Endorsed Candidates
The following candidates are endorsed by the Texas Humane Legislation Network for the 2020 General Election.
We choose to endorse these candidates based on four major criteria:
- The candidate's overall voting record and platform;
- The candidate's performance on animal protection issues as an incumbent;
- The candidate's prospect of mounting a credible, competitive campaign; and
- The candidate’s previous animal welfare record at the local level.
The Network mainly endorses contested races in which an incumbent had a voting record to evaluate, thus there are many races where we were not able to produce reliable scoring criteria and therefore did not endorse for that race. Please note we only issue endorsements of candidates for state offices and make no endorsements for federal offices.
Our goal is for Texas to be a more humane place for animals and for our state legislature to pass necessary laws to protect animals and eliminate cruelty. We encourage those who care deeply about these issues to consider and be guided by our endorsements and to support candidates who will advance a humane agenda.
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THLN GENERAL ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS
The following individuals have general election races and meet our criteria for:
Senate
Sen. Carol Alvarado
SD6
WON
Sen. Larry Taylor
SD11
WON
Sen. Jane Nelson
SD12
WON
Sen. Borris Miles
SD13
WON
Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
SD18
WON
Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
SD20
WON
Sen. Judith Zaffirini
SD21
WON
Sen. Brian Birdwell
SD22
WON
Sen. Dawn Buckingham
SD24
WON
Rep. César Blanco
SD29
WON
House
Rep. Travis Clardy
HD11
WON
Rep. John Raney
HD14
WON
Rep. Steve Toth
HD15
WON
Rep. John Cyrier
HD17
WON
Rep. Joe Deshotel
HD22
WON
Rep. Greg Bonnen
HD24
WON
Rep. Ron Reynolds
HD27
WON
Rep. Ed Thompson
HD29
WON
Rep. Ryan Guillen
HD31
WON
Rep. Todd Hunter
HD32
WON
Rep. Abel Herrero
HD34
WON
Rep. Bobby Guerra
HD41
WON
Rep. Donna Howard
HD48
WON
Rep. Gina Hinojosa
HD49
WON
Rep. Celia Israel
HD50
WON
Rep. Eddie Rodriguez
HD51
WON
Rep. James Talarico
HD52
WON
Rep. Brad Buckley
HD54
WON
Rep. Trent Ashby
HD57
WON
Rep. DeWayne Burns
HD58
WON
Rep. Phil King
HD61
WON
Rep. Reggie Smith
HD62
WON
Rep. Tan Parker
HD63
WON
Rep. Lynn Stucky
HD64
WON
Rep. Matt Shaheen
HD66
WON
Rep. Jeff Leach
HD67
WON
Rep. Scott Sanford
HD70
WON
Rep. Stan Lambert
HD71
WON
Rep. Joe Moody
HD78
WON
Rep. Candy Noble
HD89
WON
Rep. Ramon Romero
HD90
WON
Rep. Stephanie Klick
HD91
WON
Rep. Matt Krause
HD93
WON
Rep. Craig Goldman
HD97
WON
Rep. Giovanni Capriglione
HD98
WON
Rep. Rafael Anchia
HD103
WON
Rep. Terry Meza
HD105
WON
Rep. Jared Patterson
HD106
WON
Rep. Victoria Neave
HD107
WON
Rep. Morgan Meyer
HD108
WON
Rep. Carl Sherman, Sr.
HD109
WON
Rep. Angie Chen Button
HD112
WON
Rep. John Turner
HD114
WON
Rep. Julie Johnson
HD115
WON
Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer
HD116
WON
Rep. Philip Cortez
HD117
WON
Rep. Leo Pacheco (D)
HD118
WON
Rep. Steve Allison (R)
HD121
WON
Rep. Lyle Larson
HD122
WON
Rep. Sam Harless
HD126
WON
Rep. Tom Oliverson
HD130
WON
Rep. Gina Calanni
HD132
LOST
Rep. Jim Murphy
HD133
WON
Rep. Sarah Davis
HD134
LOST
Rep. Jon Rosenthal
HD135
WON
Rep. John Bucy
HD136
WON
Rep. Christina Morales
HD145
WON