Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

TX Scorecard 2019

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Texas Legislature in 2019 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

House of Representatives

1. Child Contraceptive Providers

Good Vote: No

HB800 Child Contraceptive Providers (Passed 81 to 64 on 4/16/2019). Would allow children under the age of 18 to be given contraceptives using taxpayer funding.

2. Music Venue Subsidization

Good Vote: No

HB2806 Music Venue Subsidization (Passed 95 to 43 on 4/24/2019). Would use taxpayer money to subsidize certain music venues and performances.

3. Campus Free Speech

Good Vote: Yes

HB2100 Campus Free Speech (Passed 85 to 58 on 4/30/2019). Would ensure that college campuses in Texas cannot take actions that restrict free speech on their premises.

4. Competitive Projects Bid

Good Vote: Yes

HB985 Competitive Projects Bid (Passed 93 to 54 on 4/30/2019). Would allow greater competition in the bids for public projects by opening them to nonunion groups.

5. Migrant Child Misrepresentation

Good Vote: Yes

HB888 Migrant Child Misrepresentation (Passed 100 to 43 on 5/23/2019). Would ensure that anyone who misrepresents a child through a port of entry can be charged and prosecuted in any Texas county.

6. Healthcare Overreach

Good Vote: No

HB170 Healthcare Overreach (Passed 128 to 13 on 5/24/2019). Would add additional healthcare coverage and cost by adding mammography to certain health plans.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Alma A. Allen	D	HD-131	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Steve Allison	R	HD-121	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Rafael Anchia	D	HD-103	0%	-	-	-	-	.	-
Charles "Doc" Anderson	R	HD-056	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Trent Ashby	R	HD-057	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Ernest Bailes	R	HD-018	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Michelle Beckley	D	HD-065	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Keith Bell	R	HD-004	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Cecil Bell	R	HD-003	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Diego M. Bernal	D	HD-123	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Kyle Biedermann	R	HD-073	75%	+	.	+	+	.	-
Dwayne Bohac	R	HD-138	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Greg Bonnen	R	HD-024	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Dennis Bonnen	R	HD-025	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Rhetta Bowers	D	HD-113	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Brad Buckley	R	HD-054	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
John III Bucy	D	HD-136	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Dewayne Burns	R	HD-058	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Dustin Burrows	R	HD-083	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Angie Chen Button	R	HD-112	80%	+	.	+	+	+	-
Briscoe Cain	R	HD-128	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Gina Calanni	D	HD-132	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Terry Canales	D	HD-040	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Giovanni Capriglione	R	HD-098	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Travis Clardy	R	HD-011	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Sheryl Cole	D	HD-046	20%	-	-	-	-	+	.
Garnet Coleman	D	HD-147	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nicole Collier	D	HD-095	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Philip Cortez	D	HD-117	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Tom Craddick	R	HD-082	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
John P. Cyrier	R	HD-017	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Drew Darby	R	HD-072	NA	+	.	.	+	.	.
Yvonne Davis	D	HD-111	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Sarah Davis	R	HD-134	NA	-	-	.	.	.	.
Jay Dean	R	HD-007	100%	+	.	+	+	+	+
Joe Deshotel	D	HD-022	33%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Alex Dominguez	D	HD-037	0%	-	-	.	-	-	-
Harold V. Dutton Jr.	D	HD-142	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Jessica Farrar	D	HD-148	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Art Fierro	D	HD-079	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Dan Flynn	R	HD-002	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
James Frank	R	HD-069	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
John Frullo	R	HD-084	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Charlie Geren	R	HD-099	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins	D	HD-120	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Craig Goldman	R	HD-097	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Mary Gonzalez	D	HD-075	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Jessica Gonzalez	D	HD-104	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Vikki Goodwin	D	HD-047	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Bobby Guerra	D	HD-041	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Ryan Guillen	D	HD-031	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Sam Harless	R	HD-126	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Cody Harris	R	HD-008	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Cole Hefner	R	HD-005	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Ana Hernandez	D	HD-143	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Abel Herrero	D	HD-034	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Gina Hinojosa	D	HD-049	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Justin Holland	R	HD-033	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Donna Howard	D	HD-048	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dan Huberty	R	HD-127	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Todd Hunter	R	HD-032	60%	.	-	+	+	+	-
Celia Israel	D	HD-050	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Julie Johnson	D	HD-115	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Jarvis Johnson	D	HD-139	25%	-	.	-	-	+	.
Eric Johnson	D	HD-100	0%	.	-	-	-	.	.
Kyle Kacal	R	HD-012	80%	+	.	+	+	+	-
Tracy O. King	D	HD-080	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Ken King	R	HD-088	75%	.	.	+	+	+	-
Stephanie Klick	R	HD-091	80%	+	+	+	+	.	-
Matt Krause	R	HD-093	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
John Kuempel	R	HD-044	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Stan Lambert	R	HD-071	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Brooks Landgraf	R	HD-081	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Mike Lang	R	HD-060	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lyle Larson	R	HD-122	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Jeff Leach	R	HD-067	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Ben Leman	R	HD-013	67%	+	+	+	-	+	-
Oscar Longoria	D	HD-035	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Ray Lopez	D	HD-125	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
J. M. Lozano	R	HD-043	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Eddie Lucio, Jr.	D	HD-038	20%	-	.	-	+	-	-
Armando "Mando" Martinez	D	HD-039	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trey Martinez Fischer	D	HD-116	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Will Metcalf	R	HD-016	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Morgan Meyer	R	HD-108	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Thresa "Terry" Meza	D	HD-105	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Miller	R	HD-026	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Ina Minjarez	D	HD-124	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Moody	D	HD-078	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Christina Morales	D	HD-145	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Geanie W. Morrison	R	HD-030	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Sergio Muñoz Jr.	D	HD-036	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Jim Murphy	R	HD-133	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Andrew Murr	R	HD-053	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Victoria Neave	D	HD-107	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Poncho Nevarez	D	HD-074	33%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Candy Noble	R	HD-089	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Tom Oliverson	R	HD-130	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Evelina "Lina" Ortega	D	HD-077	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Leo Pacheco	D	HD-118	20%	-	.	-	-	+	-
Chris Paddie	R	HD-009	75%	+	.	.	+	+	-
Jared Patterson	R	HD-106	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Dennis Paul	R	HD-129	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Mary Ann Perez	D	HD-144	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Dade Phelan	R	HD-021	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Four Price	R	HD-087	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Ana-Maria Ramos	D	HD-102	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Raney	R	HD-014	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Richard Peña Raymond	D	HD-042	33%	-	-	+	-	+	-
Ron Reynolds	D	HD-027	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Eddie Rodriguez	D	HD-051	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Ramon Romero Jr.	D	HD-090	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Toni Rose	D	HD-110	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jon Rosenthal	D	HD-135	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Scott Sanford	R	HD-070	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Matt Schaefer	R	HD-006	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Matt Shaheen	R	HD-066	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
J.D. Sheffield	R	HD-059	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Carl Sr. Sherman	D	HD-109	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Hugh Shine	R	HD-055	80%	+	+	.	+	+	-
Reggie Smith	R	HD-062	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
John T. Smithee	R	HD-086	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Phil Stephenson	R	HD-085	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Jonathan Stickland	R	HD-092	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Lynn Stucky	R	HD-064	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Valoree Swanson	R	HD-150	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
James Talarico	D	HD-052	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shawn Thierry	D	HD-146	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Ed Thompson	R	HD-029	50%	+	-	+	+	-	-
Senfronia Thompson	D	HD-141	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Tony Tinderholt	R	HD-094	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Steve Toth	R	HD-015	100%	+	.	+	+	+	+
Chris Turner	D	HD-101	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Turner	D	HD-114	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Gary Vandeaver	R	HD-001	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Hubert Vo	D	HD-149	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Armando Walle	D	HD-140	0%	-	-	.	.	-	-
James White	R	HD-019	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Terry Wilson	R	HD-020	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
John Wray	R	HD-010	40%	.	-	-	+	+	-
Gene Wu	D	HD-137	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
William Zedler	R	HD-096	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
John Zerwas	R	HD-028	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Erin Zwiener	D	HD-045	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	12.2%
Republican	74.7%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution