Dishonorable Mentions
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Jump to… 2013: The Best and Worst Legislators THE BEST: Representative Jimmie Don Aycock THE BEST: Senator Wendy Davis THE BEST: Senator Robert Duncan THE BEST: Representative Charlie Geren THE BEST: Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa THE BEST: Representative Trey Martinez Fischer THE BEST: Representative Jim Pitts THE BEST: Speaker Joe Straus THE BEST: Senator Leticia Van de Putte THE BEST: Senator Tommy Williams THE WORST: Representative Lon Burnam THE WORST: Senator John Carona THE WORST: Comptroller Susan Combs THE WORST: Representative Naomi Gonzalez THE WORST: Senator Kelly Hancock THE WORST: Representative Harvey Hilderbran THE WORST: Senator Joan Huffman THE WORST: Senator Dan Patrick THE WORST: Representative Ron Reynolds THE WORST: Representative Van Taylor BULL OF THE BRAZOS: Representative Sylvester Turner Honorable Mentions Dishonorable Mentions The Freshman Class Furniture LEADERSHIP: Governor Rick Perry LEADERSHIP: Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst
Representative Lois Kolkhorst Republican, Brenham She joined with Rick Perry to oppose Medicaid expansion, then voted against the Speaker ’ s budget — a no-no for a committee chair.
Representative David Simpson Republican, Longview After missing a vote on the budget, he raced toward the Speaker ’ s rostrum and accused Speaker Straus of intentionally preventing him from registering his vote.
Representative Steve Toth Republican, The Woodlands He filed one of the nuttiest gun bills ever: to allow the state to ignore federal laws. The Calendars committee must have been napping the day it came to the floor.
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Jump to… 2013: The Best and Worst Legislators THE BEST: Representative Jimmie Don Aycock THE BEST: Senator Wendy Davis THE BEST: Senator Robert Duncan THE BEST: Representative Charlie Geren THE BEST: Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa THE BEST: Representative Trey Martinez Fischer THE BEST: Representative Jim Pitts THE BEST: Speaker Joe Straus THE BEST: Senator Leticia Van de Putte THE BEST: Senator Tommy Williams THE WORST: Representative Lon Burnam THE WORST: Senator John Carona THE WORST: Comptroller Susan Combs THE WORST: Representative Naomi Gonzalez THE WORST: Senator Kelly Hancock THE WORST: Representative Harvey Hilderbran THE WORST: Senator Joan Huffman THE WORST: Senator Dan Patrick THE WORST: Representative Ron Reynolds THE WORST: Representative Van Taylor BULL OF THE BRAZOS: Representative Sylvester Turner Honorable Mentions Dishonorable Mentions The Freshman Class Furniture LEADERSHIP: Governor Rick Perry LEADERSHIP: Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst