Kenneth Sheets

Kenneth Sheets
Texas State House, District 107
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
January 13, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$7,200/year
Per diem	$150/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Websites
Office website

Kenneth Sheets is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 107th District since 2011.

Biography

Education

• JD, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
• BA in Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington

Professional Experience

• US Marine Corps

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Texas Committee Assignments, 2013
• Homeland Security & Public Safety
• Insurance
• Local & Consent Calendars

2011-2012

Sheets served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

Texas Committee Assignments, 2011
• Insurance

Issues

Sheets campaign ad

Strengthening Texas’s Economy and Helping Job Growth

Excerpt:"Small businesses are, and always have been, the engine of economic growth for our nation. We must ensure that all levels of government are encouraging and creating the right fiscal environment for small businesses to develop and expand. I will work to lessen the tax, regulatory, and legal burdens placed on our small businesses so they can focus on what they do best – improving operations, expanding sales, and driving our workforce."

Balancing Budgets by Cutting Spending

Excerpt:"Every day around the state of Texas, families make difficult choices about what they can afford and what they cannot. Growing up in a large family taught me first hand that you have to work hard, take on personal responsibility, and make your own way.

As a State Representative, I will use that common-sense principal when considering state spending. If a program has become obsolete, duplicative, or isn’t a critical priority, then it should be cut. It will be a top priority of mine to ensure our families and small businesses are keeping more of what they earn so they can make decisions about their lives and futures, instead of handing more of their money over to fund government programs."

Securing Our Border and Targeting Criminal Illegal Aliens

Excerpt:"True national security means controlling our borders and protecting the interior of our country. I will strongly support programs to help local and federal law enforcement work together to target, apprehend, and deport criminal illegal aliens like drug traffickers and human smugglers, and work to shut down their money laundering operations."

Expanding Energy Development in Texas

Excerpt:"America can be a global leader in energy development and Texans can help show the rest of our country the way. We should allow for the expansion of new nuclear and natural gas power to help improve base load capacity for our state. This will help reduce rates for families, create new jobs, and cut emissions to help our environment."

Sen. Cornyn endorsement

Improving Education and Accountability

Excerpt:"Texas’s dropout rate is simply unacceptable and DISD mismanagement has only made the problem worse. I will fight for stronger accountability of school administrators and teachers but I will also work to ensure more dollars are getting to our classrooms so our teachers have all the resources needed to produce top level students."

Supporting Pro-Life and Pro-Traditional Marriage Policies

Excerpt:"I believe life begins at conception and government policies should protect that innocent life. I also believe the definition of marriage should always remain as the union between one man and one woman."

Elections

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Sheets won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 114. Sheets was unopposed in the May 29 primary and defeated Robert Miklos (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Texas House of Representatives, District 107, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kenneth Sheets Incumbent	50.8%	25,868
	Democratic	Robert Miklos	49.2%	25,018
Total Votes				50,886

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Sheets won election to Texas House of Representatives District 107. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and defeated incumbent Democratic candidate Allen Vaught and Brandon Parsons (L) in the November 2 general election.

Sheets campaign ad

Texas House of Representatives, District 107 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Kenneth Sheets (R)		16,226	51.36%
Allen Vaught (D)		14,638	46.48%
Brandon Parsons (L)		678	2.14%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Sheets received $535,141 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Texas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Kenneth Sheets's campaign in 2010
Art Campaign Fund	$125,000
Texans For Lawsuit Reform	$108,120
Conservative Republicans Of Texas	$30,718
Rees-Jones, Trevor D	$25,000
Perry, Bob J	$25,000
Total Raised in 2010	$535,141

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

Kenneth Sheets received a grade of A+ on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.

• 2011 Taxpayer Champion. Sheets 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."

Personal

Sheets has a wife, Michel.

External links

Suggest a link

• Official Campaign website
• Official Facebook Page
• Candidate Twitter Page
• Texas House GOP YouTube Channel
• Official Campaign Contributions
• Contributions, Follow the Money
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Texas Tribune Profile
• Imagine Election Profile

References

Political offices
Preceded by Allen Vaught (D)	Texas House of Representatives District 107 2011-Present	Succeeded by -