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Jerry Madden
Jerry Madden is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 67 from 1993 to 2013. He served as Chairman of the Collin County Republican Party from 1974-76 and 1984-1991.
Madden served as President of the Jerry Madden Insurance Firm from 2000-2008, Sales Representative, Planning Services from 1994-2000, and President of Pot Hole Doc from 1992-1994. He has also worked in construction, as a manufacturing manager, manufacturing engineer, and served in the United States Army.
Madden is a member of the Prison Entrepreneurship Board of Directors, Richardson Chamber of Commerce, Plano Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board, Accon Chamber of Commerce, Collin County Republican Men's Club, Frisco Chamber of Commerce, and Wylie Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
Jerry Madden served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
- Corrections Committee, Texas House Chair
- Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
- Redistricting Committee
- Election Contest, Select Committee
Sponsored legislation
- HB 551 - Relating to the electronic transmission of a federal postcard application used for voting.
- HB 553 - Relating to the establishment of the office of criminal and juvenile justice ombudsman.
- HB 1481 - Relating to certain offenses regarding the possession or use of a cellular telephone by an inmate or defendant in a correctional or detention facility and to the detection and monitoring of that possession or use.
- HB 3229 - Relating to a pilot project for a drug and alcohol abuse recovery high school program[2]
Elections
2010
Madden won re-election unopposed in District 67 in 2010. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 67 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Jerry Madden (R)
|
19,070 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Madden won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 67th District, defeating Jeffrey Joyner (L). Madden received 30,558 votes in the election while Joyner received 8,390 votes.[4] Madden raised $422,463 for his campaign; Joyner raised $10.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 67 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Jerry Madden (R)
|
30,558 | 78.45% | ||
| Jeffrey Joyner (L) | 8,390 | 21.54% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Awards
Madden was named "Legislator of the Year" by American Legislative Exchange Council in August 2011. The award is the national organization's most prestigious "is given to state legislators who are ALEC members in good standing and have distinguished themselves by taking a leadership role in advancing, introducing, and/or enacting policies based on the fundamental Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government, federalism and individual liberty."[6]
On October 26, 2010, Governing magazine named Madden and Texas Senator John Whitmire as two of eight "Public Officials of the Year" for their work on reforming the Texas correctional system.[7] Other honorees included Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and Connecticut Representative Diana Urban. Each year since 1994, Governing has selected a handful of state and local officials to honor for standout job performance. The Public Officials of the Year program "recognizes leaders from state, city and county government who exemplify the ideals of public service."[8]
External links
- Jerry Madden's campaign website
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Madden
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 67 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition
- Jerry Madden on Facebook
- Jerry Madden on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Madden
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Madden
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ District 67 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Texas Insider, "Madden Honored, Chosen ALEC’s “Legislator of the Year”," August 5, 2011
- ↑ John Buntin, "The Correctionists," October 2010
- ↑ Governing, "GOVERNING Announces 2012 Public Officials of the Year," October 19, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Texas House District 67 1993–2013 |
Succeeded by Jeff Leach (R) |
