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Most recent rating on the Fiscal Responsibility Index: F
Cumulative rating on the Fiscal Responsibility Index: F
Joe Pickett has
not signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
House District 79
First elected in 1994
Learn more about Joe Pickett below, and read the full profile on BallotPedia.com
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Representative Picket is a Real Estate Broker from El Paso, Texas. He formerly served on the City Council and Pension Board for the City of El Paso. Representative Pickett has served in the Texas House of Representatives since 1995.
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.
Democrats Commit To Hiking Gas Taxes, Stalling Economy
Now we know what Bill White was doing while ducking President Obama’s visit: he and his fellow Democrats were busily preparing to promote a scheme that would simultaneously stall Texas’ rebounding economy and grow government. Meanwhile, the state’s House transportation committee chairman (a Democrat favors raising gas-taxes statewide.