R Texas House · District 1

Rep. Gary VanDeaver

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Total votes

8,375

all sessions

Attendance

98%

127 missed

Higher than 91% of chamber peers

With party

93%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

About Rep. Gary VanDeaver

Rep. serving Texas District 1. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 11 years · 7 months. Serves on Public Health and Higher Education.

Sworn in

Jan 13, 2015

11 years · 7 months

Closest ally

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How Gary votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 66% / 34%

126 support · 65 oppose

Labor & Employment 71% / 29%

67 support · 27 oppose

Transportation 91% / 9%

79 support · 8 oppose

Budget & Taxes 77% / 23%

135 support · 40 oppose

Housing 75% / 25%

44 support · 15 oppose

Technology 86% / 14%

69 support · 11 oppose

Healthcare 90% / 10%

183 support · 21 oppose

Education 82% / 18%

162 support · 35 oppose

Veterans 91% / 9%

21 support · 2 oppose

Energy 77% / 23%

37 support · 11 oppose

Environment 72% / 28%

73 support · 28 oppose

Immigration 33% / 67%

5 support · 10 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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HB 22Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment. passed

5 months ago

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SB 5Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. signed

11 months ago

Co-sponsor

HB 20Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. signed

12 months ago

Co-sponsor

SB 1Relating to campground and youth camp safety. signed

1 year ago

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HB 1Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. signed

1 year ago

Co-sponsor

HB 4Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. signed

1 year ago

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HR 128Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose of impeding the action of the House that do not unfairly impair members' representative functions. passed

1 year ago

Voted Yea

SB 1Relating to campground and youth camp safety.

1 year ago

Voted Yea

HB 8Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

1 year ago

Voted Yea

HB 1Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.

1 year ago