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Rob Eissler
Rob Eissler is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 15 from 2003 to 2013.
Eissler has been the President of Eissler and Associates. He is also a Junior Achievement Teacher at Knox Junior High and The Woodlands High School.
Eissler served as a Carrier-Based Attack Pilot in United States Navy, is a member of the Woodlands United Methodist Church, Board Member of the South Montgomery Young Men's Christian Association, and President of Woodlands Rotary Club.[1]
Biography
He received a B.A. in Architecture from Princeton University, and served as a carrier-based attack pilot on the USS John F. Kennedy in the United States Navy.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
Rob Eissler served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
- House Administration Committee
- Public Education Committee
- Redistricting Committee
- Technology, Economic Development and Workforce Committee
2009-2010
- House Administration Committee, Texas House
- Public Education Committee, Texas House (Chair)
- Redistricting Committee, Texas House
- Technology, Economic Development & Workforce Committee, Texas House
Issues
Legislation
- HB 3 - Relating to public school accountability, curriculum, and promotion requirements.
- HB 525 - Relating to certain standards for group-administered achievement tests used by school districts.
- HB 2262 - Relating to a requirement under the public school financial accountability rating system that a school district spend a specified percentage of district operating funds for instructional purposes.
- HB 3916 - Relating to an alcohol awareness component of the health curriculum used in public schools.[2]
Elections
2012
Eissler ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 15. Eissler was defeated by Steve Toth in the May 29 primary election.[3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Steve Toth |
56.5% | 9,630 |
| Rob Eissler Incumbent | 43.5% | 7,420 |
| Total Votes | 17,050 | |
2010
Eissler won re-election for the 15th District seat in the November 2, 2010 general election, defeating Libertarian Samuel Calkin.[4]
In the March 2 primary election, Eissler defeated his Republican primary opponent Rob Thomas by a margin of 11,928-5,034.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 15 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Rob Eissler (R)
|
52,550 | 90.45% | ||
| Samuel Calkin (L) | 5,546 | 9.54% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Eissler won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 15th District. Eissler ran unopposed in the general election, and he received 69,661 votes.[6] Eissler raised $323,196 for his campaign.[7]
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Eissler and his wife Linda have three adult children.
External links
- Rob Eissler campaign website
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Eissler
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 15 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
- Rob Eissler on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Rob Eissler
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Eissler
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Results for March 2, 2010 primary in Texas
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ District 15 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Texas House District 15 2003–2013 |
Succeeded by Steve Toth (R) |
