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Most recent rating on the Fiscal Responsibility Index: N/A
Cumulative rating on the Fiscal Responsibility Index: C
Joe Straus has
not signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
House District 121
First elected in 2006
Learn more about Joe Straus below, and read the full profile on BallotPedia.com
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Speaker Straus is a native of San Antonio, Texas. He is graduate of Vanderbilt University with a BA in Political Science, and was elected Speaker of the Texas House for the 2009 session and re-elected for the 2011 session. Speaker Straus has served in the Texas House of Representatives since 2006.
Desperate Consultant Fraud
Voters beware! It appears some campaign consultants — tied to the anti-conservative agenda of House Speaker Joe Straus — are attempting to deceive Texans by playing off our name. It’s a sign of conservative ascendancy, and the establishment’s weakness, that …
Suppressing the TEA Party
After making it clear they support tax-raisers in the GOP Primary, the Dallas Morning News is again shilling against conservatives – expressing their approval of Straus-friendly business interests preparing to keep the TEA Party from “running the show” during the …
Speaker Straus’ Weak Voice
When was the last time a speaker of the Texas House was even challenged in his own primary? Not in the last 20 years, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s elections database. And since 1992, only four times has …