FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY INDEX

The Fiscal Responsibility Index is a measurement of how lawmakers perform on size and role of government issues. The Index uses exemplar votes on core budget and free enterprise issues that demonstrate legislators’ governing philosophy.

The public — including lawmakers — are notified in advance of TFR’s position on the issues to be rated, and prior to votes taken on the floor.

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2019 Fiscal Index Metrics

House Average

Senate Average

Overall Average

Pro-Taxpayer
Anti-Taxpayer
Absent
Speaker
Absent, Excused
Present, not voting
Not Applicable

Legislator Scores
Votes Considered

Legislator	District	Party	Score
Hall Bob Hall	2	Republican	90
Creighton Brandon Creighton	4	Republican	82
Hughes Bryan Hughes	1	Republican	81
Bettencourt Paul Bettencourt	7	Republican	80
Fallon Pat Fallon	30	Republican	80
Hancock Kelly Hancock	9	Republican	79
Kolkhorst Lois Kolkhorst	18	Republican	77
Paxton Angela Paxton	8	Republican	75
Campbell Donna Campbell	25	Republican	72
Birdwell Brian Birdwell	22	Republican	70
Schwertner Charles Schwertner	5	Republican	70
Buckingham Dawn Buckingham	24	Republican	68
Nelson Jane Nelson	12	Republican	67
Flores Pete Flores	19	Republican	65
Taylor Larry Taylor	11	Republican	65
Huffman Joan Huffman	17	Republican	64
Nichols Robert Nichols	3	Republican	64
Perry Charles Perry	28	Republican	64
Seliger Kel Seliger	31	Republican	54
Hinojosa Juan Hinojosa	20	Democrat	48
Lucio, Jr. Eddie Lucio, Jr.	27	Democrat	44
West Royce West	23	Democrat	44
Whitmire John Whitmire	15	Democrat	40
Powell Beverly Powell	10	Democrat	36
Zaffirini Judith Zaffirini	21	Democrat	36
Johnson Nathan Johnson	16	Democrat	35
Miles Borris Miles	13	Democrat	34
Alvarado Carol Alvarado	6	Democrat	33
Rodríguez José Rodríguez	29	Democrat	33
Menéndez José Menéndez	26	Democrat	30
Eckhardt Sarah Eckhardt	14	Democrat	N/A