Linda Harper-Brown
| Linda Harper-Brown | ||
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| Texas State House, District 104 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2003 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 13, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 10 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $7,200/year | |
| Per diem | $150/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2002 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Harper-Brown is a member of the National League of Cities - Public Safety and Crime Prevention Committee, and President Ronald Reagan's White House Conference for a Drug Free America.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Harper-Brown served on the following committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Government Efficiency & Reform, Chair | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2011-2012
Harper-Brown served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Local & Consent Calendars | ||||
| • Rules & Resolutions | ||||
| • Government Efficiency & Reform | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2009-2010
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Elections | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
Sponsored legislation
- HB 379 - Relating to requiring the use of an ignition interlock device on conviction of certain intoxication offenses.
- HB 3389 - Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education; providing civil and administrative penalties.
- HB 3395 - Relating to the establishment of the Transportation Legislative Oversight Committee.
- HB 3396 - Relating to requiring a state agency that is undergoing review by the Sunset Advisory Commission to undergo a financial audit and submit a zero-based budget in connection with the review.[2]
Issues
Harper-Brown's answers to the Texas State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test are provided. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected. When asked her legislative priorities she answered "Better schools, Fighting violent crime, Keeping taxes low, Securing the border, Reducing government waste, Improving transportation to reduce traffic."[3]
Elections
2012
Harper-Brown won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 105. Harper-Brown ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and won re-election in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 105, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Linda Harper-Brown Incumbent |
50.1% | 21,705 | |
| Democratic | Rosemary Robbins | 48.3% | 20,923 | |
| Green | Saul Arechar | 1.7% | 725 | |
| Total Votes | 43,353 | |||
2010
Harper-Brown won re-election in District 105. She was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and defeated Democrat Loretta Haldlenwang and Libertarian Cecil Ince in the November 2 general election.[6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 105 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Linda Harper-Brown (R)
|
11,286 | 51.71% | ||
| Loretta Haldenwang (D) | 9,799 | 44.89% | ||
| Cecil Ince (L) | 740 | 3.39% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Harper-Brown won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 105th District, receiving 19,857 votes ahead of Democrat Bob Romano (19,838) and Libertarian James Baird (1,061).[7] She raised $727,394 for her campaign; Romano raised $65,331.[8]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 105 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Linda Harper-Brown (R)
|
19,857 | 48.72% | ||
| Bob Romano (D) | 19,838 | 48.67% | ||
| James G. Baird (L) | 1,061 | 2.60% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
Harper-Brown raised a total of $981,585 in 2010. Below are Harper-Brown's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2010 election:[9]
| Contributor | 2010 total |
|---|---|
| Strauss III, Joe R | $225,000 |
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform | $108,930 |
| Brown III, William E. | $71,814 |
| Ellis Jr., J Ralph | $50,000 |
| Perry, Bob J. | $30,000 |
2008
In the 2008 election, Harper-Brown raised a total of $727,394.[10]
Her five largest contributors in 2008 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Brown III, William E | $86,096 |
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform | $44,045 |
| Stars Over Texas PAC | $42,500 |
| Perry, Bob J | $40,000 |
| Empower Texans PAC | $28,428 |
2006
In the 2006 election, Harper-Brown raised a total of $231,399. [11]
Her five largest contributors in 2006 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Brown III, William | $48,333 |
| Ellis Jr, J Ralph | $25,000 |
| Leininger, James R | $7,000 |
| Hillco Partners | $5,500 |
| Stavely, Gerald & Joyce | $5,000 |
2004
In the 2004 election, Harper-Brown raised a total of $227,990. [12]
Her six largest contributors in 2004 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Brown III, William | $53,273 |
| Brown Jr, William E | $16,197 |
| All Children Matter | $15,000 |
| Witt, Ann | $5,000 |
| Beeman, Suzanne | $5,000 |
| Stavely, Gerald & Joyce | $5,000 |
2002
In the 2002 election, Harper-Brown raised a total of $311,468. [13]
Her five largest contributors in 2002 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ellis, J Ralph | $79,127 |
| Brown III, William | $71,801 |
| Brown III, William E | $17,211 |
| Brown III, William E | $10,000 |
| Harper Brown, Linda | $6,583 |
2004
On November 4, 2004 Harper-Brown won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 105th District, defeating Mike Moore (D).[14]
Harper-Brown raised $227,990 for his campaign while Moore raised $6,851.[15]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 105 (2004) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Linda Harper-Brown (R)
|
21,599 | |||
| Mike Moore (D) | 14,884 | |||
2002
On November 4, 2002 Harper-Brown won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 105th District, defeating Robert Mohler (L), Sheril Blackmon (G) and Bob Romano (I).[16]
Harper-Brown raised $311,468 for his campaign while Romano raised $8,845 and Mohler and Blackmon raised $0.[17]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 105 (2002) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Linda Harper-Brown (R)
|
13,461 | |||
| Robert Mohler (L) | 1,249 | |||
| Sheril Blackmon (G) | 1,249 | |||
| Bob Romano (I) | 1,249 | |||
Controversy
Harper-Brown came under public criticism in 2010 after the Dallas Morning News reported that she was using a Mercedes owned by a company, Durable Enterprises Equipment Ltd., that had had multimillion-dollar state contracts. Durable reportedly had provided use of the Mercedes and a Chevrolet Tahoe to Harper-Brown's husband as compensation for his work as an accountant.[18] After the issue was raised, Harper-Brown said she would give up use of the car because of a "perception of impropriety." A Democrat support group, the Texas Values in Action Coalition, filed a complaint with the Texas Ethics Commission,[19] saying she should have disclosed the vehicles on her personal financial statement,[20] a form that details lawmakers' finances, including income, real estate and stock holdings.[21] She said she would propose legislationto close a loophole in Texas ethics law and require disclosure of lawmakers' spouses' income, gifts and compensation. [22]
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."[23] Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.
2011
Linda Harper-Brown received a grade of A on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
- 2011 Taxpayer Champion. Harper-Brown 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."[24]
External links
- Linda Harper-Brown's campaign website
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Harper-Brown
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Official Campaign Contributions
- Follow The Money, Campaign Contributions: 2010 2008, 2006
- Texas State Directory profile
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 105 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
- Linda Harper-Brown on Facebook
- Linda Harper-Brown on Twitter
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Harper-Brown
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Harper-Brown
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Harper-Brown Issue Positions
- ↑ Texas GOP list of candidates for 2012 Elections
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State Election History
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2008
- ↑ District 105 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2006 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2004 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2002 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2004
- ↑ District 105 Texas House candidate funds, 2004
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2002
- ↑ District 105 Texas House candidate funds, 2002
- ↑ "Questions raised about Rep. Linda Harper-Brown's use of a Mercedes," Dallas Morning News, June 18, 2010
- ↑ "Democrat support group files ethics complaint against Irving GOP senator in hotly contested race; see Texas Watchdog's look at the legislature's spousal loophole," Texas Watchdog, July 8, 2010
- ↑ Linda Harper Brown TEC complaint
- ↑ "Rep. Linda Harper-Brown said she's given up company's Mercedes, Dallas Morning News, June 30, 2010
- ↑ "Rep. Linda Harper-Brown said she's given up company's Mercedes, Dallas Morning News, June 30, 2010
- ↑ Empower Texans, "Fiscal Responsibility Index"
- ↑ Empower Texans, "2011 Taxpayer Champions
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