Voice of the Conservative Vote

John Davis is Texas State Representative of House District 129. In November 1998, John E. Davis was elected to the Texas Legislature to represent House District 129. Representative Davis serves on the Public Education Committee and as Chair of Economic and Small Business Development.

A native of Houston and a fifth generation Texan, Rep. Davis graduated from Baylor University in 1982 and University of Houston-Clear Lake in 1987. He is the past President of Oates Industries, an industrial roofing company; he now serves as an independent manufacturer representative for RPM, a roof and wall restoration company. Read more about Voice of the Conservative Vote: John Davis

For more than forty years, Russell Kirk was in the thick of the intellectual controversies of his time. He is the author of some thirty-two books, hundreds of periodical essays, and many short stories. Both Time and Newsweek have described him as one of America’s leading thinkers, and The New York Times acknowledged the scale of his influence when in 1998 it wrote that Kirk’s 1953 book The Conservative Mind “gave American conservatives an identity and a genealogy and catalyzed the postwar movement.”

Dr. Kirk wrote and spoke on modern culture, political thought and practice, educational theory, literary criticism, ethical questions, and social themes. He addressed audiences on hundreds of American campuses and appeared often on television and radio. Read more about Voice of the Conservative Vote: Russell Kirk

Weston Martinez has a proven history of service to the Republican Party. He has dedicated his life to living the Texas conservative values we hold dear. Weston is a proud husband and father of 5 children. He’s an active member of Friendship Church in San Antonio and he has 17 years of Corporate business experience with AT&T and now is involved in the Oil & Gas Field in Texas. Weston has worked with conservative candidates and organizations across Texas to ensure our values continue to spread. Read more about Voice of the Conservative Vote: Weston Martinez

Dan Patrick is the Texas State Senator for Senate District 7. He is a strong fiscal and social conservative who has led the charge on important legislation like small business tax cuts and the sonogram bill. Since arriving in the Senate in 2007 he has learned to build coalitions to pass over 100 pieces of legislation and has become a key ally to others. In his three sessions, Dan has not missed one day on the Senate floor and has only missed 6 of more than 13,000 votes.

Some of the legislation he passed, of which he is most proud, is placing "In God We Trust" permanently in the Senate chamber for the first time in history; placing "Under God" in the state pledge; and, passing a $170 million tax cut for small businesses. In 2011, Senator Patrick finally passed the Sonogram Bill to protect women and the unborn. Dan is a leader on education issues, veterans' issues, and Second Amendment rights. Read more about Voice of the Conservative Vote: Dan Patrick

Senator John Carona is the Texas State Senator of Senate District 16. First elected to the Texas Legislature in 1990, Senator John Carona is now in his sixth term in the Texas Senate, representing District 16 in Dallas County. Previously, Senator Carona was elected to three terms in the Texas House of Representatives. Senator Carona has distinguished himself in the Texas Legislature as an effective leader in addressing issues such as education, health care, criminal justice, banking, economic development, transportation, and homeland security - authoring or sponsoring over 550 bills that have become law and helped to streamline Texas government. Senator Carona currently serves as Chairman of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, Joint Chairman of the Legislative Oversight Board on Windstorm Insurance, and as Co-Chairman of the Joint Committee to Study Seacoast Territory Insurance. He also serves as a member of the Senate Criminal Justice, Education, and Jurisprudence committees. Previously, he served as Chairman of the Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee and as a member of the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting. Read more about Voice of the Conservative Vote: John Carona

In 1991, Suzanna Hupp was trapped in a Central Texas cafeteria while an armed man calmly executed twenty three people including Hupp’s parents. Since then, Hupp has taken her message to radio, television, and ten years in the Texas Legislature.

Suzanna Gratia Hupp attended the University of Texas at El Paso and the Texas Chiropractic College, where she earned her doctor of chiropractic degree in 1985. Hupp served in the Texas Legislature from 1996 to 2006. While serving, she was a member of the House Rural Caucus and the House Veterans and Military Affairs Caucus. She served as the chair of the House committee on child welfare and foster care. She also served as chair to the Human Services Committee and worked on the House Law Enforcement Committee. Read more about Voice of the Conservative Vote: Suzanna Gratia Hupp

State Representative Geanie W. Morrison, R-District 30, is currently serving her seventh term in the Texas Legislature. The south Texas district includes DeWitt, Jackson, Lavaca, Refugio, and Victoria counties.

For the 81st Legislative Session, Representative Morrison was appointed to the House Committee on Appropriations and vice-chair of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Education and Stimulus. Representative Morrison served as the chair of the House Committee on Higher Education for the 78th, 79th and 80th Legislative Sessions. She serves as the co-chair of the National Council of State Legislatures - Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education and as a Commissioner of the Education Commission of the States. Read more about Voice of the Conservative Vote: Geanie Morrison

Jason Villalba is a freshman Republican Texas State Representative for House District 114.

A fourth-generation Texan, Jason was born in Dallas at Methodist Hospital. As the son of an airline mechanic, from an early age Jason was taught to work hard, study diligently, act with integrity and do what’s right. As a young man, Jason mowed lawns, worked as a checker at Walmart and a stockboy at a local hardware store to help out his folks. The first in his family to graduate from college, Jason worked his way through Baylor University where he studied Economics and Finance, then graduated from the University of Texas School of Law. Read more about Voice of the Conservative Vote: Jason Villalba

Steve Stockman went to the U.S. House of Representatives with a vision of limited government and strong support for American families, robust military and a balanced budget.

On November 8, 1994, with enthusiastic grassroots support of some 2,100 volunteers, Steve put an end to the 42-year congressional career of the dean of the House, Texas Congressman Jack Brooks. This earned Steve the title of “Newsmaker of the Year for 1994″ and the nickname “Giant Killer.” One Wallstreet reporter commented that Congressman Stockman’s grassroots support was amazing and something to marvel at. Read more about Voice of the Conservative Vote: Steve Stockman