Button Republican 66%
TX State House 113 Joe Driver Republican 47%
TX State House 114 Will Ford Hartnett Republican 55%
TX State House 115 Jim Jackson Republican 49%
TX State House 116 Trey Martinez Fischer Democratic 13%
TX State House 118 Joe Farias Democratic 19%
TX State House 119 Roland Gutierrez Democratic 23%
TX State House 120 Ruth Jones McClendon Democratic 25%
TX State House 121 Joe Straus Republican 50%
TX State House 123 Michael Villarreal Democratic 10%
TX State House 124 José Menéndez Democratic 20%
TX State House 125 Joaquin Castro Democratic 15%
TX State House 126 Patricia Harless Republican 75%
TX State House 128 Wayne Smith Republican 74%
TX State House 129 John Davis Republican 59%
TX State House 130 Allen Fletcher Republican 81%
TX State House 131 Alma Allen Democratic 13%
TX State House 132 William Callegari Republican 59%
TX State House 135 Gary Elkins Republican 67%
TX State House 136 Beverly Woolley Republican 57%
TX State House 137 Scott Hochberg Democratic 15%
TX State House 138 Dwayne Bohac Republican 37%
TX State House 139 Sylvester Turner Democratic 9%
TX State House 140 Armando Walle Democratic 9%
TX State House 141 Senfronia Thompson Democratic 21%
TX State House 142 Harold Dutton, Jr. Democratic 10%
TX State House 143 Ana Hernandez Luna Democratic 13%
TX State House 144 Ken Legler Republican 79%
TX State House 145 Carol Alvarado Democratic 5%
TX State House 147 Garnet Coleman Democratic 18%
TX State House 148 Jessica Farrar Democratic 11%
TX State House 149 Hubert Vo Democratic 15%
TX State House 150 Debbie Riddle Republican 90%
TX State Senate 1 Kevin Eltife Republican 40%
TX State Senate 2 Bob Deuell Republican 18%
TX State Senate 3 Robert Nichols Republican 34%
TX State Senate 4 Tommy Williams Republican 61%
TX State Senate 5 Steve Ogden Republican 34%
TX State Senate 6 Mario Gallegos Jr Democratic 30%
TX State Senate 7 Dan Patrick Republican 51%
TX State Senate 8 Florence Shapiro Republican 27%
TX State Senate 9 Chris Harris Republican 34%
TX State Senate 10 Wendy Davis Democratic 20%
TX State Senate 11 Mike Jackson Republican 66%
TX State Senate 12 Jane Gray Nelson Republican 49%
TX State Senate 13 Rodney Ellis Democratic 15%
TX State Senate 14 Kirk Watson Democratic 25%
TX State Senate 15 John Whitmire Democratic 25%
TX State Senate 16 John Carona Republican 25%
TX State Senate 17 Joan Huffman Republican 34%
TX State Senate 18 Glenn Hegar, Jr. Republican 42%
TX State Senate 19 Carlos Uresti Democratic 30%
TX State Senate 20 Juan Hinojosa Democratic 25%
TX State Senate 21 Judith Zaffirini Democratic 15%
TX State Senate 23 Royce West Democratic 10%
TX State Senate 24 Troy Fraser Republican 51%
TX State Senate 25 Earl Wentworth Republican 20%
TX State Senate 26 Leticia Van de Putte Democratic 25%
TX State Senate 27 Eddie Lucio, Jr. Democratic 15%
TX State Senate 28 Robert Duncan Republican 25%
TX State Senate 30 Craig Estes Republican 49%
TX State Senate 31 Kel Seliger Republican 27%
Kip Averitt 30%
Valinda Bolton 19%
Betty Brown 77%
Fred Brown 75%
Norma Chávez 11%
Ellen Cohen 24%
Frank Corte, Jr. 66%
Joe Crabb 69%
Jim Dunnam 19%
Al Edwards 26%
Kirk England 31%
David Farabee 25%
Ismael Flores 20%
Stephen Frost 34%
Dan Gattis 72%
Yvonne González Toureilles 15%
Joe Heflin 23%
Abel Herrero 19%
Paula Hightower-Pierson 12%
Terri Hodge 24%
Mark Homer 25%
Carl Isett 80%
Delwin Jones 48%
Carol Kent 11%
Edmund Kuempel 43%
David McQuade Leibowitz 13%
Diana Maldonado 21%
Brian McCall 44%
Jim McReynolds 30%
Thomas Merritt 52%
Robert Miklos 21%
Joseph Moody 19%
Dora Olivo 9%
Solomon Ortiz, Jr. 19%
Tara Rios Ybarra 21%
Patrick Rose 25%
Eliot Shapleigh 15%
David Swinford 56%
Kristi Thibaut 15%
Chris Turner 25%
Allen Vaught 25%

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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