Furniture
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Jump to… 2015: The Best and Worst Legislators THE BEST: Representative Jimmie Don Aycock THE BEST: Representative César Blanco THE BEST: Representative Dennis Bonnen THE BEST: Senator Kevin Eltife THE BEST: Representative Stephanie Klick THE BEST: Representative Trey Martinez Fischer THE BEST: Representative Ruth Jones McClendon THE BEST: Representative John Otto THE BEST: Representative Tan Parker THE BEST: Representative Sylvester Turner THE WORST: Representative Cecil Bell Jr. THE WORST: Senator Donna Campbell THE WORST: Representative Harold Dutton THE WORST: Senator Joan Huffman THE WORST: Senator Jane Nelson THE WORST: Representative Joe Pickett THE WORST: Representative Matt Schaefer THE WORST: Senator Charles Schwertner THE WORST: Representative Jonathan Stickland THE WORST: Representative Molly White Honorable Mentions Dishonorable Mentions Furniture BULL OF THE BRAZOS: Representative Charlie Geren The Leadership Roundup
The term “furniture” is a designation for lawmakers whose level of participation in the legislative process was indistinguishable from that of their desks and chairs.
Representative Dawnna Dukes Democrat – Austin
Senator Bob Hall Republican – Edgewood
Representative Scott Turner Republican – Rockwall
Senator Carlos Uresti Democrat – San Antonio
Representative Hubert Vo Democrat – Houston
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Jump to… 2015: The Best and Worst Legislators THE BEST: Representative Jimmie Don Aycock THE BEST: Representative César Blanco THE BEST: Representative Dennis Bonnen THE BEST: Senator Kevin Eltife THE BEST: Representative Stephanie Klick THE BEST: Representative Trey Martinez Fischer THE BEST: Representative Ruth Jones McClendon THE BEST: Representative John Otto THE BEST: Representative Tan Parker THE BEST: Representative Sylvester Turner THE WORST: Representative Cecil Bell Jr. THE WORST: Senator Donna Campbell THE WORST: Representative Harold Dutton THE WORST: Senator Joan Huffman THE WORST: Senator Jane Nelson THE WORST: Representative Joe Pickett THE WORST: Representative Matt Schaefer THE WORST: Senator Charles Schwertner THE WORST: Representative Jonathan Stickland THE WORST: Representative Molly White Honorable Mentions Dishonorable Mentions Furniture BULL OF THE BRAZOS: Representative Charlie Geren The Leadership Roundup