State Rep. Garnet Coleman (D-Houston)
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Most recent rating on the Fiscal Responsibility Index: F
Cumulative rating on the Fiscal Responsibility Index: F
Garnet Coleman has
not signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
House District 147
First elected in 1991
Learn more about Garnet Coleman below, and read the full profile on BallotPedia.com
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| 2011: F | 2009: F | 2007: F |
Representative Coleman is a native of Houston, Texas. He attended Howard University and then graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a BA. He and his wife, Angelique, reside in Houston’s University Oaks neighborhood and have two children. Representative Coleman has served in the Texas House of Representatives since 1991
Committee Assignments during 82nd Legislative Session: County Affairs (Chair); Calendars (Procedural); Public Health; Oversight of Medicaid Reform Waiver
Re-Setting Committee Chairs
At first blush, House Speaker Joe Straus’ new committee chairs indicate he heard the message voters sent in November — welcome news for taxpayers. Perhaps the biggest win is seeing liberal Rene Oliveira removed from the Ways & Means chairmanship, replaced by Taxpayer Pledge signer Harvey Hilderbran.