Texas State Legislative Candidates

Dear Supporter,

Campaign for Liberty gave candidates for State House and Senate an opportunity to provide a straight answer to the following questions.  The candidates' answers can be seen below the list of questions.  Because the vast majority of states do not include 3rd party candidates in the Primary process, Campaign for Liberty policy is to survey 3rd party candidates for General elections, except in Jungle Primary states.   

QUESTIONS

 

1. Will you oppose efforts to cooperate with a national ID card system and vote to block all state funding for and cooperation with any national ID scheme including the Real ID and Pass ID programs?
2. Do you oppose the use of unmanned devices being used for law enforcement and used in order to fine citizens?
3. Will you support a “Constitutional Carry” bill that would allow any law-abiding citizen to carry a firearm concealed without a permit?
4. Would you support a bill that would remove the state and local government’s power to use eminent domain to confiscate citizen’s private property to transfer it to another private party for economic development purposes?
5. Will you support legislation that would protect citizens’ right to film public officials performing their official duties, as long as they do not interfere with official business?
6. Will you support legislation to end the use of “no knock” warrants?
7. Will you support legislation that would allow TSA agents to be charged with sexual assault if they use invasive “pat-down” procedures?

 

SURVEY ANSWERS

					"Y"=Yes "N"=No "+"=Will Sponsor
District	Party	First	Last	City	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7
House
1	R	George	Lavender	Texarkana
2	R	Dan	Flynn	Van
2	R	George	Alexander	Greenville
3	R	Tammy	Blair		Y+	Y	Y+	Y	Y	Y+	Y
3	R	Bob	Bagley	Grangerland
3	R	Cecil	Bell	Magnolia	Y	Y+	Y	Y+	Y	Y	Y
3	R	Tony	Bonin	Magnolia
4	R	Stuart	Spitzer	Kaufman
5	R	Bryan	Hughes	Mineola
5	R	Mary	Lookadoo	Mineola
8	R	Byron	Cook	Corsicana
8	R	Bobby	Vickery	Frost
8	D	Charles E.	Morgan	Buffalo
9	R	Chris	Paddie	Marshall
10	R	TJ	Fabby	Waxahachie
10	R	Jim	Pitts	Waxahachie
10	R	Linda	Bounds	Oak Leaf	Y+	N	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y	Y+
10	R	Matthew D.	Melton	Waxahachie
11	R	Chuck	Hopson	Jacksonville
11	R	Travis	Clardy	Nacogdoches
12	R	Josh	Tetens	Waco	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+
12	R	Tucker	Anderson	Calvert
12	R	Timothy	Delasandro	College Station
12	R	Kyle J.	Kacal	College Station
12	R	Chris	Scotti	College Station
12	D	Robert	Stern	Marlin
13	R	Lois W.	Kolkhorst	Brenham
14	R	Hal	Hawkins	College Station
14	D	Judy	Le Unes	College Station
15	R	Rob	Eissler	The Woodlands
15	R	Steve	Toth	The Woodlands
16	R	Brandon	Creighton	Conroe
17	R	Tim	Kleinschmidt	Lexington
17	D	Colin J.	Guerra	Bastrop
19	R	Mike	Hamilton	Lumberton
19	R	James	White	Hillister
20	R	Marsha	Farney	Georgetown
20	D	Ezra A.	Johnson	San Antonio
21	R	Allan	Ritter	Nederland
22	D	Joe	Deshotel	Beaumont
23	D	Craig	Eiland	Galveston
23	R	Rachel	Delgado	Hitchcock
23	R	William O.	Wallace	Mont Belvieu
24	R	Greg	Bonnen	Friendswood
24	R	Ryan	Sitton	Friendswood
24	R	Heidi	Thiess	League City
24	D	H.C.	Cates	Dickinson
26	R	Sonal	Bhuchar	Sugar Land
26	R	Diana	Miller	Sugar Land
26	R	Rick	Miller	Sugar Land
26	D	Vy	Nguyen	Houston
27	R	Kris	Allfrey	Missouri City	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y+	Y	Y
28	R	John	Zerwas	Fulshear
29	R	Debra	Rosenthal-Ritter	Alvin	Y	Y	Y+	Y	Y	Y	Y+
29	D	Doug	Blatt	Pearland
30	R	Geanie W.	Morrison	Victoria
30	D	Alex	Hernandez	Victoria
31	D	Ryan	Guillan	Rio Grande City
31	R	Ann	Matthews	Charlotte
32	R	Todd	Hunter	Corpus Christi
33	R	Jim	Pruitt	Rockwall	Y	Y	Y+	Y	Y+		Y
33	R	Scott	Turner	Frisco
33	D	Solomon	Ortiz	Corpus Christi
34	R	Connie	Scott	Robstown
35	D	Oscar	Longoria	Mission
35	D	Gus	Ruiz	Harlingen
36	D	Sergio	Munoz	Mission
37	D	Rene	Oliveira	Brownsville
37	D	Alex	Dominguez	Brownsville
38	D	Eddie	Lucio	Brownsville
38	R	Alex	Torres	Harlingen
39	D	Armando "Mando"	Martinez	Weslaco
39	D	Joseph	Campos	Weslaco
39	R	Joel	De Los Santos	Harlingen
40	D	Timoteo	Betancourt	Edinburg
40	D	Terry	Canales	Edinburg
40	D	Augustin	Hernandez	Edinburg
40	D	Robert	Pena	Edinburg
41	R	Miriam	Martinez	Edinburg
41	R	Armando	Vera	McAllen
41	D	Robert	Guerra	Mission
42	D	Richard P.	Raymond	Laredo
43	R	J.M.	Lozano	Kingsville
43	R	William W.	Vaden	Ingleside	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
43	R	Bill T.	Wilson	Portland	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
43	D	Yvonne G.	Toureilles	Alice
43	D	Gabriel	Zamora	Alice
44	R	John	Kuempel	Seguin
45	D	John	Adams	Dripping Springs
46	D	Dawnna	Dukes	Austin
47	R	Paul	Workman	Spicewood
47	R	Ryan	Downton	Austin
47	D	Chris	Frandsen	Austin
48	D	Donna	Howard	Austin
48	R	Robert D.	Thomas	Austin
49	D	Elliott	Naishtat	Austin
50	D	Mark	Strama	Austin
51	D	Eddie	Rodriguez	Austin
52	R	Larry	Gonzales	Round Rock
53	R	Harvey	Hildebran	Kerrville
53	R	Cary	Wise	Hondo	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+
54	R	Jimmie D.	Aycock	Killeen
54	D	Claudia L.	Brown	Killeen	Y+	Y+	N	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+
55	R	Ralph	Sheffield	Temple
55	R	John	Alaniz	Temple
56	R	Charles "Doc"	Anderson	Waco
56	R	Raymond	Hixson	China Spring
57	R	Marva	Beck	Centerville
57	R	Trent	Ashby	Lufkin
58	R	Rob	Orr	Burleson
59	R	J.D.	Sheffield	Gatesville
59	D	Bill	Norris	Dublin
60	R	Jim	Keffer	Eastland
62	R	Larry	Phillips	Sherman
62	D	Eristeo	Perez	Sherman
63	R	Tan	Parker	Flower Mound
64	R	Myra	Crownover	Denton
64	D	Mary	Brown	Denton
65	R	Larry	Jones	Lewisville
65	D	Gary E.	Brown	Lewisville	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
66	R	Nicholas	Taylor	Plano
67	R	Meredith	Akers	Plano
67	R	Roger	Burns	Richardson
67	R	Jeffrey	Leach	Plano
67	R	John	Pitchford	Plano
68	R	Paul	Braswell	Forestburg
68	R	David	Isbell	Valley View
68	R	Trent	McKnight	Throckmorton
68	R	Drew	Springer	Muenster
68	D	Lanhon	Odom	Bowie
69	R	James	Frank	Witchita Falls
70	R	Scott	Sandford	McKinney	Y	Y+	Y	Y+	Y	Y	Y
71	R	Susan L.	King	Abilene
72	R	Drew	Darby	San Angelo
73	R	Doug	Miller	New Braunfels
73	R	Rob	Smith	Spring Branch	Y	Y	Y+	Y+	Y	Y	Y+
74	R	Thomas C.	Kincaid	Fort Stockton
74	D	Robert	Garza	Del Rio
74	D	Poncho	Nevarez	Eagle Pass
74	D	Efrain V.	Valdez	Del Rio
75	D	Hector	Enriquez	El Paso
75	D	Mary E.	Gonzalez	Clint
75	D	Tony	San Roman	El Paso
76	D	Naomi R.	Gonzalez	El Paso
77	D	Marisa	Marquez	El Paso
77	D	Aaron	Barraza	El Paso
78	R	Donald R. "Dee"	Margo	El Paso
78	D	Joe	Moody	El Paso
79	D	Joe C.	Pickett	El Paso
80	D	Tracy O.	King	Batesville
80	D	Jerry	Garza	Laredo
81	R	Tryon D.	Lewis	Odessa
82	R	Tom	Craddick	Midland
83	R	Charles	Perry	Lubbock
83	R	Delwin	Jones	Lubbock
84	R	John	Frullo	Lubbock
85	R	Lee	Duggan	Sugar Land
85	D	Dora	Olivo	Richmond
86	R	John	Smithee	Amarillo
87	R	Four	Price	Amarillo
88	R	Jim	Landtroop	Plainview
88	R	Ken	King	Canadian
88	R	Mac	Smith	Pampa
88	R	Gary	Walker	Plains
89	R	Jodie	Laudenberg	Wylie
90	D	Lon	Burnam	Fort Worth
91	R	Kenneth M.	Sapp	North Richland Hills
91	R	Lady	Thombs	Haltom City	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
92	R	Roger	Fisher	Bedford
92	R	Jonathan	Stickland	Bedford
93	R	Barbara	Nash	Arlington
93	R	Patricia	Carlson	Fort Worth
93	D	Shane	Hardin	Keller
94	R	Diane	Patrick	Arlington
94	R	Trina	Lanza	Arlington	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
95	R	Monte	Mitchell	Fort Worth	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
95	D	Nicole	Collier	Fort Worth
95	D	Jesse	Gaines	Fort Worth
96	R	Bill	Zedler	Arlington
95	R	Mike	Leyman	Mansfield
97	R	Chris	Hatch	Fort Worth
97	R	Susan	Todd	Fort Worth
97	D	Gary	Grassia	Fort Worth
98	R	Vicki	Truitt	Keller
98	R	Giovanni	Capriglione	Southlake
99	R	Charlie	Geren	Fort Worth
99	D	Michael	McClure	Fort Worth
100	D	Eric	Johnson	Dallas
101	D	Vickie	Barnett	Arlington
101	D	Paula H.	Pierson	Arlington
101	D	Chris	Turner	Arlington
102	R	Stefani	Carter	Dallas
102	D	Rich	Hancock	Richardson
103	D	Rafael M.	Anchia	Dallas
104	D	Roberto R.	Alonzo	Dallas
105	R	Linda H.	Brown	Irving
105	D	Rosemary	Robbins	Irving
107	R	Kenneth	Sheets	Dallas
107	D	Robert	Miklos	Mesquite
108	R	Dan	Branch	Dallas
110	D	Larry	Taylor	Dallas
111	D	Yvonne	Davis	Dallas
112	R	Angie C.	Button	Garland
113	R	Cindy	Burkett	Sunnyvale
114	R	David	Boone	Dallas
114	R	Bill	Keffer	Dallas
114	R	Jason	Villalba	Dallas
114	D	Carol	Kent	Dallas
115	R	Lib	Grimmett	Dallas	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+
115	R	Steve	Nguyen	Irving
115	D	Mary C.	Fabishak	Coppell
116	D	Trey M.	Fischer	San Antonio
117	R	John V.	Garza	San Antonio
117	D	Philip	Cortez	San Antonio
117	D	Ken	Mireles	San Antonio
117	D	Tina	Torres	San Antonio
118	D	Joe	Farias	San Antonio
119	D	Roland	Gutierrez	San Antonio
119	R	Anna	Campos	San Antonio
120	D	Ruth J.	McClendon	San Antonio
121	R	Joe	Straus	San Antonio
122	R	Lyle	Larson	San Antonio
123	D	Mike	Villareal	San Antonio
124	D	Jose	Menendez	San Antonio
125	R	Alma P.	Jackson	San Antonio
125	D	Delicia	Herrera	San Antonio
125	D	Justin	Rodriguez	San Antonio
126	R	Patricia	Harless	Spring
127	R	Dan	Huberty	Houston
127	R	Bobby	Jordan	Huffman
127	D	Cody	Pogue	Humble
128	R	Wayne	Smith	Baytown
129	R	John	Davis	Houston
129	R	Mary	Huls	Houston
130	R	Allen	Fletcher	Tomball
131	D	Alma	Allen	Houston
131	D	Wanda	Adams	Houston
132	R	Bill	Callegari	Katy
132	R	Randy	Brown	Katy
133	R	Jim	Murphy	Houston
133	R	Grant	Johnston	Houston
133	R	Ann	Witt	Houston	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
135	R	Gary	Elkins	Jersey Village
135	D	Paul	Morgan	Houston	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
136	R	Anthony	Dale	Cedar Park
136	R	Paul	Matthews	Austin	Y	Y	Y	Y+	Y	N	Y+
136	D	Matt	Stillwell	Austin
137	R	M.J.	Khan	Houston
137	D	Jamaal R.	Smith	Houston
137	D	Sarah	Winkler	Houston
137	D	Gene	Wu	Houston
138	R	Dwayne	Bohac	Houston
138	R	Whet	Smith	Houston
139	D	Sylvester	Turner	Houston
139	R	Sam	Brocato	Houston
140	D	Armando L.	Walle	Houston
141	D	Senfronia	Thompson	Houston
141	R	Michael	Bunch	Houston
142	D	Harold	Dutton	Houston
143	D	Ana	Hernandez Luna	Houston
143	R	Frank	Salazar	Channelview
143	R	Doug	Weiskopf	Houston
144	R	Gilbert	Pena	Pasadena
144	R	David	Pineda	Houston
144	D	Mary Ann	Perez	Houston
144	D	Kevin J.	Risner	Pasadena	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
144	D	Ornaldo	Ybarra	Pasadena
145	D	Carol	Alvarado	Houston
146	D	Borris	Miles	Houston
146	D	Al	Edwards	Houston
147	R	John	Faulk	Houston
147	D	Ray	Hill	Houston
149	D	Hubert	Vo	Alief
149	R	Jack	Lee	Houston
149	R	Don	Mullins	Katy
149	R	Dianne	Williams	Houston
150	R	Debbie	Riddle	Houston
Senate
1	R	Kevin	Eltife	Tyler
1	D	Stephen H.	Russell	Tyler
2	R	Bob	Deuell	Greenville
3	R	Robert	Nichols	Jacksonville
4	R	Tommy	Williams	The Woodlands
4	R	Michael	Galloway	Tomball
6	D	Mario	Gallegos	Galena Park
6	R	R.W.	Bray	Houston
7	R	Dan	Patrick	Cypress
7	D	Sam	Tejas	Houston	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
8	R	Ken	Paxton	McKinney
8	D	Jack G. B.	Ternan	Plano
9	R	Todd	Smith	Euless
9	D	Pete	Martinez	Hurst
10	D	Wendy	Davis	Fort Worth
10	R	Derek	Cooper	Fort Worth	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	N
10	R	Mark	Shelton	Fort Worth
12	R	Jane	Nelson	Flower Mound
13	D	Rodney G.	Ellis	Houston
14	D	Kirk	Watson	Austin
14	R	Guy	Fielder	Austin
15	D	John	Whitmire	Houston
15	R	Bill	Walker	Houston
18	R	Glenn	Hegar	Katy
19	D	Carlos I.	Uresti	San Antonio
20	D	Juan "Chuy"	Hinojosa	McAllen
20	R	Raul	Torres	Corpus Christi
21	D	Judith	Zaffirini	Laredo
21		Grant	Rostig	Lockhart	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+
22	D	Lyndon	Laird	Grandview
23	D	Royce	West	Dallas
23	R	John	Lawson	Dallas	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
24	R	Troy	Fraser	Austin
25	R	Jeff	Wentworth	San Antonio
25	R	Donna	Campbell	New Braunfels
25	D	John	Courage	San Antonio
26	D	Leticia	Van De Putte	San Antonio
27	D	Eddie	Lucio	Brownsville
28	R	Robert	Duncan	Lubbock
28	R	E.M.	Garza	Wolfforth
29	D	Jose R.	Rodriguez	El Paso
29	R	Dan	Chavez	El Paso	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
30	R	Craig	Estes	Wichita Falls
31	R	Kel	Seliger	Amarillo