Stephen Frost
Stephen Frost was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. He represented District 1 from 2005 to 2010.
Frost works as an Attorney with Thompson and Frost. He is a member of the Elections Committee for the National Conference of State Legislatures, and Past President of the Atlanta Area Rotary Club and Cass County Bar Association.[1]
Education
J.D., University of Arkansas, Little Rock, 1997 B.S., History, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) University, Texarkana Attended, Texarkana College
Issue positions
Frost did not provide answers to the 2010 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Committee assignments
Legislation
Bills Authored
- HB 1074 - Relating to the use of bulletproof glass in certain vehicles purchased by the Department of Public Safety.
- HB 1076 - Relating to the creation of the offense of obstruction of or retaliation against a process server.
- HB 1147 - Relating to conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting and to the criminal and civil consequences of committing that offense.
- HB 1301 - Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer.
- HB 3604 - Relating to the evaluation of potential foster parents and adoptive parents.
- HB 3867 - Relating to allocation of responsibility for damages arising out of the sale or service of alcoholic beverages.[3]
For a complete list of bills authored and joint-authored by Stephen Frost, click here.
Bills Sponsored
- SB 730 - Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer.
- SB 1414 - Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing penalties.
- SB 1711 - Relating to the use of reservoirs for sediment control or to satisfy certain environmental and safety requirements at surface mining operations.[4]
For a complete list of bills sponsored and joint-sponsored by Stephen Frost, click here.
Elections
2010
Frost ran for re-election to the 1st District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the March 2nd primary. George Lavender ran for the seat on the Republican ticket, and Trent Gale ran for the seat as an Independent. Frost was defeated by Republican challenger George Lavender in the general election on November 2, 2010.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 1 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 George Lavender (R)
|
18,575 | 51.51% | ||
| Stephen Frost (D) | 14,717 | 40.81% | ||
| Trent Gale (I) | 2,766 | 7.67% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Frost won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 1st District, defeating George Lavender (R) and Tim Eason (L). Frost received 29,598 votes in the election while Lavender received 24,853 votes, and Eason received 781 votes.[6] Frost raised $200,917 for his campaign; Lavender raised $41,622.[7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Stephen Frost (D)
|
29,598 | 53.58% | ||
| George Lavender (R) | 24,853 | 44.99% | ||
| Tim Eason (L) | 781 | 1.41% | ||
2006
On November 4, 2006, Frost won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives, District 1, defeating opponent Tim Eason (L).[8]
Frost raised $43,817 for his campaign while Eason raised $0.[9]
| Texas State House of Representatives, District 1 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Stephen Frost (D)
|
21,841 | |||
| Tim Eason (L) | 3,324 | |||
2004
On November 4, 2004, Frost won election to the Texas House of Representatives, District 1, defeating opponent H.E. Pete Snow (R).[10]
Frost raised $360,414 for his campaign while Snow raised $405,992.[11]
| Texas State House of Representatives, District 1 (2004) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Stephen Frost (D)
|
28,495 | |||
| H.E. Pete Snow (R) | 25,463 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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External links
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Frost (dead link)
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Official Campaign Contributions
- Follow the Money - Campaign Contributions: 20102008, 2006, 2004
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 1 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas 20/20 PAC members - Stephen Frost
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Frost
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Stephen Frost Issue Positions
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Frost
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Sponsored/Joint Sponsored by Rep. Frost
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ District 1 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ 2006 Election Results, Texas House of Representatives
- ↑ 2006 Texas Election Fundraising, Candidates
- ↑ 2006 Election Results, Texas House of Representatives
- ↑ 2004 Texas Election Fundraising, Candidates
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Texas House District 1 2005–2010 |
Succeeded by George Lavender(R) |
