Kelly Hancock
| Kelly Hancock | |
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| Texas State Senate District 9 | |
| Incumbent | |
| In office | |
| 2013 - Present | |
| Term ends | |
| January 13, 2015 | |
| 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 |
| Prior offices | |
| Texas State House, District 91 | |
| 2007 - 2013 | |
| Personal | |
| Birthday | 12/02/1963 |
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Contents |
Hancock received his BBA from Baylor University. He has worked with Advanced Chemical Logistics, Agvantage Farm and Ranch, CKC Trinity Investment, Hancock Industries, and as a business owner.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hancock served on the following committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Administration | ||||
| • Business & Commerce | ||||
| • Economic Development, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Jurisprudence | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2011-2012
Hancock served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Environmental Regulation | ||||
| • Insurance | ||||
| • Local & Consent Calendars, Vice-chair | ||||
2009-2010
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Environmental Regulation | ||||
| • Insurance | ||||
Issues
Sponsored legislation
- HB 1192 - Relating to a pilot project in certain school districts exempting those districts from state requirements, restrictions, and prohibitions.
- HB 1193 - Relating to ballot certification of a political party presidential candidate.
- HB 2256 - Relating to mediation of out-of-network health benefit claim disputes concerning enrollees, facility-based physicians, and certain health benefit plans; imposing an administrative penalty.
- HB 3828 - Relating to equitable funding under the public school finance system.[2]
Elections
2012
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012
Hancock won election in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate, District 9. Hancock defeated Todd Smith in the May 29 primary election and won election in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4][5]
| Texas State Senate, District 9, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kelly Hancock |
58.3% | 136,288 | |
| Democratic | Pete Martinez | 38.2% | 89,255 | |
| Libertarian | Dave McElwee | 3.4% | 8,034 | |
| Total Votes | 233,577 | |||
| Texas State Senate District 9 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Kelly Hancock |
65% | 22,411 |
| Todd Smith | 35% | 12,088 |
| Total Votes | 34,499 | |
2010
Hancock won re-election in District 91. He defeated Charles Scoma in the March 2 Republican primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 91 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Kelly Hancock (R)
|
22,445 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Hancock won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 91st District, defeating Chris Utchell (D) and Paul Mastin (L). Hancock received 33,383 votes in the election while Utchell received 19,567 votes, and Mastin received 1,535 votes.[7] Hancock raised $195,720 for his campaign; Utchell raised $16,812.[8]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 91 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Kelly Hancock (R)
|
33,383 | 61.27% | ||
| Chris Utchell (D) | 19,567 | 35.91% | ||
| Paul Mastin (L) | 1,535 | 2.81% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Hancock received $293,328 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[9]
| Texas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Kelly Hancock's campaign in 2010 | |
| Perry, Doylene | $20,000 |
| Perry, Bob J | $10,250 |
| Farmers Insurance Group | $7,500 |
| Koch Industries | $6,000 |
| Texas Oil & Gas Association | $5,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $293,328 |
2008
Below are Hancock's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[10]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| Kelly Hancock | $80,000 |
| Koch Industries | $4,000 |
| Farmers Insurance Group | $4,000 |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | $4,000 |
| Texas Medical Assoc | $3,560 |
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."[11] Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.
2011
Kelly Hancock received a grade of B+ on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
- 2011 Taxpayer Advocate. Hancock 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."[12]
External links
- Kelly Hancock's campaign website
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Hancock
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2008, 2006
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 91 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
- Kelly Hancock on Facebook
- Kelly Hancock on Twitter
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Hancock
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Hancock
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State - 2012 Election and Candidate Information
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State Election History
- ↑ 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 91 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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Succeeded by Stephanie Klick (R) |
| Preceded by Chris Harris (R) |
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