Rating Group: Young Conservatives of Texas
2023 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | State House - 89 | Candy Noble | Republican | 84% |
| TX | State House - 106 | Jared Patterson | Republican | 84% |
| TX | State House - 86 | John Smithee | Republican | 84% |
| TX | State House - 138 | Lacey Hull | Republican | 82% |
| TX | State House - 16 | Will Metcalf | Republican | 82% |
| Drew Springer | 82% | |||
| TX | State House - 129 | Dennis Paul | Republican | 81% |
| Lynn Stucky | 81% | |||
| TX | State House - 4 | Keith Bell | Republican | 80% |
| TX | State House - 63 | Ben Bumgarner | Republican | 80% |
| TX | State House - 28 | Gary Gates | Republican | 80% |
| TX | State House - 17 | Stan Gerdes | Republican | 80% |
| TX | State Senate - 18 | Lois Kolkhorst | Republican | 78% |
| TX | State House - 3 | Cecil Bell, Jr. | Republican | 77% |
| Brandon Creighton | 77% | |||
| TX | Comptroller of Public Accounts | Kelly Hancock | Republican | 77% |
| TX | State Senate - 12 | Tan Parker | Republican | 77% |
| TX | State House - 132 | Mike Schofield | Republican | 77% |
| TX | State House - 96 | David Cook | Republican | 76% |
| TX | State Senate - 31 | Kevin Sparks | Republican | 76% |
| TX | State Senate - 7 | Paul Bettencourt | Republican | 75% |
| TX | State Senate - 10 | Phil King | Republican | 75% |
| TX | State Senate - 8 | Angela Paxton | Republican | 75% |
| TX | State Senate - 5 | Charles Schwertner | Republican | 75% |
| Ed Thompson | 75% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | State House - 89 | Candy Noble | R | 84% |
| TX | State House - 106 | Jared Patterson | R | 84% |
| TX | State House - 86 | John Smithee | R | 84% |
| TX | State House - 138 | Lacey Hull | R | 82% |
| TX | State House - 16 | Will Metcalf | R | 82% |
| Drew Springer | 82% | |||
| TX | State House - 129 | Dennis Paul | R | 81% |
| Lynn Stucky | 81% | |||
| TX | State House - 4 | Keith Bell | R | 80% |
| TX | State House - 63 | Ben Bumgarner | R | 80% |
| TX | State House - 28 | Gary Gates | R | 80% |
| TX | State House - 17 | Stan Gerdes | R | 80% |
| TX | State Senate - 18 | Lois Kolkhorst | R | 78% |
| TX | State House - 3 | Cecil Bell, Jr. | R | 77% |
| Brandon Creighton | 77% | |||
| TX | Comptroller of Public Accounts | Kelly Hancock | R | 77% |
| TX | State Senate - 12 | Tan Parker | R | 77% |
| TX | State House - 132 | Mike Schofield | R | 77% |
| TX | State House - 96 | David Cook | R | 76% |
| TX | State Senate - 31 | Kevin Sparks | R | 76% |
| TX | State Senate - 7 | Paul Bettencourt | R | 75% |
| TX | State Senate - 10 | Phil King | R | 75% |
| TX | State Senate - 8 | Angela Paxton | R | 75% |
| TX | State Senate - 5 | Charles Schwertner | R | 75% |
| Ed Thompson | 75% |