Endorsed Candidates 2016

Senate District 22

Brian Birdwell

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

• Prohibit a person from attending a cockfight, and strengthen the existing cockfighting law (2011)

• Ensure that animals seized from people charged with cruelty to animals are not held in shelters for extended periods of time pending an appeal (2011)

• Allow a judge to order a person convicted of animal cruelty to attend a responsible pet owner course (2011)

• Require the inclusion of companion animals in pet protective orders (2011)

• Require manufacturers of antifreeze and engine coolant to add a bittering agent to the product to render it unpalatable to both children and animals (2011)

• Limit civil liability of a person, an animal control agency, or an animal control agency employee who renders aid to an injured or distressed animal  (2011)

• Allow certain counties to regulate the roadside sale of animals (2011)

Senate District 20

Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

• Prohibit a person from attending a cockfight, and strengthen the existing cockfighting law (2011)

• Ensure that animals seized from people charged with cruelty to animals are not held in shelters for extended periods of time pending an appeal (2011)

• Allow a judge to order a person convicted of animal cruelty to attend a responsible pet owner course (2011)

• Require the inclusion of companion animals in pet protective orders (2011)

• Require manufacturers of antifreeze and engine coolant to add a bittering agent to the product to render it unpalatable to both children and animals (2011)

• Limit civil liability of a person, an animal control agency, or an animal control agency employee who renders aid to an injured or distressed animal  (2011)

• Allow certain counties to regulate the roadside sale of animals (2011)

• Regulate puppy mills (2011)

Senate District 19

Carlos I. Uresti

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

• Prohibit a person from attending a cockfight, and strengthen the existing cockfighting law (2011)

• Ensure that animals seized from people charged with cruelty to animals are not held in shelters for extended periods of time pending an appeal (2011)

• Allow a judge to order a person convicted of animal cruelty to attend a responsible pet owner course (2011)

• Require the inclusion of companion animals in pet protective orders (2011)

• Require manufacturers of antifreeze and engine coolant to add a bittering agent to the product to render it unpalatable to both children and animals (2011)

• Limit civil liability of a person, an animal control agency, or an animal control agency employee who renders aid to an injured or distressed animal  (2011)

• Allow certain counties to regulate the roadside sale of animals (2011)

• Regulate puppy mills (2011)

District 105

Rodney Anderson, R

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

• Prohibit a person from attending a cockfight, and strengthen the existing cockfighting law (2011)

• Ensure that animals seized from people charged with cruelty to animals are not held in shelters for extended periods of time pending an appeal (2011)

• Allow a judge to order a person convicted of animal cruelty to attend a responsible pet owner course (2011)

• Require the inclusion of companion animals in pet protective orders (2011)

• Require manufacturers of antifreeze and engine coolant to add a bittering agent to the product to render it unpalatable to both children and animals (2011)

• Limit civil liability of a person, an animal control agency, or an animal control agency employee who renders aid to an injured or distressed animal (2011)

• Allow certain counties to regulate the roadside sale of animals (2011)

District 113

Cindy Burkett, R

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

• Prohibit a person from attending a cockfight, and strengthen the existing cockfighting law (2011)

• Ensure that animals seized from people charged with cruelty to animals are not held in shelters for extended periods of time pending an appeal (2011)

• Allow a judge to order a person convicted of animal cruelty to attend a responsible pet owner course (2011)

• Require manufacturers of antifreeze and engine coolant to add a bittering agent to the product to render it unpalatable to both children and animals (2011)

• Limit civil liability of a person, an animal control agency, or an animal control agency employee who renders aid to an injured or distressed animal  (2011)

• Allow certain counties to regulate the roadside sale of animals (2011)

District 112

Angie Chen Button, R

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

• Prohibit a person from attending a cockfight, and strengthen the existing cockfighting law (2011)

• Ensure that animals seized from people charged with cruelty to animals are not held in shelters for extended periods of time pending an appeal (2011)

• Allow a judge to order a person convicted of animal cruelty to attend a responsible pet owner course (2011)

• Require the inclusion of companion animals in pet protective orders (2011)

• Require manufacturers of antifreeze and engine coolant to add a bittering agent to the product to render it unpalatable to both children and animals (2011)

• Limit civil liability of a person, an animal control agency, or an animal control agency employee who renders aid to an injured or distressed animal (2011)

• Allow certain counties to regulate the roadside sale of animals (2011)

• Regulate puppy mills (2011)

District 98

Giovanni Capriglione, R

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

District 95

Nicole Collier, D

Voted YES to:

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

District 136

Tony Dale, R

 
Co-Sponsored the Humane Tethering Bill (2015)

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

District 134

Sarah Davis, R

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

• Prohibit a person from attending a cockfight, and strengthen the existing cockfighting law (2011)

• Ensure that animals seized from people charged with cruelty to animals are not held in shelters for extended periods of time pending an appeal (2011)

• Allow a judge to order a person convicted of animal cruelty to attend a responsible pet owner course (2011)

• Require the inclusion of companion animals in pet protective orders (2011)

• Require manufacturers of antifreeze and engine coolant to add a bittering agent to the product to render it unpalatable to both children and animals (2011)

• Limit civil liability of a person, an animal control agency, or an animal control agency employee who renders aid to an injured or distressed animal  (2011)

• Allow certain counties to regulate the roadside sale of animals (2011)

• Regulate puppy mills (2011)

District 109

Helen Giddings, D

Voted YES to:

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

• Prohibit a person from attending a cockfight, and strengthen the existing cockfighting law (2011)

• Ensure that animals seized from people charged with cruelty to animals are not held in shelters for extended periods of time pending an appeal (2011)

• Allow a judge to order a person convicted of animal cruelty to attend a responsible pet owner course (2011)

• Require the inclusion of companion animals in pet protective orders (2011)

• Require manufacturers of antifreeze and engine coolant to add a bittering agent to the product to render it unpalatable to both children and animals (2011)

• Limit civil liability of a person, an animal control agency, or an animal control agency employee who renders aid to an injured or distressed animal (2011)

• Allow certain counties to regulate the roadside sale of animals (2011)

• Regulate puppy mills (2011)

District 50

Celia Israel, D

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

District 100
Eric Johnson, D

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

• Prohibit a person from attending a cockfight, and strengthen the existing cockfighting law (2011)

• Ensure that animals seized from people charged with cruelty to animals are not held in shelters for extended periods of time pending an appeal (2011)

• Allow a judge to order a person convicted of animal cruelty to attend a responsible pet owner course (2011)

• Require the inclusion of companion animals in pet protective orders (2011)

• Require manufacturers of antifreeze and engine coolant to add a bittering agent to the product to render it unpalatable to both children and animals (2011)

• Limit civil liability of a person, an animal control agency, or an animal control agency employee who renders aid to an injured or distressed animal (2011)

• Allow certain counties to regulate the roadside sale of animals (2011)

• Regulate puppy mills (2011)

District 102

Linda Koop, R

Co-Sponsored the Humane Tethering Bill (2015)

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

District 89

Jodie Laubenberg, R

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

• Prohibit a person from attending a cockfight, and strengthen the existing cockfighting law (2011)

•  Ensure that animals seized from people charged with cruelty to animals are not held in shelters for extended periods of time pending an appeal (2011)

•  Allow a judge to order a person convicted of animal cruelty to attend a responsible pet owner course (2011)

• Require manufacturers of antifreeze and engine coolant to add a bittering agent to the product to render it unpalatable to both children and animals (2011)

• Limit civil liability of a person, an animal control agency, or an animal control agency employee who renders aid to an injured or distressed animal (2011)

•  Allow certain counties to regulate the roadside sale of animals (2011)

•  Regulate puppy mills (2011)

District 67

Jeff Leach, R

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

District 108

Morgan Meyer, R

Co-Sponsored the Humane Tethering Bill (2015)

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

District 78

Joe Moody, D

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

District 70

Scott Sanford, R

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

District 66

Matt Shaheen, R

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

District 107

Kenneth Sheets, R

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015) 

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015) 

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

  Prohibit a person from attending a cockfight, and strengthen the existing cockfighting law (2011)

• Ensure that animals seized from people charged with cruelty to animals are not held in shelters for extended periods of time pending an appeal (2011)

• Allow a judge to order a person convicted of animal cruelty to attend a responsible pet owner course (2011)

• Require the inclusion of companion animals in pet protective orders (2011)

• Require manufacturers of antifreeze and engine coolant to add a bittering agent to the product to render it unpalatable to both children and animals (2011)

• Limit civil liability of a person, an animal control agency, or an animal control agency employee who renders aid to an injured or distressed animal (2011) 

• Allow certain counties to regulate the roadside sale of animals (2011)

• Regulate puppy mills (2011)

District 29

Ed Thompson, R

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

District 101

Chris Turner, D

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen penalties for shark finning on the Texas coast (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)

District 114

Jason Villalba, R

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

District 137

Gene Wu, D

Co-Sponsored the Shark Finning Bill (2015)
Co-Sponsored the Humane Tethering Bill (2015)

Voted YES to:

• Make canine encounter training mandatory for certain Texas peace officers to avoid future shootings of dogs by law enforcement (2015)

• Strengthen the dangerous dog appeals bill (2015)

• End euthanasia by way of the carbon monoxide gas chamber for shelter dogs and cats (2013)