The Pro-Life Scorecard is one of the most reliable tools for Texas voters who want the truth about who leads, who follows, and who is subverting Pro-Life legislative efforts under the Capitol dome. Campaign speeches and mailers touting a politician as a “Pro-Life Champion” are cheap: Pro-Life Texans want to see strong votes and a solid record of protecting pregnant women, preborn children, and vulnerable patients.
Since the majority of the work for Pro-Life legislation and victories happens away from the public eye, Texas Right to Life also is releasing our Pro-Life Honorable Mentions List for elected officials who went above and beyond voting the “right way” when the issue was on the floor. These are the leaders who worked tirelessly for Pro-Life victories and made this challenging session a success. Similarly, there are some elected officials who have worked against Pro-Life reforms or have promoted dangerous legislation Texas Right to Life opposed. Even though some of these individuals may have decent voting records when Pro-Life legislation finally had public votes, these elected officials did more harm to the cause than good. For these legislators, Texas Right to Life is releasing our 84th Session Dishonorable Mentions List.
84th Session Pro-Life Heroes List
1. Representative Greg Bonnen
2. Representative Bryan Hughes (Pro-Life Whip)
3. Representative Matt Krause
4. Representative Jeff Leach
5. Chairman Tan Parker
6. Senator Charles Perry
7. Representative Dade Phelan
8. Representative Matt Rinaldi
9. Representative Matt Schaefer
10. Representative Mike Schofield
11. Representative Drew Springer
12. Representative Jonathan Stickland
13. Senator Larry Taylor
14. Representative Molly White
84th Session Dishonorable Mentions List
1. Chairman Byron Cook
2. Representative Sarah Davis
3. Chairman Charlie Geren
4. Representative Patricia Harless
5. Chairman Jim Keffer
6. Representative Eddie Lucio III
7. Representative Elliott Naishtat
8. Representative Debbie Riddle
9. Representative JD Sheffield
10. Representative Jason Villalba
11. Chairman John Zerwas
After the close of the session, we released a detailed report of the Pro-Life efforts and missed opportunities of the 2015 84th Texas Legislative Session.
You can also view a full list of all motions and votes used in the 84th Session Pro-Life Scorecard.
Find links to detailed scorecards for individual legislators here.
84th Session Pro-Life Scorecard
|
Title |
Name |
Party |
District |
Score |
|
Representative |
Alma A. Allen |
D |
131 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Roberto R. Alonzo |
D |
104 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Carol Alvarado |
D |
145 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Rafael Anchia |
D |
103 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Charles “Doc” Anderson |
R |
56 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Rodney Anderson |
R |
15 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Trent Ashby |
R |
57 |
89.00% |
|
Representative |
Jimmie Don Aycock |
R |
54 |
76.00% |
|
Representative |
Cecil Bell Jr. |
R |
3 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Diego Bernal |
D |
123 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
César Blanco |
D |
76 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Dwayne Bohac |
R |
138 |
97.00% |
|
Representative |
Dennis Bonnen |
R |
25 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Greg Bonnen |
R |
24 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Cindy Burkett |
R |
113 |
89.00% |
|
Representative |
DeWayne Burns |
R |
58 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Dustin Burrows |
R |
83 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Angie Chen Button |
R |
112 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Terry Canales |
D |
40 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Giovanni Capriglione |
R |
98 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Travis Clardy |
R |
11 |
97.00% |
|
Representative |
Garnet Coleman |
D |
147 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Nicole Collier |
D |
95 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Byron Cook |
R |
8 |
63.00% |
|
Representative |
Tom Craddick |
R |
82 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Myra Crownover |
R |
64 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
John Cyrier |
R |
17 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Tony Dale |
R |
136 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Drew Darby |
R |
72 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Sarah Davis |
R |
134 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Yvonne Davis |
D |
111 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Joe Deshotel |
D |
22 |
18.00% |
|
Representative |
Dawnna Dukes |
D |
46 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Harold Dutton Jr. |
D |
142 |
13.00% |
|
Representative |
Gary W. Elkins |
R |
135 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Wayne Faircloth |
R |
23 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Pat Fallon |
R |
106 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Joe Farias |
D |
118 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Marsha Farney |
R |
20 |
74.00% |
|
Representative |
Jessica Farrar |
D |
148 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Allen Fletcher |
R |
130 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Dan Flynn |
R |
2 |
89.00% |
|
Representative |
James Frank |
R |
69 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
John Frullo |
R |
84 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Rick Galindo |
R |
117 |
89.00% |
|
Representative |
Charlie Geren |
R |
99 |
83.00% |
|
Representative |
Helen Giddings |
D |
109 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Craig Goldman |
R |
97 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Larry Gonzales |
R |
52 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Mary González |
D |
75 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Robert “Bobby” Guerra |
D |
41 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Ryan Guillen |
D |
31 |
76.00% |
|
Representative |
Roland Gutierrez |
D |
119 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Patricia Harless |
R |
126 |
48.00% |
|
Representative |
Ana Hernandez |
D |
143 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Abel Herrero |
D |
34 |
50.00% |
|
Representative |
Donna Howard |
D |
48 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Dan Huberty |
R |
127 |
90.00% |
|
Representative |
Bryan Hughes |
R |
5 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Todd Hunter |
R |
32 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Jason A. Isaac |
R |
45 |
87.00% |
|
Representative |
Celia Israel |
D |
50 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Eric Johnson |
D |
100 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Kyle Kacal |
R |
12 |
89.00% |
|
Representative |
James “Jim” Keffer |
R |
60 |
97.00% |
|
Representative |
Mark Keough |
R |
15 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Ken King |
R |
88 |
86.00% |
|
Representative |
Phil King |
R |
61 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Susan L. King |
R |
71 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Tracy King |
D |
80 |
2.00% |
|
Representative |
Stephanie Klick |
R |
91 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Linda Koop |
R |
102 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Matt Krause |
R |
93 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
John Kuempel |
R |
44 |
77.00% |
|
Representative |
Brooks Landgraf |
R |
81 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Lyle Larson |
R |
122 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Jodie Laubenberg |
R |
89 |
89.00% |
|
Representative |
Jeff Leach |
R |
67 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Oscar Longoria |
D |
35 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Jose Manuel Lozano |
R |
43 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Eddie Lucio III |
D |
38 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Marisa Márquez |
D |
77 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Armando “Mando” Martinez |
D |
39 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Trey Martinez Fischer |
D |
116 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Ruth Jones McClendon |
D |
120 |
4.00% |
|
Representative |
Will Metcalf |
R |
16 |
89.00% |
|
Representative |
Morgan Meyer |
R |
108 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Borris L. Miles |
D |
146 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Ina Minjarez |
D |
124 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Doug Miller |
R |
73 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Rick Miller |
R |
26 |
89.00% |
|
Representative |
Joseph “Joe” Moody |
D |
78 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Geanie W. Morrison |
R |
30 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Sergio Muñoz Jr. |
D |
36 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Jim Murphy |
R |
133 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Andrew Murr |
R |
53 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Elliott Naishtat |
D |
49 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
Alfonso “Poncho” Nevárez |
D |
74 |
2.00% |
|
Representative |
René Oliveira |
D |
37 |
0.00% |
|
Representative |
John Otto |
R |
18 |
88.89% |
|
Representative |
Christopher “Chris” Paddie |
R |
9 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Tan Parker |
R |
63 |
100.00% |
|
Representative |
Dennis Paul |
R |
129 |
89.00% |
|
Representative |
Gilbert Peña |
R |
