Senator John Carona
Republican, District 16
Wikipedia Bio
John Joseph Carona (born 14 December 1955) is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 16th District.
First elected to the Texas Legislature in 1990, Carona is now in his fourth term in the Texas State Senate, representing District 16 in Dallas County. His current senate term runs through the end of the Eightieth Texas Legislature in 2009. Previously, Carona was electe...
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Office Addresses
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Capitol
Post Office Box 12068, Capitol StationAustin, TX 78711Phone512-463-0116 -
District
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1440, LB 44Dallas, TX 75206Phone214-378-5751
Roles
Senate, session 81st Senate, session 82nd Senate, session 83rd6 Committees
More →News & Blog Coverage
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Texas education board veteran Geraldine Miller, sex ed opponent Gail Spurlock vie in GOP runoff (dallasnews.com)
Jul 28John Carona of Dallas; Rep. Ken Paxton of Plano, who is expected to win an open state Senate seat this fall; former Texas Republican Party Chairwoman Cathie Adams; and Dallas businessman and Cowboys legend Roger Staubach. Miller noted that ...Dallas Morning News
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Bill Keffer, Jason Villalba battle over conservatism, taxes in Texas House race in North Dallas (dallasnews.com)
Jul 25But Keffer — who’s supported by U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, state Sen. John Carona and others — said that zero-based budgeting would allow lawmakers to be more judicious. Groups and agencies would have to justify their expenses.Dallas Morning News
Sponsored Bills
250 bills sponsored or co-sponsored
Ranks 7th out of 176
Senators
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Sponsor of
HB 1841Relating to the taxability of Internet hosting.
February 25, 2011
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Sponsor of
HB 1625Relating to the renewal of electrical sign apprentice licenses.
February 22, 2011
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Sponsor of
HB 1146Relating to the registration and regulation of appraisal management companies...
February 7, 2011
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Sponsor of
HB 3167Relating to the abolishment of the state regulation of talent agencies and pe...
March 10, 2011
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Author of
SB 9Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration b...
June 2, 2011
All By Industry
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Unknown$871,922.00
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Attorneys & Law Firms$853,901.00
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Republican Candidate Contributions To Own Campaign$252,131.00
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Internal Transfer And Other Non Contributions$182,027.00
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Liquor Wholesalers$144,250.00
Top Individual Contributions
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Carona, John$150,000.00
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Carona Sr, Sen John$100,000.00
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Hissey Kientz & Herron Pllc$50,000.00
Interest Group Ratings
From the non-partisan Project Vote Smart.
| Number of ratings | |
|---|---|
| Abortion Issues | 7 |
| Conservative | 31 |
| Gun Issues | 5 |
| Civil Liberties and Civil Rights | 1 |
| Number of ratings | |
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| Agriculture Issues | 1 |
| Government Reform | 1 |
| Environmental Issues | 10 |
| Business and Consumers | 12 |
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