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Step forward,
cast your vote!
By Jim Sartwelle
Public Policy Director
GENERAL ELECTION
AGFUND
ENDORSEMENTS
NOVEMBER 4
2014
FOR
TEXAS
TEXAS NEIGHBORS
THE FUTURE OF
FALL 2014
VOTE
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In this space, I customarily implore
you to go cast a ballot in the upcoming “most important election in our
lifetime.” The election on Nov. 4 is
no exception. For the first time in a
generation, every state-level constitutional office—save a couple of Railroad Commission seats—will have a
new occupant come 2015. The entire
Congressional delegation and Texas
House and half the Texas Senate are
up for election. You simply owe it to
your children and grandchildren to
get out and cast your vote.
Several Farm Bureau leaders
stepped forward in past years and
offered their own names for election
at the state and local levels. Former
county Farm Bureau president Kyle
Kacal will head to Austin for his second term in the State House in January. He will hopefully be joined by
two other former county presidents,
DeWayne Burns and Andy Murr.
More than a handful of other Farm
Bureau leaders are up for election
for county judges or commissioners.
Their success is a direct reflection of
the leadership development offered
by everyday participation in Farm
Bureau activities.
A specific activity that I’d like to
put in your mind is the Texas Farm
Bureau Campaign School, offered
each odd-numbered fall. Nearly every
person who attended the 2013 school
and ran for office won. The past two
classes alone should end up producing three state representatives, three
county judges and three county commissioners. If you have ever considered running for office at any level, I
strongly encourage you to contact me
or any member of your TFB legislative
team and visit about participating
in the 2015 campaign school. It’s a
relatively small investment of time
and money that could ultimately put
you or another Farm Bureau leader
in a position to directly influence the
policy debate.
ENDORSEMENTS FOR STATEWIDE OFFICES
2014 GENERAL ELECTION
Greg Abbott (R)
Governor
Dan Patrick (R)
Lieutenant Governor
Glenn Hegar (R)
George P. Bush (R)
Comptroller of Public Accounts Texas Land Commissioner
Ken Paxton (R)
Attorney General
Texas Supreme Court
Jeff Brown (R)
Place 6
Nathan Hecht (R)
Chief Justice
Jeffrey Boyd (R)
Place 7
Phil Johnson (R)
Place 8
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Texas Neighbors
Fall 2014
Courts of Appeals
Russell Lloyd (R)
1st Court of Appeals
Place 3
Jeff Rose (R)
3rd Court of Appeals
Chief Justice
Sandee Bryan Marion (R)
4th Court of Appeals
Chief Justice
Kem Thompson Frost (R)
14th Court of Appeals
Chief Justice
Ken Wise (R)
14th Court of Appeals
Place 7
ENDORSEMENTS FOR U.S. & TEXAS SENATE
2014 GENERAL ELECTION
U.S. Senate
Robert “Bob” Nichols (R)
Paul Bettencourt (R)
Charles Schwertner (R)
District 3
Kelly Hancock (R)
District 9
District 7
District 5
9
Kirk Watson (D)
District 14
John Cornyn (R)
DALLAM
SHERMAN
HANSFORD
HARTLEY
MOORE
HUTCHINSON
OLDHAM
31
DEAF
SMITH
PARMER
OCHILTREE
LIPSCOMB
ROBERTS
HEMPHILL
CARSON
GRAY
RANDALL
ARMSTRONG
DONLEY
BRISCOE
SWISHER
District 15
23
TARRANT
WHEELER
POTTER
CASTRO
DALLAS
John Whitmire (D)
COLLINGSWORTH
CHILDRESS
HALL
HARDEMAN
BAILEY
LAMB
HALE
FLOYD
WILBARGER
COTTLE
MOTLEY
WICHITA
FOARD
CLAY
COCHRAN
YOAKUM
HOCKLEY
LUBBOCK
TERRY
LYNN
CROSBY
KING
DICKENS
KENT
GARZA
MONTAGUE
BAYLOR
KNOX
THROCKMORTON
STONEWALL
JACK
YOUNG
HASKELL
COOKE
30
ARCHER
RED
RIVER
LAMAR
GRAYSON
FANNIN
BOWIE
DELTA
DENTON
FRANKLIN TITUS
HOPKINS
MORRIS
COLLIN
WISE
HUNT
CASS
CAMP
ROCKWALL
GAINES
DAWSON
SCURRY
BORDEN
FISHER
JONES
SHACKELFORD
MARTIN
HOWARD
MITCHELL
NOLAN
TAYLOR
KAUFMAN
LOVING
WINKLER
ECTOR
MIDLAND
GLASSCOCK
STERLING
COKE
RUNNELS
COLEMAN
BROWN
ANDERSON
UPTON
REAGAN
IRION
TOM
GREEN
LIMESTONE
MCLENNAN
MILLS
CRANE
CORYELL
CONCHO
REEVES
FALLS
MCCULLOCH
PECOS
Royce West (D)
District 23
MILAM
BURNET
LLANO
MASON
TRAVIS
BLANCO
KERR
BREWSTER
VAL
VERDE
25
KENDALL
COMAL
REAL
BANDERA
MEDINA
WALLER
LIBERTY
1
AUSTIN
COLORADO
GONZALES
WHARTON
WILSON
17
JACKSON
ATASCOSA
ZAVALA
GALVESTON
BRAZORIA
DEWITT
MAVERICK
CHAMBERS
FORT
BEND
LAVACA
BEXAR
ORANGE
JEFFERSON
HARRIS
2014
UVALDE
HARDIN
WASHINGTON
FAYETTE
CALDWELL
GUADALUPE
KINNEY
SAN
JACINTO
MONTGOMERY
LEE
BASTROP
HAYS
EDWARDS
14
TYLER
WALKER
GRIMES
BURLESON
TERRELL
PRESIDIO
JASPER
BRAZOS
WILLIAMSON
KIMBLE
GILLESPIE
SABINE
NEWTON
MADISON
POLK
MENARD
CROCKETT
SUTTON
SAN
AUGUSTINE
ANGELINA
fALL
Joan Huffman (R)
District 17
3
HOUSTON
LEON
NACOGDOCHES
TRINITY
ROBERTSON
BELL
SCHLEICHER
JEFF
DAVIS
5
LAMPASAS
SAN SABA
SHELBY
CHEROKEE
FREESTONE
HAMILTON
WARD
CULBERSON
RUSK
NAVARRO
BOSQUE
HUDSPETH
PANOLA
HENDERSON
SOMERVELL
ERATH
COMANCHE
HARRISON
GREGG
ELLIS
HILL
EL PASO
UPSHUR
VAN
ZANDT
SMITH
JOHNSON
EASTLAND
CALLAHAN
DALLAS
TARRANT
HOOD
ANDREWS
MARION
WOOD
PARKER
PALO
PINTO
STEPHENS
RAINS
KARNES
FRIO
MATAGORDA
VICTORIA
GOLIAD
LA SALLE
MCMULLEN
LIVE OAK
DUVAL
JIM
WELLS
BEE
REFUGIO
SAN PATRICIO
WEBB
KLEBERG
ZAPATA
JIM HOGG
ARANSAS
NUECES
7
HARRIS
BROOKS
KENEDY
15
STARR
HIDALGO
Texas Neighbors
CALHOUN
DIMMIT
WILLACY
CAMERON
Donna Campbell (R)
District 25
Craig Estes (R)
District 30
Kel Seliger (R)
District 31
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ENDORSEMENTS FOR CONGRESS
2014 GENERAL ELECTION
Louie Gohmert (R)
District 1
Sam Johnson (R)
Ted Poe (R)
John Culberson (R)
District 3
District 2
DALLAM
SHERMAN
HANSFORD
HARTLEY
MOORE
HUTCHINSON
OLDHAM
DEAF
SMITH
PARMER
Kevin Brady (R)
District 7
OCHILTREE
LIPSCOMB
ROBERTS
HEMPHILL
CARSON
GRAY
RANDALL
ARMSTRONG
DONLEY
CASTRO
BRISCOE
SWISHER
District 10
32
24
WHEELER
POTTER
13
Michael McCaul (R)
District 8
COLLINGSWORTH
CHILDRESS
HALL
HARDEMAN
BAILEY
LAMB
FLOYD
HALE
WILBARGER
COTTLE
MOTLEY
WICHITA
FOARD
CLAY
Joaquin Castro (D)
District 20
Lamar Smith (R)
COCHRAN
District 21
YOAKUM
HOCKLEY
LUBBOCK
19
TERRY
GAINES
LYNN
DAWSON
CROSBY
KING
DICKENS
MONTAGUE
BAYLOR
KNOX
EL PASO
LOVING
WINKLER
ECTOR
MARTIN
MIDLAND
KENT
GARZA
SCURRY
BORDEN
STONEWALL
FISHER
HASKELL
JONES
THROCKMORTON
YOUNG
STEPHENS
SHACKELFORD
HOWARD
GLASSCOCK
MITCHELL
STERLING
NOLAN
WISE
COKE
TAYLOR
CALLAHAN
12
TARRANT
BROWN
REAGAN
IRION
TOM
GREEN
JEFF
DAVIS
PRESIDIO
PECOS
BOSQUE
23
SUTTON
ANDERSON
17
LAMPASAS
31
BURNET
Fall 2014
NEWTON
JASPER
8
POLK
WALKER
BRAZOS
GRIMES
TYLER
36
SAN
JACINTO
HARDIN
TRAVIS
BLANCO
21
EDWARDS
UVALDE
WASHINGTON
HAYS
LIBERTY
10
CALDWELL
AUSTIN
HARRIS
COLORADO
GUADALUPE
CHAMBERS
22
14
FORT
BEND
GALVESTON
LAVACA
GONZALES
ORANGE
JEFFERSON
FAYETTE
20
WALLER
BASTROP
COMAL
MEDINA
MONTGOMERY
LEE
KENDALL
REAL
WHARTON
BEXAR
BRAZORIA
WILSON
DEWITT
JACKSON
MAVERICK
ZAVALA
FRIO
ATASCOSA
34
MCMULLEN
LIVE OAK
DUVAL
JIM
WELLS
28
Texas Neighbors
KARNES
GOLIAD
CALHOUN
27
BEE
REFUGIO
SAN
PATRICIO
WEBB
MATAGORDA
VICTORIA
DIMMIT
LA SALLE
ARANSAS
NUECES
KLEBERG
ZAPATA
JIM HOGG
2
BROOKS
KENEDY
STARR
WILLACY
HIDALGO
CAMERON
Pete Sessions (R)
16
SABINE
ANGELINA
MADISON
MILAM
WILLIAMSON
KIMBLE
GILLESPIE
KINNEY
District 31
SAN
AUGUSTINE
HOUSTON
TRINITY
ROBERTSON
BANDERA
John Carter (R)
SHELBY
NACOGDOCHES
LEON
BURLESON
TERRELL
VAL
VERDE
1
CHEROKEE
FREESTONE
MENARD
KERR
BREWSTER
RUSK
LIMESTONE
MCLENNAN
LLANO
PANOLA
HENDERSON
FALLS
MASON
HARRISON
GREGG
NAVARRO
HAMILTON
SAN SABA
VAN
ZANDT
HILL
CORYELL
CROCKETT
KAUFMAN
SMITH
BELL
SCHLEICHER
CASS
MARION
UPSHUR
ELLIS
CONCHO
MCCULLOCH
MORRIS
CAMP
WOOD
RAINS
SOMERVELL
MILLS
UPTON
REEVES
HOPKINS
HUNT
ROCKWALL
DALLAS
JOHNSON
25
COMANCHE
COLEMAN
COLLIN
TITUS
FRANKLIN
PARKER
PALO
PINTO
ERATH
11
RUNNELS
3
DENTON
EASTLAND
WARD
CRANE
FANNIN
BOWIE
JACK
HUDSPETH
CULBERSON
RED
RIVER
LAMAR
GRAYSON
DELTA
HOOD
ANDREWS
COOKE
ARCHER
District 32
Filemon Vela (D)
District 34
Brian Babin (R)
District 36
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ENDORSEMENTS FOR CONGRESS
TEXAS FARM BUREAU FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE FUND (AGFUND), INC.
Mike Conaway (R)
District 11
Pete Olson (R)
District 22
Kay Granger (R)
District 12
Pete Gallego (D)
District 23
Mac Thornberry (R)
District 13
Kenny Marchant (R)
District 24
Randy Weber (R)
District 14
Roger Williams (R)
District 25
Bill Flores (R)
Randy Neugebauer (R)
Blake Farenthold (R)
Henry Cuellar (D)
District 17
District 27
District 19
District 28
Fall 2014 Texas Neighbors
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ENDORSEMENTS FOR TEXAS HOUSE
2014 GENERAL ELECTION
Cecil Bell (R)
Bryan Hughes (R)
Matt Schaefer (R)
Byron Cook (R)
John Raney (R)
Will Metcalf (R)
Tim Kleinschmidt (R)
Marsha Farney (R)
Dade Phelan (R)
Bobby Guerra (D)
Richard Raymond (D)
J.M. Lozano (R)
John Kuempel (R)
Jason Isaac (R)
Cesar Blanco (D)
Marisa Marquez (D)
District 3
District 20
District 5
District 21
District 6
District 8
District 41
District 14
District 42
District 43
DALLAM
SHERMAN
HARTLEY
MOORE
District 53
Doc Anderson (R)
District 56
DeWayne Burns (R)
Phil King (R)
District 58
DEAF
SMITH
District 61
PARMER
HANSFORD
HUTCHINSON
GRAY
RANDALL
ARMSTRONG
DONLEY
BRISCOE
SWISHER
HEMPHILL
WHEELER
CARSON
CASTRO
District 45
LIPSCOMB
ROBERTS
POTTER
88
District 17
District 44
OCHILTREE
87
OLDHAM
Andrew Murr (R)
District 16
COLLINGSWORTH
District 76
CHILDRESS
HALL
District 77
HARDEMAN
BAILEY
LAMB
HALE
FLOYD
WILBARGER
COTTLE
MOTLEY
WICHITA
FOARD
CLAY
84
LUBBOCK
COCHRAN
YOAKUM
HOCKLEY
83
TERRY
GAINES
LYNN
DAWSON
CROSBY
KING
DICKENS
MONTAGUE
BAYLOR
KNOX
COOKE
ARCHER
KENT
GARZA
SCURRY
BORDEN
STONEWALL
FISHER
HASKELL
JONES
THROCKMORTON
BOWIE
SHACKELFORD
JACK
YOUNG
DENTON
WISE
77
Tracy King (D)
District 80
Dustin Burrows (R)
District 83
John Frullo (R)
EL PASO
76
LOVING
WINKLER
MIDLAND
GLASSCOCK
STERLING
NOLAN
TAYLOR
EASTLAND
CALLAHAN
ERATH
COKE
RUNNELS
COLEMAN
KAUFMAN
CULBERSON
UPTON
REAGAN
IRION
TOM
GREEN
SCHLEICHER
PECOS
CROCKETT
SUTTON
MASON
BURNET
LLANO
SABINE
NEWTON
ROBERTSON
20
14
MILAM
WILLIAMSON
45
BLANCO
CALDWELL
Texas Neighbors
BEXAR
MONTGOMERY
44
GONZALES
CHAMBERS
85
LAVACA
FORT
BEND
WHARTON
BRAZORIA
JACKSON
ZAVALA
FRIO
ATASCOSA
KARNES
MATAGORDA
VICTORIA
GOLIAD
Phil Stephenson (R)
District 85
Four Price (R)
District 87
Ken King (R)
District 88
Travis County area see page 19
Harris County area see page 19
DFW area see page 20
Bexar County area see page 20
CALHOUN
DIMMIT
LA SALLE
MCMULLEN
LIVE OAK
DUVAL
JIM
WELLS
80
42
BEE
REFUGIO
SAN PATRICIO
WEBB
JIM HOGG
ARANSAS
NUECES
43
KLEBERG
BROOKS
KENEDY
STARR
HIDALGO
41
WILLACY
CAMERON
ORANGE
21
JEFFERSON
DEWITT
MAVERICK
HARDIN
LIBERTY
HARRIS
WILSON
ZAPATA
18
3
SAN
JACINTO
COLORADO
GUADALUPE
MEDINA
WALLER
AUSTIN
FAYETTE
BANDERA
UVALDE
WALKER
16
LEE
17
JASPER
TYLER
POLK
GRIMES
WASHINGTON
COMAL
REAL
MADISON
BRAZOS
BASTROP
KENDALL
SAN
AUGUSTINE
ANGELINA
TRINITY
TRAVIS
HAYS
EDWARDS
HOUSTON
LEON
BURLESON
GILLESPIE
SHELBY
NACOGDOCHES
MCLENNAN
KIMBLE
KERR
KINNEY
ANDERSON
FREESTONE
LIMESTONE
BELL
MENARD
53
PANOLA
RUSK
CHEROKEE
LAMPASAS
SAN SABA
TERRELL
BREWSTER
6
FALLS
PRESIDIO
VAL
VERDE
8
56
HAMILTON
CORYELL
MCCULLOCH
HARRISON
GREGG
SMITH
NAVARRO
HILL
CONCHO
REEVES
JEFF
DAVIS
58
MARION
UPSHUR
HENDERSON
MILLS
CRANE
VAN
ZANDT
DALLAS
BOSQUE
BROWN
WARD
5
WOOD
SOMERVELL
COMANCHE
CASS
CAMP
RAINS
ELLIS
JOHNSON
FRANKLIN
TITUS
MORRIS
HOPKINS
HUNT
ROCKWALL
PARKER
PALO
PINTO
STEPHENS
HUDSPETH
District 84
Fall 2014
ECTOR
MITCHELL
HOWARD
COLLIN
61
TARRANT
MARTIN
FANNIN
DELTA
HOOD
ANDREWS
RED
RIVER
LAMAR
GRAYSON
GALVESTON
ENDORSEMENTS FOR TEXAS HOUSE
HARRIS COUNTY AREA
2014 GENERAL ELECTION
Rick Miller (R)
District 26
Ron Reynolds (D)
District 27
Patricia Harless (R)
District 126
Wayne Smith (R)
District 128
Dennis Paul (R)
Allen Fletcher (R)
District 129
Mike Schofield (R)
District 130
District 132
150
130
126
Jim Murphy (R)
District 133
Sarah Davis (R)
District 134
Gary Elkins (R)
Gene Wu (D)
District 135
District 137
HARRIS
135
132
138
148
128
133
149
137
144
134
146
Mary Perez (D)
Hubert Vo (D)
Debbie Riddle (R)
District 138
District 149
District 144
Borris Miles (D)
District 146
District 150
26
Jessica Farrar (D)
District 148
129
27
136
Dawnna Dukes (D)
District 46
Paul Workman (R)
District 47
47
TRAVIS
WILLIAMSON
52
49
51
Elliott Naishtat (D)
District 49
Eddie Rodriguez (D)
District 51
Larry Gonzales (R)
District 52
Tony Dale (R)
District 136
19
District 48
TEXAS NEIGHBORS
46
48
Donna Howard (D)
FALL 2014
TRAVIS COUNTY AREA
Dwayne Bohac (R)
ENDORSEMENTS FOR TEXAS HOUSE
DFW AREA
2014 GENERAL ELECTION
Tan Parker (R)
Myra Crownover (R)
District 63
District 64
Ron Simmons (R)
District 65
Jeff Leach (R)
Stephanie Klick (R)
District 67
Cole Ballweg (D)
District 91
Nicole Collier (D)
District 94
106
64
District 95
COLLIN
DENTON
63
Bill Zedler (R)
District 96
Craig Goldman (R)
Eric Johnson (D)
District 97
District 100
Chris Turner (D)
Pat Fallon (R)
District 101
114
97
95
96
TEXAS NEIGHBORS
BEXAR COUNTY AREA
FALL 2014
District 107
Cindy Burkett (R)
District 112
District 113
Jason Villalba (R)
District 114
122
123
Phillip Cortez (D)
District 117
Ruth Jones McClendon (D)
District 120
Joe Straus (R)
District 121
District 122
Mike Villarreal (D)
District 123
Justin Rodriguez (D)
District 125
121
120
125
BANDERA
117
Lyle Larson (R)
20
Angie Chen Button (R)
BEXAR
112
TARRANT
District 106
91
Kenneth Sheets (R)
67
65
113
107
100
94
101
DALLAS
ROCKWALL