Senator Joan Huffman
Republican, District 17
Wikipedia Bio
Joan J. Huffman (born August 17, 1956) is a former felony court judge in Houston, Texas, and an incoming Republican member of the 31-member Texas State Senate from District 17, which includes a portion of populous Harris County. Huffman will also be the sixth currently serving female member of the chamber. Only one in five voters participated in the special election held on December 16, 20...
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Office Addresses
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Capitol
Post Office Box 12068, Capitol StationAustin, TX 78711Phone512-463-0117FAX512-463-0639
Roles
Senate, session 81st Senate, session 82nd Senate, session 83rd7 Committees
- Senate Finance-Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters
- Senate Criminal Justice Committee
- Senate State Affairs Committee
News & Blog Coverage
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California lawmakers postpone water bond to 2014 (mysanantonio.com)
Jul 5"I am going to vote to delay it because I think it's critically important that we focus on the revenue measure at this point in time," said Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan ... to be funded in a water bond," said Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis. Although she objected ...MySanAntonio
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Commission rejects proposal to post officials' fiscal records online (statesman.com)
Jun 6, 2012In Texas, disclosure filings already are available on media ... "When people knew they had large amounts of money, they became targets," he said. Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, a former district judge, agreed. "A legitimate organization should be able ...Austin American-Statesman
Sponsored Bills
71 bills sponsored or co-sponsored
Ranks 28th out of 176
Senators
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Sponsor of
HB 2694Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environ...
March 9, 2011
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Sponsor of
HB 2605Relating to the continuation and functions of the division of workers' compen...
March 8, 2011
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Author of
SR 294Commending William Marshall Alexander for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
February 17, 2011
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Author of
SR 815Commending Nicholas Graham Bayley for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
April 20, 2011
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Author of
SB 682Relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to a p...
February 14, 2011
All By Industry
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Unknown$506,220.00
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Physicians$318,118.00
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Attorneys & Law Firms$268,582.00
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Other Physician Specialists$150,291.00
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Internal Transfer And Other Non Contributions$107,429.00
Top Individual Contributions
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Janek, Kyle$100,000.00
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*Non Contribution Income$50,760.00
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*Non Contribution Income$50,760.00
Interest Group Ratings
From the non-partisan Project Vote Smart.
| Number of ratings | |
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| Abortion Issues | 1 |
| Conservative | 8 |
| Number of ratings | |
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| Gun Issues | 1 |
| Environmental Issues | 4 |
| Business and Consumers | 3 |
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