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Allen Fletcher
| Allen Fletcher | ||
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| Texas State House, District 130 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 13, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $7,200/year | |
| Per diem | $150/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Fletcher is Chief Executive Officer of Resource Protection Management. He has been an Officer with the Houston Police Department and Supervisor in the Office of the Inspector General of the Houston Police Department.
Fletcher is member of many organizations, including the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Christian Business Luncheon, Homicide Investigators of Texas, Houston Police Officers Association, Rotary Club of Tomball, Spring Creek Church of Christ, State Bar of Texas Review Committee, and the Tomball Emergency Preparedeness Committee.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Fletcher served on the following committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Homeland Security & Public Safety, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2011-2012
Fletcher served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Homeland Security & Public Safety, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2009-2010
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Criminal Jurisprudence | ||||
| • Urban Affairs | ||||
Sponsored legislation
- HB 1773 - Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information concerning current and former employees of certain divisions of the office of the attorney general.
- HB 2411 - Relating to the criminal penalty for unlawfully obtaining, lending, possessing, or using a driver's license or personal identification certificate.
- HB 3506 - Relating to the creation of the Public Education Management Institute of Texas.[2]
Elections
2012
Fletcher won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 130. Fletcher was unopposed in the May 29 primary and defeated Art Browning (G) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 130, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Allen Fletcher Incumbent |
90.1% | 54,596 | |
| Green | Art Browning | 9.9% | 5,967 | |
| Total Votes | 60,563 | |||
2010
Fletcher won re-election in District 130. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and defeated Libertarian Joe Spencer in the November 2 general election.[5]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Fletcher won election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 130th District, receiving 63,945 votes ahead of Libertarian William B. Gray, Jr. (9,031).[6] He raised $322,340 for his campaign.[7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 130 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Allen Fletcher (R)
|
63,945 | 87.62% | ||
| William B. Gray, Jr. (L) | 9,031 | 12.37% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
Fletcher raised a total of $112,518 in 2010. Below are Fletcher's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2010 election:[8]
| Contributor | 2010 total |
|---|---|
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform | $10,000 |
| Time Warner | $10.000 |
| Serna Jr., Ted P. | $5,000 |
| Bedrich, Curtis and Molly | $5,000 |
| North Cypress Medical Center Ltd. | $5,000 |
| Lanier, W. Mark and Becky | $5,000 |
2008
Fletcher raised $322,340 in 2008. His top 5 campaign contributors are listed below.[9]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| Dan Patrick Campaign | $53,278 |
| Houston Broadcasting | $48,671 |
| Allen Fletcher | $40,000 |
| Time Warner | $22,528 |
| Bob J Perry | $15,000 |
Scorecards
Empower Texans Fiscal Responsibility Index
Empower Texans produces the Fiscal Responsibility Index as "a measurement of how lawmakers perform on size and role of government issues." The index uses "exemplar votes on core budget and free enterprise issues that demonstrate legislators' governing philosophy."[10] Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.
2011
Allen Fletcher received a grade of B+ on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
- 2011 Taxpayer Advocate. Fletcher was named a "2011 Taxpayer Advocate," which is "An award presented to by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility to legislators based on their strong rating on the most recent Fiscal Responsibility Index."[11]
External links
- Allen Fletcher's campaign website
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Fletcher
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 130
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
- Allen Fletcher on Facebook
- Allen Fletcher on Twitter
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Fletcher
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Fletcher
- ↑ Texas GOP list of candidates for 2012 Elections
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State Election History
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2008
- ↑ District 130 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Empower Texans, "Fiscal Responsibility Index"
- ↑ Empower Texans, "2011 Taxpayer Advocates
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