Geanie Morrison
| Geanie Morrison | ||
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| Texas State House, District 30 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1999 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 13, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 14 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $7,200/year | |
| Per diem | $150/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 1998 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Morrison is involved with a number of organizations, including the Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education - National Council of State Legislatures, Commitment to Excellence Steering Committee - Texas Education Reform Foundation, Education Committee - National Council of State Legislatures, Junior League of Victoria, and Southern Regional Education Board.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Morrison served on the following committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Elections, Chair | ||||
| • Insurance | ||||
2011-2012
Morrison served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Human Services, Vice-chair | ||||
Sponsored legislation
- HB 2422 - Relating to the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.
- HB 2425 - Relating to engineering recruitment programs at public or private institutions of higher education and to certain degree programs at public junior colleges.
- HB 3792 - Relating to financial assistance for resident undergraduate and graduate students.
- HB 3793 - Relating to establishing a health and wellness initiative program to reduce health plan costs for certain public employees.[2]
Elections
2012
Morrison won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 30. Morrison ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and defeated Alex Hernandez, Jr. (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 30, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Geanie Morrison Incumbent |
68.3% | 38,304 | |
| Democratic | Alex Hernandez, Jr. | 31.7% | 17,750 | |
| Total Votes | 56,054 | |||
2010
Morrison won re-election unopposed to the 30th District seat in 2010. She had no opposition in the March 2nd primary, and she had no opponent in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 30 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Geanie Morrison (R)
|
29,045 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Morrison won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 30th District. Morrison ran unopposed in the general election, and she received 38,869 votes.[6] Morrison raised $175,059 for her campaign.[7]
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Morrison received $151,825 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[8]
| Texas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Geanie Morrison's campaign in 2010 | |
| Boozalis, Debra K | $4,000 |
| Friends Of The University Of Houston | $3,500 |
| Thompson, Chris & Tenna | $3,038 |
| American Electric Power | $3,000 |
| Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association | $2,671 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $151,825 |
2008
Below are Morrison's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[9]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| Texas Tech Alumni & Friends | $5,000 |
| Texas Optometric Assoc | $4,000 |
| Koch Industries | $4,000 |
| Texas A&M University System | $3,500 |
| Winstead Sechrest & Minick | $3,500 |
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Geanie + Morrison + Texas + House
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
Geanie Morrison News Feed
- Texas House votes for wide range of tax cuts for businesses - Dallas Morning News
- Grease-trap bill axed due to technicality - Valley morning Star
- DAVID DEWHURST: 83rd Session on track to further conservative priorities - Your Houston News (blog)
- In Legislature, Do-Over Votes Raise Questions - EverythingLubbock.com
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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
Geanie Morrison received a grade of B+ on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
- 2011 Taxpayer Advocate. Morrison 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
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Morrison
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 30 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Morrison
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Morrison
- ↑ 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 30 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Empower Texans, "Fiscal Responsibility Index"
- ↑ Empower Texans, "2011 Taxpayer Advocates
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