Yvonne Davis
| Yvonne Davis | ||
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| Texas State House, District 111 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1993 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 13, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 20 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $7,200/year | |
| Per diem | $150/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 1992 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Davis served on the following committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Economic & Small Business Development | ||||
| • Redistricting, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2011-2012
Davis served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Criminal Jurisprudence | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
Sponsored legislation
- HB 649 - Relating to a prohibition on the posting of certain tax appraisal record information on the Internet.
- HB 1379 - Relating to the provision of HIV and AIDS tests and to health benefit plan coverage of HIV and AIDS tests.
- HB 1382 - Relating to assessment of certain charges by certain commercial landlords that are governmental entities.
- HB 1383 - Relating to access to certain information under the public information law concerning public officers and employees.[1]
Elections
2012
Davis ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 111. Davis ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election. She was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]
2010
Davis won re-election in District 111. She was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 111 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Yvonne Davis (D)
|
25,783 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Davis won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 111th District, receiving 43,685 votes ahead of Republican Homer Fincannon (10,674) and Libertarian Tim Miles (901).[4] She raised $154,118 for her campaign.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 111 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Yvonne Davis (D)
|
43,685 | 79.05% | ||
| Homer Fincannon (R) | 10,674 | 19.31% | ||
| Tim Miles (L) | 901 | 1.63% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Davis received $170,668 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[6]
| Texas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Yvonne Davis's campaign in 2010 | |
| Chickasaw Nation | $7,500 |
| Blackridge | $6,500 |
| Ahlberg, Trevor L | $5,000 |
| J Jennings Investments | $5,000 |
| Andrews, Barry G | $4,500 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $170,668 |
2008
Davis raised $154,118 in 2008. Her top 5 campaign contributors are listed below.[7]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| House Democratic Campaign Cmte | $7,500 |
| Blackridge Consulting | $5,500 |
| AT&T | $4,353 |
| Licensed Beverage Distributors | $3,500 |
| Texas Assoc of Realtors | $3,500 |
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."[8] Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.
2011
Yvonne Davis received a grade of F on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
External links
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Yvonne Davis
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 111 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Mexican American Legislative Caucus profile
References
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Davis
- ↑ Texas Democratic Party - Democratic Primary Candidates
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2008
- ↑ District 111 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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