Legislative Scorecard: Texas State House - 1999
Texas Eagle Forum
P.O. Box 795354, Dallas, TX 75379
972-250-0734

State Representative
democrat, republican

1-
lottery

2-
hate

3-
soc. med.

4-
SBCs

5-
English

6-
taxes

7-
SBOE

8-
CHIP

9-
guns

10-
doctor

total
 SB30
Clyde Alexander

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

E

X

O

11%

45%
Ray Allen

X

X

E

O

E

X

X

O

X

X

75%

100%
Leo Alvarado

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

55%
Kip Averitt

O

O

O

O

A

X

O

O

X

X

30%

100%
Kevin Bailey

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

18%
Leo Berman

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

90%

100%
Dennis Bonnen

A

X

O

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

60%

91%
Fred Bosse

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

82%
Kim Brimer

O

X

X

O

X

X

X

O

X

P

60%

100%
Betty Brown

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

X

90%

100%
Fred Brown

X

X

O

X

X

X

X

E

X

O

78%

100%
Lon Burnam

O

O

O

A

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

9%
Jaime Capelo

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

18%
Bill Carter

O

X

O

O

O

X

O

O

X

O

30%

73%
Norma Chavez

A

O

O

O

O

X

O

O

O

O

10%

0%
Warren Chisum

X

O

X

A

X

X

O

O

X

X

60%

82%
Wayne Christian

X

X

O

X

O

O

X

O

X

O

50%

100%
Ron Clark

X

X

O

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

70%

100%
Garnet Coleman

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

A

O

0%

9%
Robert Cook

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

20%

82%
Frank Corte

X

X

X

E

X

E

E

X

E

E

100%

100%
David Counts

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

A

20%

64%
Joe Crabb

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

90%

100%
Tom Craddick

X

X

O

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

70%

100%
Ronny Crownover

E

E

X

E

X

X

X

E

X

E

100%

100%
State Representative
democrat, republican

1-
lottery

2-
hate

3-
soc. med.

4-
SBCs

5-
English

6-
taxes

7-
SBOE

8-
CHIP

9-
guns

10-
doctor

total
 SB30
Henry Cuellar

O

O

O

E

O

O

O

O

X

O

11%

45%
John Culberson

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

80%

100%
Debra Danburg

O

O

O

A

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

0%
John Davis

X

X

O

X

A

X

X

X

X

X

80%

100%
Yvonne Davis

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

9%
Dianne Delisi

X

E

O

X

X

X

X

O

X

X

78%

73%
Mary Denny

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

90%

100%
Joe Deshotel

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

9%
Joe Driver

O

X

O

X

O

O

X

O

X

X

50%

100%
Dawnna Dukes

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

9%
Jim Dunnam

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

45%
Harold Dutton

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

9%
Al Edwards

A

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

9%
Harryette Ehrhardt

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

9%
Craig Eiland

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

55%
Gary Elkins

X

X

O

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

70%

100%
Dan Ellis

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

E

O

0%

60%
David Farabee

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

55%
Jessica Farrar

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

0%
Kino Flores

O

O

O

A

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

36%
Pete Gallego

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

27%
Domingo Garcia

O

O

O

E

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

18%
Kenn George

O

X

O

A

X

X

X

X

X

X

70%

73%
Helen Giddings

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

9%
Bob Glaze

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

20%

18%
State Representative
democrat, republican

1-
lottery

2-
hate

3-
soc. med.

4-
SBCs

5-
English

6-
taxes

7-
SBOE

8-
CHIP

9-
guns

10-
doctor

total
 SB30
Toby Goodman

O

O

A

O

O

X

O

O

X

O

20%

100%
Tony Goolsby

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

X

O

20%

100%
Partricia Gray

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

10%

36%
Rick Green

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

100%

100%
Sherri Greenberg

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

0%
Kent Grusendorf

O

X

X

A

X

X

X

X

X

O

70%

100%
Roberto Gutierrez

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

11%
Pat Haggerty

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

O

X

O

20%

91%
Peggy Hamric

X

X

O

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

70%

100%
Rick Hardcastle

X

X

X

O

O

O

X

O

X

X

60%

82%
Will Hartnett

X

X

X

X

X

X

A

O

X

O

70%

100%
Judy Hawley

O

O

O

O

X

O

O

O

X

O

20%

55%
Talmadge Heflin

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

100%

100%
Paul Hilbert

O

E

O

X

X

X

X

O

X

E

63%

100%
Harvey Hilderbran

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

80%

100%
Fred Hill

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

80%

100%
Juan Hinojosa

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

18%
Scott Hochberg

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

9%
Terri Hodge

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

18%
Mark Homer

O

E

O

O

O

O

O

E

X

O

13%

45%
Ruben Hope

O

X

O

O

X

X

X

O

X

O

50%

100%
Charlie Howard

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

100%

100%
Bob Hunter

X

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

X

O

30%

100%
Suzanna Hupp

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

X

90%

82%
Carl Isett

X

X

O

O

X

X

X

X

X

X

80%

100%
State Representative
democrat, republican

1-
lottery

2-
hate

3-
soc. med.

4-
SBCs

5-
English

6-
taxes

7-
SBOE

8-
CHIP

9-
guns

10-
doctor

total
 SB30
Kyle Janek

O

X

O

O

O

O

X

O

X

O

30%

91%
Charles Jones

X

X

O

X

X

X

X

E

X

X

89%

100%

Delwin Jones

O

O

O

E

O

E

E

O

X

E

17%

100%
Jesse Jones

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

18%
Robert Junell

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

64%
Terry Keel

X

X

O

X

X

X

O

O

X

O

60%

100%
Jim Keffer

X

X

O

X

O

O

X

O

X

O

50%

100%
Phil King

X

X

X

O

X

O

X

O

X

O

60%

91%
Tracy King

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

20%

36%
Mike Krusee

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

80%

100%
Edmund Kuempel

O

X

O

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

60%

100%
Pete Laney

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P
David Lengefeld

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

36%
Glenn Lewis

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

18%
Ron Lewis

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

100%

John Longoria

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

45%
Vilma Luna

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

18%
Jerry Madden

O

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

P

70%

100%
Ken Marchant

X

X

O

A

X

X

X

O

X

O

60%

100%
Glen Maxey

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

0%
Brian McCall

O

X

O

A

O

O

X

O

X

O

30%

100%
Ruth McClendon

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

0%
Jim McReynolds

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

55%
Tommy Merritt

O

O

X

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

20%

45%
Joe Moreno

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

0%
State Representative
democrat, republican

1-
lottery

2-
hate

3-
soc. med.

4-
SBCs

5-
English

6-
taxes

7-
SBOE

8-
CHIP

9-
guns

10-
doctor

total
 SB30
Paul Moreno

O

O

E

A

E

O

O

O

O

A

0%

9%
Geanie Morrison

X

X

O

O

X

O

X

O

X

O

50%

100%
Anna Mowery

X

X

A

X

O

X

O

O

X

O

50%

100%
Elliott Naishtat

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

0%
Manny Najera

E

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

9%
Joe Nixon

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

E

X

O

89%

90%
Rick Noriega

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

9%
Rene Oliveira

O

O

O

O

A

O

O

E

O

O

0%

27%
Dora Olivo

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

27%
Sue Palmer

O

X

O

X

O

X

X

O

X

X

60%

100%
Joseph Pickett

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

55%
Jim Pitts

X

O

O

O

X

O

X

O

X

O

40%

82%
Robert Puente

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

36%
Tom Ramsay

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

91%
Irma Rangel

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

9%
Art Reyna

O

O

O

O

O

A

O

O

X

O

10%

0%
Elvira Reyna

X

X

O

X

O

X

X

O

X

O

60%

100%
Allan Ritter

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

36%
Paul Sadler

O

O

O

O

O

O

P

O

X

O

10%

82%
Ignacio Salinas

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

36%
Gene Seaman

X

X

O

X

O

X

X

O

X

O

60%

100%
John Shields

X

X

X

A

O

X

X

X

X

O

70%

100%
Bill Siebert

X

X

X

O

O

X

X

O

X

X

70%

100%
Todd Smith

X

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

30%

100%
John Smithee

X

X

O

O

X

X

O

O

X

O

50%

100%
State Representative
democrat, republican

1-
lottery

2-
hate

3-
soc. med.

4-
SBCs

5-
English

6-
taxes

7-
SBOE

8-
CHIP

9-
guns

10-
doctor

total
 SB30
Jim Solis

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

27%
Juan Solis

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

18%
Burt Solomons

X

X

X

O

X

X

X

O

X

O

70%

100%
Todd Staples

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

80%

100%
David Swinford

X

X

O

A

X

X

O

O

X

O

50%

91%
Robert Talton

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

100%

100%
Barry Telford

O

O

O

A

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

45%
Senfronia Thompson

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

0%
Dale Tillery

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

64%
Vicki Truitt

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

P

X

O

80%

100%
Bob Turner

O

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

20%

44%
Sylvester Turner

A

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

9%
Tom Uher

A

O

P

O

O

O

O

P

X

O

10%

45%
Carlos Uresti

O

O

A

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0%

18%
Leticia Van de Putte

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

18%
Gary Walker

X

X

O

O

O

O

X

O

X

O

40%

82%
Buddy West

X

X

O

O

O

X

X

O

X

X

60%

100%
Tom Williams

X

X

O

X

O

X

X

X

X

P

70%

100%
Ron Wilson

O

O

O

A

O

X

X

O

X

O

30%

9%
Mike Wise

O

O

A

O

O

O

O

A

X

O

10%

45%
Arlene Wohlgemuth

X

X

X

O

O

X

X

O

X

X

70%

100%
Steven Wolens

X

O

O

O

O

A

O

O

O

O

10%

17%
Beverly Woolley

X

X

X

O

X

X

X

E

X

O

78%

100%
Ken Yarbrough

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

30%
Zeb Zbranek

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

10%

55%


VOTE LEGEND:

  X  

   votes favoring TEF's position

  O  

   votes opposing TEF's position

  P  

   means present but not voting

  A  

   means the legislator was absent (unexcused)

  E  

   means the legislator was absent (excused)


ISSUES:

#1
- lottery -

Recorded vote #88 on House Bill 844 intends to "revive" the ailing state lottery. TEF opposed this bill. Gov. Bush signed HB 844 into law.

#2
- hate -

Recorded vote #151 on House Bill 938 was dubbed the "James Byrd Hate Crimes" bill. TEF opposes the use of "political correctness" to enhance penalties for crimes. This bill was defeated.

#3
- soc. med. -

Recorded vote #225 was cast on House Bill 1398. The bill enhances health care for indigents and creates a pilot regional health care delivery system, a.k.a. socialized medicine. TEF opposes socialism. Gov. Bush signed HB 1398 into law.

#4
- SBCs -

Recorded vote #472 on House Bill 2202 encourages school-based health clinics. TEF opposes expansion of the public school mission from "education" to "medication." Gov. Bush signed HB 2202 into law.

#5
- English -

Recorded vote #228 on House Bill 1275 requires that education plans for special education students be translated into the parents' native language. TEF believes the English language is central to maintaining America's unity as a melting pot for different languages and cultures, therefore we opposed this bill. Gov. Bush signed HB 1275 into law.

#6
- taxes -

Recorded vote #448 on Rep. Craddick's Amendment #20 on Senate Bill 4 would have required local school board trustees to justify property tax increases. The amendment was an attempt to slow the relentless increase in property taxes resulting from misnomer "tax cuts" promised by the Governor and Legislators. Regretfully, the Amendment failed.

#7
- SBOE -

Recorded vote #459 on Amendment #6 by Reps. Howard and Longoria on Senate Bill 103 would have restored authority to our elected State Board of Education which TEF supports. Regretfully, this Amendment failed.

#8
- CHIP -

Recorded vote #193 on Senate Bill 445 was for the bill's final passage. Incorporating Texas' tobacco lawsuit settlement, it also uses federal Children's Health Insurance Program monies to further socialize Texas' health care delivery. TEF opposed the bill. Gov. Bush signed SB 445 into law.

#9
- guns -

Recorded vote #368 on Senate Bill 717 on May 18th disallows lawsuits against gun manufacturers. TEF supported this bill, and Gov. Bush signed it into law.

#10
- doctor -

Recorded vote #466 on Senate Bill 1468 on May 25th regulates "physician joint negotiation." TEF opposes collective bargaining by doctors, yet we recognize the plight of physicians who are losing the battle against "socialized medicine." Gov. Bush signed SB 1468 into law.

total

This column is the "conservative total."

SB30

This column is the cumulative score of votes cast on Senate Bill 30 (the bill that requires abortionists to notify parents before performing the surgical procedure of abortion on minor girls).

State Representatives can be reached through the Capitol switchboard in Austin, 512-463-4630.