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Rob Eissler
| Rob Eissler | |
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| Texas State House, District 15 | |
| Former Officeholder | |
| In office | |
| 2003 - 2013 | |
| Party | Republican |
| Elections and appointments | |
| Last election | November 6, 2012 |
| First elected | November 2002 |
| Term limits | N/A |
| Education | |
| Bachelor's | Princeton University |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | U.S. Navy |
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Eissler currently serves as President of Eissler and Associates. He is also a Junior Achievement Teacher at Knox Junior High and The Woodlands High School.
Eissler served as a Carrier-Based Attack Pilot in United States Navy, is a member of the Woodlands United Methodist Church, Board Member of the South Montgomery Young Men's Christian Association, and President of Woodlands Rotary Club.[1]
Biography
He received a B.A. in Architecture from Princeton University, and served as a carrier-based attack pilot on the USS John F. Kennedy in the United States Navy.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
Rob Eissler served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
- House Administration Committee
- Public Education Committee
- Redistricting Committee
- Technology, Economic Development and Workforce Committee
2009-2010
- House Administration Committee, Texas House
- Public Education Committee, Texas House (Chair)
- Redistricting Committee, Texas House
- Technology, Economic Development & Workforce Committee, Texas House
Issues
Legislation
- HB 3 - Relating to public school accountability, curriculum, and promotion requirements.
- HB 525 - Relating to certain standards for group-administered achievement tests used by school districts.
- HB 2262 - Relating to a requirement under the public school financial accountability rating system that a school district spend a specified percentage of district operating funds for instructional purposes.
- HB 3916 - Relating to an alcohol awareness component of the health curriculum used in public schools.[2]
Elections
2012
Eissler ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 15. Eissler was defeated by Steve Toth in the May 29 primary election.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives District 15 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steve Toth |
56.5% | 9,630 |
| Rob Eissler Incumbent | 43.5% | 7,420 |
| Total Votes | 17,050 | |
2010
Eissler won re-election for the 15th District seat in the November 2, 2010 general election, defeating Libertarian Samuel Calkin.[5]
In the March 2 primary election, Eissler defeated his Republican primary opponent Rob Thomas by a margin of 11,928-5,034.[6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 15 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Rob Eissler (R)
|
52,550 | 90.45% | ||
| Samuel Calkin (L) | 5,546 | 9.54% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Eissler won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 15th District. Eissler ran unopposed in the general election, and he received 69,661 votes.[7] Eissler raised $323,196 for his campaign.[8]
Campaign donors
2010
Eissler raised a total of $384,667 in 2010. Below are Eissler's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2010 election:[9]
| Contributor | 2010 total |
|---|---|
| H R Perot Jr | $25,000 |
| Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld | $12,509 |
| Texas State Teachers Association | $10,000 |
| Chickasaw Nation | $6,500 |
| Texas Association of Realtors | $6,092 |
2008
Below are Eissler's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[10]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| Charles C Butt | $17,500 |
| Linda Eissler | $17,107 |
| Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc | $15,000 |
| James Mansour | $5,000 |
| Larry Kellner | $5,000 |
2006
Below are Eissler's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2006 election:[11]
| Contributor | 2006 total |
|---|---|
| Texas Association of Realtors | $6,026 |
| Licensed Beverage Distributors | $5,500 |
| Akin, Strauss, Gump, Haur and Feld | $5,000 |
| Farmers Insurance Group | $3,000 |
| Linebarger, Heard, Goggan, Blair, Graham, Pena, and Sampson | $3,000 |
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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."[12] Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.
2011
Rob Eissler received a grade of D+ on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
Personal
Eissler and his wife Linda have three adult children.
External links
- Rob Eissler campaign website
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Eissler
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 15 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
- Rob Eissler on Facebook
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Rob Eissler
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Eissler
- ↑ Texas GOP list of candidates for 2012 Elections
- ↑ Office of the (Texas) Secretary of State, "Race Summary Report," accessed July 12, 2012
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Results for March 2, 2010 primary in Texas
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2008
- ↑ District 15 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2006 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Empower Texans, "Fiscal Responsibility Index"
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