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Tryon Lewis
| Tryon Lewis | ||
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| Texas State House, District 81 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 13, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $7,200/year | |
| Per diem | $150/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Lewis is a Partner with the firm of Atkins, Hollman, Jones, Peacock, Lewis, and Lyon. He previously served as Judge for the 161st State District from 1985-2006.
Lewis is a Board Member of the Ector County Independent School District Education Foundation, Meals on Wheels, Odessa Cultural Council, and Permian Playhouse.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lewis served on the following committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Environmental Regulation | ||||
| • Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, Chair | ||||
2011-2012
Lewis served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Higher Education | ||||
| • Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, Vice-chair | ||||
2009-2010
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | ||||
| • Public Safety | ||||
Sponsored legislation
- HB 2149 - Relating to the liability of public servants of certain governmental units for property damage.
- HB 2403 - Relating to a prohibition of certain sanctions against public school districts and campuses based solely on student performance on assessment instruments.
- HB 3696 - Relating to a deduction under the franchise tax for the sale of the entire operating assets of a business or of a separate division, branch or identifiable segment of a business.[2]
Elections
2012
Lewis ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 81. Lewis ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election. He was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
2010
Lewis won re-election in District 81 in 2010. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 81 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Tyron Lewis (R)
|
21,048 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Lewis won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 81st District, defeating Elmo Hockman (L). Lewis received 32,973 votes in the election while Hockman received 3,603 votes.[6] Lewis raised $341,959 for his campaign; Hockman raised $120.[7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 81 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Tryon Lewis (R)
|
32,973 | 90.14% | ||
| Elmo Hockman (L) | 3,603 | 9.85% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Lewis received $163,443 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[8]
| Texas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Tryon Lewis's campaign in 2010 | |
| Texans For Lawsuit Reform | $5,000 |
| Womack, Glen | $5,000 |
| Fowler, J Nicholas | $2,500 |
| Farmers Insurance Group | $2,500 |
| Independent Insurance Agents Of Texas | $2,019 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $163,443 |
2008
Below are Lewis's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[9]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| Richard Gillham | $31,000 |
| Bob J Perry | $25,000 |
| Donald E Wood | $15,000 |
| Jack Wood | $11,000 |
| Robert B Rowling | $10,000 |
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
Tryon Lewis received a grade of C+ on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
External links
- Tryon Lewis's campaign website
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Lewis
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 81 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Lewis
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Lewis
- ↑ 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 81 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Empower Texans, "Fiscal Responsibility Index"
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