State Rep. Garnet Coleman

Democrat
Current Rating

N/A

House District 147 (Retired) - Houston
First elected 1991

Previous Ratings on the Fiscal Index

  • Career: F
  • 2021: F
  • 2019: F
  • 2017: F
  • 2015: F
  • 2013: F
  • 2011: F
  • 2009: F
  • 2007: F

About State Rep. Garnet Coleman

Representative Coleman is a native of Houston, Texas. He attended Howard University and then graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a BA. He and his wife, Angelique, reside in Houston's University Oaks neighborhood and have two children. Representative Coleman has served in the Texas House of Representatives since 1991.

Committee Assignments

87th Legislative Session
County Affairs, Chair
Public Health

House District District 147

State Rep. Garnet Coleman's Record

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

HB 2, Motion to Table Amendment 4 by Coleman: Preventing any more property tax relief until the state pays for Pre-K

House Record Vote: 59
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HB 735: Eliminating the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund

House Record Vote: 135
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HB 1, Calendar Rule: Preventing a spending spree

House Record Vote: 162
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HB 15, Calendar Rule: Preventing a spending spree

House Record Vote: 163
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Absent

HB 109, Motion to Table Amendment 2 by C. Howard: Preventing expansion of welfare beyond truly needy

House Record Vote: 266
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HB 109: Unraveling welfare reform

House Record Vote: 299
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HB 3430: State spending transparency

House Record Vote: 797
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HJR 44: Requiring a three-fourths super-majority to raise the business tax

House Record Vote: 1006
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HB 3778: Levying a "granny tax" on nursing home residents

House Record Vote: 1048
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HB 2785, Motion to Table Amendment 3 by Dunnam: Increasing spending

House Record Vote: 1157
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HB 2237: $100 million drop out program

House Record Vote: 1210
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HB 2560: School district spending transparency

House Record Vote: 1378
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Absent

HB 14: $3 billion "cancer fund"

House Record Vote: 1391
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SB 10, Motion to Table Amendment 23 by Lucio: Expanding Medicaid programs

House Record Vote: 1582
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