| List now fully updated indicating the Gang of 11 and former Craddick D's (may that name now be retired!). I'd also like to note that Burnt Orange Report was the only place that reported Doug Miller's alignment with Straus becoming one of only 4 non-Gang of 11 GOP members on Straus' list.
Here is Straus' pledged votes for speaker in full.
Republicans (15 total)
G11 indicates member of the Gang of 11 Republicans that selected Straus.
Dan Branch
Byron Cook (G11)
Rob Eissler (G11)
Gary Elkins
Charlie Geren (G11)
Delwin Jones (G11)
Jim Keffer (G11)
Edmund Kuempel (G11)
Brian McCall (G11)
Tommy Merritt (G11)
Doug Miller
Jim Pitts (G11)
Burt Solomons (G11)
Todd Smith
Joe Straus (G11)
Democrats (70 Total)
CD indicats Democrat who voted for Craddick in 2007. Some had since pulled support.
Alma Allen
Roberto Alonzo
Carol Alvarado
Rafael Anchia
Valinda Bolton
Lon Burnam
Joaquin Castro
Norma Chavez (CD)
Ellen Cohen
Garnet Coleman
Yvonne Davis
Joe Deshotel (CD)
Dawnna Dukes (CD)
Jim Dunnam
Craig Eiland
Kirk England
Joe Farias
David Farabee
Jessica Farrar
Kino Flores (CD)
Stephen Frost
Pete Gallego
Helen Giddings (CD)
Veronica Gonzalez
Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles
Roland Gutierrez
Joe Heflin
Ana Hernandez
Abel Herrero
Scott Hochberg
Terri Hodge
Mark Homer
Chuck Hopson
Donna Howard
Carol Kent
Tracy King (CD)
David Leibowitz
Eddie Lucio (CD)
Diana Maldonado
Barbara Mallory Caraway
Marisa Marquez
Armando Martinez
Trey Martinez Fischer
Ruth Jones McClendon (CD)
Jim McReynolds
Jose Menendez
Robert Miklos
Joe Moody
Elliott Naishtat
Rene Oliveira
Dora Olivo
Solomon Ortiz
Aaron Pena (CD)
Joe Pickett
Paula Pierson
Chente Quintanilla
Richard Raymond
Tara Rios Ybarra
Allan Ritter
Eddie Rodriguez
Patrick Rose (CD)
Mark Strama
Kristi Thibaut
Senfronia Thompson
Chris Turner
Allen Vaught
Marc Veasey
Mike Villarreal
Hubert Vo
Armando Walle
Democrats Not on Straus's List: (4 Total)
Harold Dutton (CD)
Al Edwards*
Ryan Guillen (CD)
Sylvester Turner (CD)
*Note: Al Edwards was not in the lege in 2007 but had been a Craddick Supporter prior to his primary defeat by Borris Miles, who he in turn defeated in 2008 to return to the legislature. |
