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Ken Legler
| Ken Legler | ||
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| Texas State House, District 144 | ||
| Former officeholder | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009 - 2012 | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 11, 2013 | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $7,200 | |
| Per diem | $150 per day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 2, 2010 | |
| First elected | November 4, 2008 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Legler announced on September 20, 2011 that he would not be seeking re-election in 2012.[2]
Biography
Legler was the President & Owner of House Wire Works. He was also a member of the Bush Strike Force Team, Chamber of Commerce Board, National Federation of Independent Business Board, and Texas Association of Business Board.[3]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
Ken Legler served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
2009-2010
Issues
Sponsored legislation
- HB 975 - Relating to drug testing of professional employees of public school districts.
- HB 1135 - Relating to required drug testing for applicants and recipients of unemployment compensation benefits.
- HB 1136 - Relating to disqualification for the receipt of unemployment compensation benefits for violation of an employer drug testing policy.
- HB 4301 - Relating to the availability of certain county, municipal, and school district financial information on certain Internet websites[4]
Elections
2010
Legler won re-election in District 144. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and then defeated Democrat Rick Molina, independent Brandon Weaver, and Libertarian Clifford Messina in the November 2 general election.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 144 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Ken Legler (R)
|
15,425 | 59.45% | ||
| Rick Molina (D) | 9,931 | 38.27% | ||
| Clifford Messina (L) | 339 | 1.30% | ||
| Joel West (G) | 249 | 0.95% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Legler won election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 144th District, defeating Democrat Joel Redmond. Legler received 19,980 votes, ahead of Redmond (19,078).[6] He raised $592,850 for his campaign; Redmond raised $554,453.[7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 144 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ken Legler (R)
|
19,980 | 51.15% | ||
| Joel C. Redmond (D) | 19,078 | 48.84% | ||
Campaign donors
2010
Legler raised a total of $529,798 in 2010. Below are Legler's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2010 election:[8]
| Contributor | 2010 total |
|---|---|
| Joe R. Strauss III Campaign | $220,000 |
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform | $27,221 |
| Texas House Republican Leadership Fund | $20,173 |
| Perry, Doylene | $20,000 |
| Perry, Bob J. | $20,000 |
2008
In the 2008 election, Legler raised a total of $592,850.[9]
His five largest contributors in 2008 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Texans For Lawsuit Reform | $97,560 |
| Stars Over Texas PAC | $95,000 |
| Empower Texans PAC | $92,219 |
| Perry, Bob J | $70,500 |
| Leininger, James R | $25,000 |
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
Ken Legler received a grade of A on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
- 2011 Taxpayer Champion. Legler was named a "2011 Taxpayer Champion," which is "the top award presented by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility to legislators based on their rating on the most recent Fiscal Responsibility Index."[11]
External links
- Ken Legler's campaign website
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Legler
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Official Campaign Contributions-Personal
- Official Campaign Contributions-Committee
- Follow The Money, Campaign Contributions: 2010,2008
- Facebook profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 144 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
- Ken Legler on Facebook
- Ken Legler on Twitter
References
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "State Rep. Legler, 54, dies of apparent heart attack," June 1, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedreelect - ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Legler
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Legler
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2008
- ↑ District 144 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 Champions
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