Jimmie Don Aycock

Jimmie Don Aycock
Texas State House, District 54
Incumbent
In office
2007 - Present
Term ends
January 13, 2015
Years in position	6
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$7,200/year
Per diem	$150/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2006
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Texas A&M University
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army
Websites
Office website

Jimmie Don Aycock is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 54 since 2007.

Biography

Aycock is a self-employed business owner. He served as a Captain in the United States Army from 1970-1972, and has also worked as a rancher and veterinarian.

Aycock served on the Killeen Independent School District Board of Trustees from 1985-1988. He is a member of a number of organizations, including the American Veterinary Medical Association, Belted Galloway Society of the United States, National Rifle Association, Rotary International of Killeen/Heights, Texas Farm Bureau, Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Association, and Texas Veterinary Medical Association.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Aycock served on the following committees:

Texas Committee Assignments, 2013
• Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
• Public Education, Chair

2011-2012

Aycock served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

Texas Committee Assignments, 2011
• Appropriations
• Public Education
• Redistricting

Sponsored legislation

• HB 210 - Relating to the confidentiality under the public information law of certain name and address information provided to a governmental body.
• HB 335 - Relating to stabilizing the amount of tuition charged to certain residents of this state by general academic teaching institutions.
• HB 4710 - Relating to the creation of the Clearwater Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
• HB 4719 - Relating to the creation of the Burnet County Municipal Utility District No. 3; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Issues

When asked his legislative priorities he stated, "(1) Education (2) Public Safety - Law Enforcement, Courts, Prison (3) Public Transportation Funding: I believe the recently enacted tax structure will fund these priorities if administered efficiently."

Elections

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Aycock won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 54. Aycock ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and defeated Claudia Brown (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Texas House of Representatives, District 54, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jimmie Don Aycock Incumbent	57.5%	26,910
	Democratic	Claudia Brown	42.5%	19,879
Total Votes				46,789

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Aycock won re-election in District 54. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 54 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Jimmie Don Aycock (R)		22,111	100%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Aycock won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 54th District, defeating Nicolaas Kramer (L). Aycock received 33,690 votes in the election while Kramer received 9,478 votes. Aycock raised $131,252 for his campaign.

Texas House of Representatives, District 54
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Jimmie Don Aycock (R)		33,690	78.04%
Nicolaas Kramer (L)		9,478	21.95%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Aycock received $84,626 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Texas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Jimmie Don Aycock's campaign in 2010
Border Health	$5,000
Atmos Energy	$3,000
Young, Charles R	$2,500
Texas Classroom Teachers Association	$2,500
Chickasaw Nation	$2,500
Total Raised in 2010	$84,626

2008

Below are Aycock's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:

Contributor	2008 total
Charles C Butt	$7,500
Texas Veterinary Medical Assoc	$3,510
Medical Defense PAC	$2,500
Texas A&M University System	$2,000
Texas Electric Cooperatives	$2,000

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." Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.

2011

Jimmie Don Aycock received a grade of C+ on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.

External links

Suggest a link

• Jimmie Don Aycock's campaign website
• Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Aycock
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006
• Texas State Directory profile
• Freedom Speaks profile
• Texas Political Almanac profile
• Texas Tribune profile & bio
• Vote-TX.org profile
• Texas Conservative Coalition profile

References

Political offices
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