NARAL Pro-Choice Texas : In Our State

2007 Texas House of Representatives
Votes on Choice Bills and Amendments 7-9

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Vote Key:
+ Pro-Choice Bill Authors
- Anti-Choice Bill Authors
P= Pro-Choice
M= Mixed-Choice
A= Anti-Choice
U= Undecided
NV= Absent, not voting
P-NV= Present, not voting
PP= Pro-Prevention. Authored, Co-sponsored, or voted for Prevention First legislation; or signed
a Pledge that given the opportunity the member would have voted favorably for the legislation.

Representative

Dist.

Party

P/M/A/U

Votes

% P

Alma Allen +	131	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Roberto Alonzo	104	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Rafael Anchia +	103	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Charles "Doc" Anderson -	56	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Jimmie Don Aycock	54	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Kevin Bailey	140	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Leo Berman -	6	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Dwayne Bohac	138	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Valinda Bolton	47	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Dennis Bonnen -	25	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Dan Branch	108	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Betty Brown -	4	R	A	-	A	-	0/1	0% -
Fred Brown -	14	R	A	-	-	A	0/1	0% -
Lon Burnam +	90	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
William "Bill" Callegari -	132	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Joaquin Castro +	125	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Norma Chavez	76	D	P	-	P	-	1/1	100%
Warren Chisum -	88	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Wayne Christian -	9	R	A	A	A	A	0/10	0% -
Ellen Cohen +	134	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Garnet Coleman +	147	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Robert "Robby" Cook	17	D	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Byron Cook -	8	R	A, PP	P	A	A	1/7	14% -
Frank Corte Jr. -	122	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Joe Crabb -	127	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Tom Craddick	82	R	A	-	P-NV	P-NV	0/0	0%
Rep.Brandon Creighton	16	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Myra Crownover	64	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Drew Darby	72	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Yvonne Davis	111	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
John Davis -	129	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Dianne White Delisi	55	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Joe Deshotel	22	D	A	-	-	P	1/1	100%
Joe Driver	113	R	A	-	-	A	0/2	0%
Dawnna Dukes +	46	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Jim Dunnam	57	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Harold Dutton Jr. +	142	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Craig Eiland +	23	D	M, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Rob Eissler -	15	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Gary Elkins -	135	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Kirk England	106	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Juan Manuel Escobar	43	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
David Farabee	69	D	M	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Joe Farias	118	D	P, PP	-	-	P	1/1	100%
Jessica Farrar +	148	D	P, PP	P	P	P	9/9	100% +
Ismael "Kino" Flores	36	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Dan Flynn -	2	R	A	A	A	A	0/11	0% -
Stephen Frost	1	D	M	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Pete Gallego	74	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Juan M. Garcia	32	D	M, PP	-	A	P	1/2	50%
Dan Gattis -	20	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Charlie Geren	99	R	A	-	-	A	0/1	0%
Helen Giddings	109	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Veronica Gonzales +	41	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles	35	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Tony Goolsby	102	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Ryan Guillen	31	D	M	-	P-NV	P-NV	0/1	0%
Pat Haggerty	78	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton -	19	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Kelly Hancock -	91	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Rick Hardcastle + -	68	R	A, PP	-	A	A	0/2	0% + -
Patricia Harless	126	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Linda Harper-Brown -	105	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Will Hartnett -	114	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Joe Heflin	85	D	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Ana Hernandez +	143	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Abel Herrero	34	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Paula Hightower Pierson	93	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Harvey Hilderbran	53	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Fred Hill	112	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Scott Hochberg	137	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Terri Hodge	100	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Mark Homer	3	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Chuck Hopson	11	D	M	-	A	-	0/1	0%
Charlie Howard -	26	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Donna Howard +	48	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Bryan Hughes -	5	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Carl Isett	84	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Jim Jackson	115	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Delwin Jones	83	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
James Keffer	60	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Phil King	61	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Susan King	71	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Tracy King	80	D	A	-	-	A	0/1	0%
Lois Kolkhorst	13	R	A	-	-	P-NV	0/1	0%
Mike Krusee	52	R	A	-	-	A	0/1	0%
Edmund Kuempel -	44	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Thomas Latham	101	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Jodie Anne Laubenberg -	89	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
David Leibowitz	117	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Eddie Lucio III	38	D	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Nathan Macias -	73	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Jerry Madden -	67	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Barbara Mallory Caraway	110	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Armando "Mando" Martinez	39	D	M	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Trey Martinez Fischer	116	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Brian McCall	66	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Ruth Jones McClendon	120	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Jim McReynolds	12	D	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Jose Menendez	124	D	P, PP	-	A	P	1/2	50%
Tommy Merritt -	7	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Borris Miles	146	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Sid Miller	59	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Paul Moreno	77	D	P	-	-	P	1/1	100%
Geanie Morrison -	30	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Anna Mowery	97	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Jim Murphy	133	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Elliot Naishtat +	49	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Rick Noriega +	145	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Mike O'Day	29	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Rene Oliveira	37	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Dora Olivo	27	D	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Solomon Oritz, Jr. +	33	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Rob Orr	58	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
John Otto -	18	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Tan Parker -	63	R	A	A	A	A	0/11	0% -
Diane Patrick	94	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Ken Paxton -	70	R	A	A	A	A	0/7	0% -
Aaron Pena	40	D	P	-	-	A	0/1	100%
Larry Phillips -	62	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Joe Pickett	79	D	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Jim Pitts	10	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Robert Puente	119	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
"Chente" Quintanilla	75	D	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Richard Raymond	42	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
Debbie Riddle	150	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Allan Ritter	21	D	M	-	P	A	1/2	50%
Eddie Rodriguez +	51	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Patrick Rose +	45	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Wayne Smith	128	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Todd Smith -	92	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
John Smithee	86	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Burt Solomons	65	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Mark Strama +	50	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Joe Straus +	121	R	M, PP	-	P	-	1/1	100% +
David Swinford -	87	R	A, PP	P	A	A	1/11	9% -
Robert Talton	144	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Larry Taylor -	24	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
Senfronia Thompson +	141	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Vicki Truitt	98	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Sylvester Turner +	139	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Corbin Van Arsdale -	130	R	A, PP	P	A	A	1/9	11% -
Allen Vaught	107	D	M, PP	-	A	P	1/2	50%
Marc Veasey	95	D	P, PP	P	P	P	10/10	100%
Mike Villarreal +	123	D	P, PP	-	P	P	2/2	100% +
Hubert Vo	149	D	P	-	P	P	2/2	100%
G.E. "Buddy" West	81	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Beverly Woolley	136	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0%
Bill Zedler -	96	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -
John Zerwas -	28	R	A	-	A	A	0/2	0% -

Description of Votes on Choice Bills and Amendments

7. HB 1842 (Rep. Strama): The Texas Prevention First Act of 2007:
The Texas Prevention First Act of 2007 was a comprehensive bill that would have increased access to family planning information and services, and require schools to teach medically accurate and honest sex education.

The first scored vote was taken on 4/25/2007 in a formal meeting of the House State Affairs Committee. A pro-choice vote was a "yea" vote on the bill.

This bill "died" awaiting consideration on the House floor on 5/8/2007.

8. HB 1 Amendment 20 (Rep. Naishtat): Crisis Pregnancy Center Amendment:
This amendment was voted on 3/29/2007 and would have re-allocated $5 million from the State's "fake clinic" program to child abuse prevention.

A pro-choice vote was a "yea" vote on the amendment. This amendment failed adoption.

9. HB 1 Amendment 31 (Rep. Villareal): Crisis Pregnancy Center Amendment:
This amendment was voted on 3/29/2007 and would have re-allocated $5 million from the State's "fake clinic" program back to Family Planning Services.

A pro-choice vote was a "yea" vote on the amendment. This amendment failed adoption.

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