State Rep. Joe Straus (R-San Antonio)
Joe Straus
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
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Previous ratings on the Fiscal Responsibility Index:
2011: N/A 2009: N/A 2007: C

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.

Committee Assignments during 82nd Legislative Session: Speaker of the House

 
 
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