Elections Committee, Texas House of Representatives
The Elections Committee is a standing committee of the Texas House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Texas House of Representatives are assigned half by seniority and half by the Speaker of the House. Representatives select three committees they wish to serve on, and half of a committee's seats are filled in this manner based on seniority. In the case of equal seniority, the Speaker decides the seat. Once half of each committee is selected through this method, the Speaker appoints the rest of the committees.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each legislative session.[2] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: House Rules
Function
“ | The committee shall have nine members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to: | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
Elections Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Elections Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Elections Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Elections Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
• Celia Israel, Vice chair | • Jodie Laubenberg, Chair | |||
• Ron Reynolds | • Rodney Anderson, Texas | |||
• Pat Fallon | ||||
• Lyle Larson | ||||
• Valoree Swanson |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Elections Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
• Celia Israel | • Jodie Laubenberg, Chair | |||
• Ron Reynolds | • Craig Goldman, Vice-Chair | |||
• Pat Fallon | ||||
• Dade Phelan | ||||
• Mike Schofield |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Elections Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
• Borris Miles, Vice chair | • Geanie Morrison, Chair | |||
• Eric Johnson | • Stephanie Klick | |||
• Gene Wu | • Rick Miller | |||
• Ron Simmons |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Elections Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Ana Hernandez Luna, Vice chair | • Larry Taylor, Chair | |||
• Joe Farias | • Dan Branch | |||
• Marc Veasey | • Cindy Burkett | |||
• Jason Isaac | ||||
• Phil King | ||||
• Leo Berman |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Elections Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Joe Heflin | • Todd Smith, Chair | |||
• Rafael Anchia | • Aaron Pena, Vice chair | |||
• Alma Allen | • Betty Brown | |||
• Dennis Bonnen | ||||
• Linda Harper-Brown | ||||
• Dwayne Bohac |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-2)
- ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-1)
- ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-16)
- ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 24, 2021(Rule 3-11)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.