Eddie Rodriguez

Eddie Rodriguez
Texas State House, District 51
Incumbent
In office
2003 - Present
Term ends
January 11, 2013
Party	Democratic
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	2002
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of Texas at Austin
J.D.	University of Texas at Austin
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Eddie Rodriguez is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 51 since 2003.

Biography

Rodriguez works as a Self-Employed Consultant. He served as Chief of Staff to State Representative Glen Maxey, his District 51 predecessor, from 1997-2002. He worked as Executive Director of the Travis County Democratic Party from 1996-2001. He worked as Assistant Director of Staff for Draco Group Homes from 1993-1996.

Eddie is the Board Chair of Austin Pets Alive!, whose goal is to promote and provide resources for education and programs, such as spay/neuter, that will put an end to the killing of companion animals in Austin. He also serves on the boards of directors of several other organizations including: Alliance for Public Transportation (APT), whose mission is to promote regional public transportation in Central Texas; Hispanic Technology Institute of Austin (HTIA), whose focus is to develop and improve the economic conditions in Austin by providing technology and training to small business and the community; the Anti-Defamation League, whose focus is on fighting hatred and encouraging respect, diversity and inclusion in all areas of the community; Habitat for Humanity, whose vision is to eliminate poverty housing through the power of home ownership; and Zachary Scott Theater, one of Austin's exciting and innovative arts organizations and Central Texas' oldest professional theatre.

DWI arrest

On March 18, 2010, Rodriguez was arrested near his home in East Austin on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The case was dismissed by the judge due to lack of evidence on October 21, 2010.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

Eddie Rodriguez serves on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

• Calendars Committee
• Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
• Transportation Committee

Sponsored legislation

• HB 237 - Relating to a deduction under the franchise tax for certain renewable energy devices.
• HB 238 - Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for certain renewable energy devices.
• HB 482 - Relating to programs to increase the availability of fresh produce to, and the purchase and consumption of fresh produce by, certain low-income individuals.
• HB 1371 - Relating to prohibiting accepting federal funding for abstinence-only education.

Issues

Rodriguez's website provides a summary of his agenda:

"Included in Eddie’s legislative agenda are bills that address regional transportation, affordable housing, environmental quality, equitable education, career and technical education, health and human services and the promotion of renewable and sustainable energy as part of a statewide approach to improving environmental quality and creating economic development opportunities for Central Texas."

Rodriguez's answers to the Texas State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test are available. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected. He did not provide a reply when asked his legislative priorities.

Elections

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Rodriguez is running in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 51. Rodriguez is unopposed in the May 29 primary election. The general election takes place on November 6, 2012.

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Rodriguez won re-election in District 51. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and defeated Republican Marilyn Jackson and Libertarian Arthur DiBianca in the November 2 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 51 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Eddie Rodriguez (D)		12,981	75.93%
Marilyn Jackson (R)		3,412	19.96%
Arthur DiBianca (L)		701	4.10%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Rodriguez won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 51st District, defeating Arthur DiBianca (L). Rodriguez received 29,384 votes in the election while DiBianca received 3,440 votes. Rodriguez raised $92,128 for his campaign.

Texas House of Representatives, District 51
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Eddie Rodriguez (D)		29,384	89.51%
Arthur DiBianca (L)		3,440	10.48%

2006

On November 4, 2006 Rodriguez won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 51th District, defeating Arthur DiBianca (L).

Rodriguez raised $50,034 for his campaign.

Texas House of Representatives, District 51 (2006)
Candidates		Votes
Eddie Rodriguez (D)		13,521
Arthur DiBianca (L)		2,252

2004

On November 4, 2004 Rodriguez won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 51st District, unopposed.

Rodriguez raised $58,527 for his campaign.

Texas House of Representatives, District 51 (2004)
Candidates		Votes
Eddie Rodriguez (D)		26,856

2002

On November 4, 2002 Rodriguez won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 51st District, defeating Darren Scharf (G) and Majory Staehle Glowka (L).

Rodriguez raised $113,017 for his campaign while Scharf and Staehle Glowka raised $0.

Texas House of Representatives, District 51 (2002)
Candidates		Votes
Eddie Rodriguez (D)		14,389
Darren Scharf (G)		1,308
Majory Staehle Glowka (L)		1,793

Campaign donors

2010

Rodriguez raised a total of $129,33 in 2010. Below are Rodriguez's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2010 election:

Contributor	2010 total
Chickasaw Nation	$7,000
AT&T	$3,840
Texas Optometric Association	$3,000
Blackridge	$2,794
Hillco Partners	$2,531

2008

In the 2008 election, Rodriguez raised a total of $92,128.

His five largest contributors in 2008 were:

Donor	Amount
Peisen, Verna	$5,000
Hillco Partners	$3,300
Brown McCarroll LLP	$3,000
Texas Trial Lawyers Association	$3,000
Actblue Texas	$2,247

2006

In the 2006 election, Rodriguez raised a total of $50,034.

His five largest contributors in 2006 were:

Donor	Amount
AT&T	$1,850
BG Distribution Partners	$1,500
Glazer, R L	$1,500
Texas Trial Lawyers Association	$1,500
Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas	$1,350

2004

In the 2004 election, Rodriguez raised a total of $58,527.

His five largest contributors in 2004 were:

Donor	Amount
Rodriguez, Eddie	$5,831
AOL Time Warner	$2,500
Girling PAC	$1,500
Texas Classroom Teachers Association	$1,500
8 Donors, Each Donating $1,000	$1,000

2002

In the 2002 election, Rodriguez raised a total of $113,017.

His five largest contributors in 2002 were:

Donor	Amount
Maxey, Glen	$7,215
AFFPAC	$5,100
Butts, David	$5,000
Education Austin	$5,000
Scanlan, John	$3,600

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." Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.

2011

Eddie Rodriguez received a grade of F on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.

External links

Suggest a link

• Eddie Rodriguez's campaign campaign website
• Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Rodriguez
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Official Campaign Contributions
• Follow the Money, Campaign Contributions: 2010 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
• Texas State Directory profile
• Freedom Speaks profile
• Texas Political Almanac profile
• Texas Tribune profile & bio
• Vote-TX.org profile
• State Surge profile
• Mexican American Legislative Caucus profile
• Eddie Rodriguez on Facebook

References

Political offices
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