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2007 Positions on Conservative Issues

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State Office Name Party Rating
Glenn Hegar, Jr. 72
Susan King 72
TX State Senate - 18 Lois Kolkhorst Republican 72
TX Secretary of State Jane Gray Nelson Republican 72
Florence Shapiro 72
Tommy Williams 72
John Carona 70
Kevin Eltife 70
Tony Goolsby 70
Mike Hamilton 70
Daniel Branch 69
Craig Estes 68
Mike Jackson 68
Robert Duncan 66
Brian McCall 66
Thomas Merritt 66
Kirk England 64
Dan Gattis 64
Kel Seliger 64
Eddie Lucio, Jr. 62
TX State House - 99 Charlie Geren Republican 61
David Farabee 58
Joe Heflin 58
Delwin Jones 55
Allan Ritter 55
Robert Cook III 54
Jim McReynolds 54
Mark Homer 52
Chuck Hopson 52
Joe Pickett 52
Joe Straus 52
TX State Senate - 20 Juan Hinojosa Democratic 51
Anna Mowery 51
Steve Ogden 51
Earl Wentworth 49
TX State House - 31 Ryan Guillén Republican 48
Aaron Pena, Jr. 48
Carlos Uresti 47
TX State Senate - 23 Royce West Democratic 47
TX Mayor - At-Large John Whitmire Democratic 47
TX Commissioner - Precinct 1 Rodney Ellis 45
Chente Quintanilla 45
Patrick Rose 45
TX Mayor - At-Large Kirk Watson Democratic 45
Joe Deshotel 43
Leticia Van de Putte 43
TX State Senate - 21 Judith Zaffirini Democratic 43
Stephen Frost 42
Mario Gallegos, Jr. 42
TX State House - 42 Richard Raymond Democratic 42
Tracy King 40
TX State House - 39 Armando Martinez Democratic 40
Eliot Shapleigh 40
Sylvester Turner 39
Kevin Bailey 37
TX State Senate - 26 José Menéndez Democratic 37
Robert Puente 37
Norma Chávez 36
Eddie Lucio III 36
Rick Noriega 36
Craig Eiland 34
Mark Strama 34
TX U.S. House - 20 Joaquin Castro Democratic 33
Joe Farias 33
Juan Garcia III 33
TX State House - 116 Trey Martinez Fischer Democratic 33
Ruth Jones McClendon 33
Dora Olivo 33
Allen Vaught 33
TX State House - 149 Hubert Vo Democratic 33
Valinda Bolton 31
Dawnna Dukes 31
Pete Gallego 31
Helen Giddings 31
TX State House - 48 Donna Howard Democratic 31
State Office Name Party Rating
Glenn Hegar, Jr. 72
Susan King 72
TX State Senate - 18 Lois Kolkhorst R 72
TX Secretary of State Jane Gray Nelson R 72
Florence Shapiro 72
Tommy Williams 72
John Carona 70
Kevin Eltife 70
Tony Goolsby 70
Mike Hamilton 70
Daniel Branch 69
Craig Estes 68
Mike Jackson 68
Robert Duncan 66
Brian McCall 66
Thomas Merritt 66
Kirk England 64
Dan Gattis 64
Kel Seliger 64
Eddie Lucio, Jr. 62
TX State House - 99 Charlie Geren R 61
David Farabee 58
Joe Heflin 58
Delwin Jones 55
Allan Ritter 55
Robert Cook III 54
Jim McReynolds 54
Mark Homer 52
Chuck Hopson 52
Joe Pickett 52
Joe Straus 52
TX State Senate - 20 Juan Hinojosa D 51
Anna Mowery 51
Steve Ogden 51
Earl Wentworth 49
TX State House - 31 Ryan Guillén R 48
Aaron Pena, Jr. 48
Carlos Uresti 47
TX State Senate - 23 Royce West D 47
TX Mayor - At-Large John Whitmire D 47
TX Commissioner - Precinct 1 Rodney Ellis 45
Chente Quintanilla 45
Patrick Rose 45
TX Mayor - At-Large Kirk Watson D 45
Joe Deshotel 43
Leticia Van de Putte 43
TX State Senate - 21 Judith Zaffirini D 43
Stephen Frost 42
Mario Gallegos, Jr. 42
TX State House - 42 Richard Raymond D 42
Tracy King 40
TX State House - 39 Armando Martinez D 40
Eliot Shapleigh 40
Sylvester Turner 39
Kevin Bailey 37
TX State Senate - 26 José Menéndez D 37
Robert Puente 37
Norma Chávez 36
Eddie Lucio III 36
Rick Noriega 36
Craig Eiland 34
Mark Strama 34
TX U.S. House - 20 Joaquin Castro D 33
Joe Farias 33
Juan Garcia III 33
TX State House - 116 Trey Martinez Fischer D 33
Ruth Jones McClendon 33
Dora Olivo 33
Allen Vaught 33
TX State House - 149 Hubert Vo D 33
Valinda Bolton 31
Dawnna Dukes 31
Pete Gallego 31
Helen Giddings 31
TX State House - 48 Donna Howard D 31
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