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Special Interest Groups

Interest Group Ratings

Rating Group: Americans for Prosperity Texas

2009 Positions

Issues: Conservative
State Office District Name Party Rating
TX State House 2 Dan Flynn Republican 102%
TX State House 5 Bryan Hughes Republican 96%
TX State House 6 Leo Berman Republican 97%
TX State House 8 Byron Cook Republican 91%
TX State House 9 Wayne Christian Republican 104%
TX State House 10 Jim Pitts Republican 75%
TX State House 11 Chuck Hopson Republican 85%
TX State House 13 Lois Kolkhorst Republican 85%
TX State House 15 Rob Eissler Republican 90%
TX State House 16 Brandon Creighton Republican 90%
TX State House 17 Tim Kleinschmidt Republican 95%
TX State House 18 John Otto Republican 91%
TX State House 19 Mike Hamilton Republican 85%
TX State House 21 Allan Ritter Republican 75%
TX State House 22 Joe Deshotel Democratic 57%
TX State House 23 Craig Eiland Democratic 65%
TX State House 24 Larry Taylor Republican 95%
TX State House 25 Dennis Bonnen Republican 92%
TX State House 26 Charlie Howard Republican 97%
TX State House 28 John Zerwas Republican 90%
TX State House 29 Randy Weber Republican 95%
TX State House 30 Geanie Morrison Republican 94%
TX State House 31 Ryan Guillén Democratic 82%
TX State House 32 Todd Hunter Republican 85%
TX State House 37 René Oliveira Democratic 75%
TX State House 38 Eddie Lucio III Democratic 80%
TX State House 39 Armando Martinez Democratic 75%
TX State House 40 Aaron Pena, Jr. Republican 85%
TX State House 41 Veronica Gonzales Democratic 70%
TX State House 42 Richard Raymond Democratic 70%
TX State House 46 Dawnna Dukes Democratic 65%
TX State House 48 Donna Howard Democratic 78%
TX State House 49 Elliott Naishtat Democratic 61%
TX State House 50 Mark Strama Democratic 78%
TX State House 51 Eddie Rodríguez Democratic 66%
TX State House 53 Harvey Hilderbran Republican 83%
TX State House 54 Jimmie Don Aycock Republican 97%
TX State House 55 Ralph Sheffield Republican 88%
TX State House 56 Charles Anderson Republican 104%
TX State House 58 Rob Orr Republican 84%
TX State House 59 Sid Miller Republican 82%
TX State House 60 James Keffer Republican 87%
TX State House 61 Phil King Republican 99%
TX State House 62 Larry Phillips Republican 85%
TX State House 63 Tan Parker Republican 95%
TX State House 64 Myra Crownover Republican 93%
TX State House 65 Burt Solomons Republican 77%
TX State House 67 Jerry Madden Republican 95%
TX State House 68 Rick Hardcastle Republican 90%
TX State House 70 Ken Paxton, Jr. Republican 101%
TX State House 71 Susan King Republican 58%
TX State House 72 Drew Darby Republican 90%
TX State House 73 Doug Miller Republican 86%
TX State House 74 Pete Gallego Democratic 68%
TX State House 75 Chente Quintanilla Democratic 77%
TX State House 77 Marisa Marquez Democratic 70%
TX State House 79 Joe Pickett Democratic 85%
TX State House 80 Tracy King Democratic 85%
TX State House 81 Tryon Lewis Republican 90%
TX State House 82 Thomas Craddick Republican 82%
TX State House 86 John Smithee Republican 85%
TX State House 88 Warren Chisum Republican 95%
TX State House 89 Jodie Laubenberg Republican 100%
TX State House 90 Lon Burnam Democratic 60%
TX State House 91 Kelly Hancock Republican 94%
TX State House 92 Todd Smith Republican 85%
TX State House 94 Diane Patrick Republican 85%
TX State House 95 Marc Veasey Democratic 58%
TX State House 97 Mark Shelton Republican 88%
TX State House 98 Vicki Truitt Republican 82%
TX State House 99 Charlie Geren Republican 77%
TX State House 103 Rafael Anchía Democratic 65%
TX State House 104 Roberto Alonzo Democratic 60%
TX State House 105 Linda Harper-Brown Republican 100%
TX State House 108 Daniel Branch Republican 88%
TX State House 109 Helen Giddings Democratic 68%
TX State House 110 Barbara Mallory Caraway Democratic 59%
TX State House 111 Yvonne Davis Democratic 65%
TX State House 112 Angie Chen Button Republican 85%
TX State House 113 Joe Driver Republican 88%
TX State House 114 Will Ford Hartnett Republican 90%
TX State House 115 Jim Jackson Republican 90%
TX State House 116 Trey Martinez Fischer Democratic 60%
TX State House 118 Joe Farias Democratic 65%
TX State House 119 Roland Gutierrez Democratic 75%
TX State House 120 Ruth Jones McClendon Democratic 70%
TX State House 123 Michael Villarreal Democratic 58%
TX State House 124 José Menéndez Democratic 59%
TX State House 125 Joaquin Castro Democratic 74%
TX State House 126 Patricia Harless Republican 77%
TX State House 128 Wayne Smith Republican 95%
TX State House 129 John Davis Republican 95%
TX State House 130 Allen Fletcher Republican 90%
TX State House 131 Alma Allen Democratic 65%
TX State House 132 William Callegari Republican 90%
TX State House 135 Gary Elkins Republican 82%
TX State House 136 Beverly Woolley Republican 85%
TX State House 137 Scott Hochberg Democratic 67%
TX State House 138 Dwayne Bohac Republican 84%
TX State House 139 Sylvester Turner Democratic 79%
TX State House 140 Armando Walle Democratic 70%
TX State House 141 Senfronia Thompson Democratic 75%
TX State House 142 Harold Dutton, Jr. Democratic 60%
TX State House 143 Ana Hernandez Luna Democratic 64%
TX State House 144 Ken Legler Republican 95%
TX State House 145 Carol Alvarado Democratic 72%
TX State House 147 Garnet Coleman Democratic 60%
TX State House 148 Jessica Farrar Democratic 60%
TX State House 149 Hubert Vo Democratic 70%
TX State House 150 Debbie Riddle Republican 95%
TX State Senate 1 Kevin Eltife Republican 67%
TX State Senate 2 Bob Deuell Republican 76%
TX State Senate 3 Robert Nichols Republican 75%
TX State Senate 4 Tommy Williams Republican 93%
TX State Senate 5 Steve Ogden Republican 73%
TX State Senate 6 Mario Gallegos Jr Democratic 36%
TX State Senate 7 Dan Patrick Republican 91%
TX State Senate 8 Florence Shapiro Republican 73%
TX State Senate 9 Chris Harris Republican 62%
TX State Senate 10 Wendy Davis Democratic 37%
TX State Senate 11 Mike Jackson Republican 91%
TX State Senate 12 Jane Gray Nelson Republican 84%
TX State Senate 13 Rodney Ellis Democratic 36%
TX State Senate 14 Kirk Watson Democratic 45%
TX State Senate 15 John Whitmire Democratic 45%
TX State Senate 16 John Carona Republican 48%
TX State Senate 17 Joan Huffman Republican 85%
TX State Senate 18 Glenn Hegar, Jr. Republican 73%
TX State Senate 19 Carlos Uresti Democratic 46%
TX State Senate 20 Juan Hinojosa Democratic 60%
TX State Senate 21 Judith Zaffirini Democratic 41%
TX State Senate 23 Royce West Democratic 53%
TX State Senate 24 Troy Fraser Republican 91%
TX State Senate 25 Earl Wentworth Republican 51%
TX State Senate 26 Leticia Van de Putte Democratic 46%
TX State Senate 27 Eddie Lucio, Jr. Democratic 53%
TX State Senate 28 Robert Duncan Republican 55%
TX State Senate 30 Craig Estes Republican 82%
TX State Senate 31 Kel Seliger Republican 73%
Kip Averitt 62%
Valinda Bolton 72%
Betty Brown 90%
Fred Brown 95%
Norma Chávez 70%
Ellen Cohen 75%
Frank Corte, Jr. 93%
Joe Crabb 90%
Jim Dunnam 75%
Al Edwards 80%
Kirk England 62%
David Farabee 80%
Ismael Flores 70%
Stephen Frost 85%
Dan Gattis 84%
Yvonne González Toureilles 75%
Joe Heflin 70%
Abel Herrero 70%
Paula Hightower-Pierson 74%
Terri Hodge 75%
Mark Homer 79%
Carl Isett 95%
Delwin Jones 95%
Carol Kent 68%
Edmund Kuempel 77%
David McQuade Leibowitz 65%
Diana Maldonado 68%
Brian McCall 88%
Jim McReynolds 85%
Thomas Merritt 90%
Robert Miklos 75%
Joseph Moody 80%
Dora Olivo 68%
Solomon Ortiz, Jr. 75%
Tara Rios Ybarra 84%
Patrick Rose 89%
Eliot Shapleigh 31%
David Swinford 81%
Kristi Thibaut 85%
Chris Turner 77%
Allen Vaught 67%

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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