Connie Scott
| Connie Scott | ||
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| Texas State House, District 34 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 11, 2013 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $7,200 | |
| Per diem | $150 per day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 2, 2010 | |
| First elected | 2010 | |
| Next election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Biography
Scott co-owned and ran a small pipeline construction company for 10 years.
Committee assignments
Connie Scott serves on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
- Defense & Veterans Affairs Committee
- Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
- Local & Consent Calendars Committee
Issues
On her website, Scott lists her positions on a number of issues [1]:
Campaign slogan
- "...because Texas needs more common sense."
Reducing Taxes, Promoting Economic Development
- Supports, "lower taxes, less regulation and less litigation."
- Supports, "policies that attract business investment and create more jobs... [such as the] effort to curb lawsuit abuse."
Balancing the Budget, Cutting Spending
- Opposes any, "tax increase to fund the state budget shortfall and instead will demand state agencies reduce spending."
- Supports limiting, "government spending to no more than population growth and inflation."
- "Believes, "government today is too invasive, too big, and too unaccountable."
Improving Transportation
- Will fight for "our fair share of transportation funding" to ensure a solid infrastructure she believes, "is vital to economic development in the Coastal Bend."
Lowering Health Care Costs, Increasing Access
- "Supports, "our work with Bay Area Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse helped lead to sensible lawsuit abuse reform that brought more doctors and nurses to our community and increased access to quality health care for everyone."
- Supports Texas Attorney General Abbott's lawsuit against "Obamacare," saying, "The federal government health care takeover violates states’ rights and will cost Texas taxpayers over $20 billion.
Ensuring Good Education
- Opposes, "legislation that takes money away from public schools"
- Supports, "merit-based pay increases for hardworking public school teachers."
Securing the Border, Protecting Texas Families
- Supports enhanced border security to "ensure that our state’s laws make sense and are enforced."
- Supports increasing funding for the Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers, and local law enforcement along the Texas/ Mexico border, "to fight Mexican drug cartel violence that is spilling" into Texas.
Cracking Down on Gang Violence and Crime
- Supports, "stronger penalties for gang violence and increased funding for local law enforcement to battle gang violence."
- Supports, "building more prisons to keep criminals behind bars and alleviate prison overcrowding, rather than reduce prison sentences for inmates who break the law.
Preserving Family Values
- Pro-life.
- Opposes gay marriage.
Political Courage Test
Scott provided answers to the 2010 Political Courage Test on the subjects of:
- Abortion and reproductive issues
- Budget, spending and tax issues
- Campaign finance and government reform issues
- Crime and public safety issues
- Economic issues
- Education issues
- Environment and energy issues
- Gun issues
- Health issues
- Social issues
Scott declined to provide answers to the 2010 Political Courage Test section on legislative priorities.
The full test can be accessed here.
Elections
2012
Scott is running in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 33. Scott ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election. The general election takes place on November 6, 2012.[2]
2010
Scott won election in District 34. She defeated Vicente Carranza in the March 2 Republican primary and defeated Democratic incumbent Abel Herrero in the November 2 general election.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 34 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Connie Scott (R)
|
13,892 | 53.95% | ||
| Abel Herrero (D) | 11,855 | 46,04% | ||
Campaign donors
2010
Scott raised a total of $748,410 in 2010. Below are Scott's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2010 election:[4]
| Contributor | 2010 total |
|---|---|
| Associated Republicans of Texas | $175,800 |
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform | $173,294 |
| Texas Republican Party | $50,000 |
| Conservative Republicans of Texas | $35,395 |
| Perry, Bob J. | $32,500 |
2008
In the 2008 election, Scott raised a total of $314,103, but lost in the general election.[5]
Her five largest contributors in 2008 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Republican Party Of Nueces County | $43,040 |
| Texans For Lawsuit Reform | $40,615 |
| Scott, Mike | $15,022 |
| Associated Republicans Of Texas | $10,500 |
| Three Donors, Each Donating $10,000 | $10,000 |
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Connie + Scott + Texas + House
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
Connie Scott News Feed
- Your guide to today, tomorrow and beyond - El Paso Times
- Time for ye olde newer historical romances - USA TODAY
- Ben Cohen's Stamp Stampede: Ben & Jerry's Founder Rallies At Union Station ... - Huffington Post
- Federal government has new group in its sights - Daily Caller
- 'Snowden is not the problem' Palin says - Daily Caller
- Meet the man who wants to unseat the Democrats' most colorful congressman - Daily Caller
- Rubio declines to say whether he supports his own immigration bill - Daily Caller
- Happy Father's Day: President Obama and his daughter play with toy guns - Daily Caller
- Cheney calls Edward Snowden 'traitor,' says Rand Paul wrong about surveillance - Daily Caller
- Cheney: Obama administration may be 'a day late and a dollar short' on Syria - Daily Caller
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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."[6] Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.
2011
Connie Scott received a grade of C+ on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
Personal
Scott is married to Mike Scott. Together, they have four children and five grandchildren. They live in Robstown, Texas. Scott is a member of River Hills Baptist Church.
Community Service and Involvement
- Vice chairman of the board of directors of the Regional Transportation Authority. Elected in January 2010.
- Executive director of Bay Area Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse. Has served on the board since 2007.
- Board member of the Lexington Museum.
- President of the Corpus Christi State School Volunteer Services Council.
External links
- Texas House member page
- Connie Scott campaign website
- Project Vote Smart - Connie Scott biography
- Project Vote Smart - Connie Scott political courage test results
- Connie Scott's Facebook page
- Official Campaign Contributions
- Follow the Money - 2010 contributions to Connie Scott *Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions to Connie Scott
References
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Abel Herrero (D) |
Texas House of Representatives District X 2011-Present |
Succeeded by - |
- Republican candidate, Texas House of Representatives, 2010
- Texas
- 2010 candidate
- House of Representatives candidate, 2010
- Republican Party
- 2010 challenger
- 2010 winner
- Current member, Texas House of Representatives
- 2012 incumbent
- House of Representatives candidate, 2012
- 2012 primary (winner)
- 2012 general election
