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Harvey Hilderbran
| Harvey Hilderbran | ||
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| Texas State House, District 53 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1989 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 13, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 24 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $7,200/year | |
| Per diem | $150/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 1988 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Texas Tech University | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
Contents |
Biography
Hilderbran works as Advertising Executive/Vice-President of Marketing for TRC Engineering Services, Incorporated. He has been a Congressional Legislative Assistant on Agriculture and Small Business Issues, and Assistant Director of State Affairs for the Texas Farm Bureau.
Hilderbran is a member of a number of organizations, including the National Rifle Association, Saint Peter's Church, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association, and Texas Wildlife Association.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hilderbran served on the following committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • State Affairs | ||||
| • Ways & Means, Chair | ||||
2011-2012
Hilderbran served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Redistricting | ||||
| • State Affairs | ||||
| • Ways & Means | ||||
2009-2010
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Redistricting | ||||
| • State Affairs | ||||
| • Ways & Means | ||||
Sponsored legislation
- HB 1336 - Relating to the disclosure and increase of credit card interest rates and fees.
- HB 3832 - Relating to the requirements to become a candidate for public office; creating an offense.
- HB 3837 - Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education.
- HB 4255 - Relating to the protection of children by enforcing compulsory public school attendance requirements, ensuring reports of abuse or neglect, protecting children from abuse and neglect, and ensuring that births are reported and to the prosecution of the offense of bigamy; providing criminal penalties.[2]
Elections
2012
Hilderbran ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 53. Hilderbran defeated Cary Wise in the May 29 Republican primary election and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives District 53 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Harvey Hilderbran Incumbent |
72.2% | 16,242 |
| Cary Wise | 27.8% | 6,251 |
| Total Votes | 22,493 | |
2010
Hilderbran won re-election in District 53. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and defeated libertarian Brian Holk in the November 2 general election.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 53 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Harvey Hilderbran (R)
|
36,424 | 89.89% | ||
| Brian Holk (D) | 4,093 | 10.10% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Hilderbran won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 53rd District, defeating Brian Holk (L). Hilderbran received 47,847 for his campaign while Holk received 5,983 votes.[6] Hilderbran raised $161,362 for his campaign.[7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 53 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Harvey Hilderbran (R)
|
47,847 | 88.88% | ||
| Brian Holk (L) | 5,983 | 11.11% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
Hilderbran raised a total of $229,661 in 2010. Below are Hilderbran's top 4 campaign contributors in the 2010 election:[8]
| Contributor | 2010 total |
|---|---|
| Texans for Economic Development | $5,000 |
| Texas Association of Realtors | $5,000 |
| Mr Tom/Hossein Meyer/Hagigholam-Mamacitas Partnership | $4,000 |
| Ryan & Co | $4,000 |
2008
Below are Hilderbran's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[9]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| Texas Assoc of Realtors | $12,500 |
| Texas Deer Assoc | $8,752 |
| Charles C Butt | $7,500 |
| McLean Bowman | $5,000 |
| Farmers Insurance Group | $4,000 |
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
Harvey Hilderbran received a grade of C+ on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
External links
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Hilderbran
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 1998
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 53 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Harvey Hilderbran on Facebook
- Harvey Hilderbran on Twitter
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Hilderbran
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Hilderbran
- ↑ Texas GOP list of candidates for 2012 Elections
- ↑ Office of the (Texas) Secretary of State, "Race Summary Report," accessed July 12, 2012
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2008
- ↑ District 53 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Empower Texans, "Fiscal Responsibility Index"
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