SD1 Legislator Scorecards

Below is how your legislator scored according to the various political organizations that keep a close eye on Austin. I've compiled the list from the 85th, 84th and 83rd legislative sessions. Each organization has their own specific criteria they watch for with the exception of the Mark Jones/Rice University Study, in which they compare each recorded vote with that of their peers. This scorecard tells you how far left or how far right the representative leans. I've also linked to the scorecards if you would like to dig a little deeper.

		85th Session
		TV	TFR	TURF	YCT	RICE	TRL	TEF	Avg
HD 1	VanDeaver#	69	40	76	50	58	90	54	62.43
HD 5	Hefner**	100	90	100	93	120	100		100.50
HD 6	Schaefer	100	100	100	100	154	100	95	107.00
HD 7	Dean**	82	57	100	60	83	100		80.33
HD 8	Cook	59	39	67	49	71	65	47	56.71
HD 9	Paddie	70	42	67	41	62	100	55	62.43
HD 11	Clardy	70	40	57	45	50	90	52	57.71
SD 1	Hughes^	100	89	100	80	118	100	88	96.43

		84th Session
		TFR	TURF	YCT	Rice	TRL	TEF	Avg
HD 1	VanDeaver	64	50	51	86	100	54	70.2
HD 5	Hefner	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
HD 6	Schaefer	100	70	94	148	100	95	102.4
HD 7	Dean	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
HD 8	Cook	61	56	48	85	63	47	62.6
HD 9	Paddie	60	50	52	85	100	55	69.4
HD 11	Clardy	60	67	46	80	97	52	70
SD 1	Hughes	91	90	86	116	100	88	95.17

		83rd Session
		TFR	TURF	YCT	Rice	TRL	TEF	Avg
HD 1	VanDeaver	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
HD 5	Hefner	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
HD 6	Schaefer	100	85	95	168	100	100	108
HD 7	Dean	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
HD 8	Cook	42	55	44	93	96	69	66.5
HD 9	Paddie	55	65	62	109	100	80	78.5
HD 11	Clardy	49	55	59	107	55	70	65.83
SD 1	Hughes	92	85	78	123	100	90	94.67

TV = Texas Values Action
TFR = Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
TURF = Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom
YCT = Young Conservatives of Texas
RICE = Mark Jones/Rice University Left vs Right
TRL = Texas Right to Life
TEF = Texas Eagle Forum*

Notes about the scorecards:

*85th session scores were not available at publication, 84th session scores were used to complete averages

**Representative first elected to 85th session
#Representative first elected to 84th session
^Representative scores in 83rd & 84th are as a Texas Rep. and 85th scores are as a Texas Senator

Numbers from the Rice University study are derived by taking the Lib-Con score and adding 100. For example, in the 85th session, Cole Hefner received a 20. Adding 100 gave him 120. Chris Paddie received a -38. Adding 100 gave him a 62.

The average score, we believe, should be considered as to how Conservative the Representative is. The higher the average, the more Conservative.