{"id":14564,"date":"2024-02-01T11:16:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T17:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texansforvaccinechoice.com\/?p=14564"},"modified":"2024-03-30T15:09:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T20:09:44","slug":"2024-tfvc-primary-legislative-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texansforvaccinechoice.com\/2024-tfvc-primary-legislative-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE: February 1, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contact:\u00a0press@texansforvaccinechoice.com<\/p><p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TEXANS FOR VACCINE CHOICE RELEASES 2024 PRIMARY LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS<\/strong><\/p><p><b>Keller, TX. February 1,2024 &#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texans for Vaccine Choice has released its 2024 Primary Voting Guide for Texas Legislative races. The incumbents included in the list were chosen based on their voting record, committee assignments, and history of collaboration with our organization. Recommended challengers were vetted based on their responses to a candidate survey, as well as their history of public statements or actions indicating a support of medical liberty.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TFVC supporters throughout the state expect that we hold incumbents and challengers to the highest of standards possible; they crave legislative champions who are willing to be bold and fearless in defense of medical liberty, even &#8211; and especially &#8211; when the issue isn\u2019t politically expedient.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are confident that the candidates we have recommended are committed to protecting informed consent, medical privacy, and vaccine choice &#8211; the three fundamental principles upon which our organization was founded in 2015, and the issues which continue to guide our every decision.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b><i>SENATE:<br \/><\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul Bettencourt SD-7 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angela Paxton SD-8 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phil King SD-10 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tan Parker SD-12 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donna Campbell SD-25 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jace Yarbrough SD-30 **<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b><i>HOUSE:<br \/><\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dale Huls HD-1<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brent Money HD-2<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Josh Feuerstein HD-4<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brian Harrison HD-10 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve Toth HD-15 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Metcalf HD-16 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom Glass HD-17<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Janis Holt HD-18<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Covey HD-21<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cody Vasut HD-25 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt Morgan HD-26\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AJ Louderback HD-30**<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katrina Pierson HD-33<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JM Lozano HD-43 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alan Schoolcraft HD-44*<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greg Switzer HD-44*<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wes Virdell HD-53**<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devvie Duke HD-56** <br \/>Richard Hayes HD-57 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helen Kerwin HD-58<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike Olcott HD-60<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chuck Branch HD-61*<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keresa Richardson HD-61*<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shelley Luther HD-62<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben Bumgarner HD-63 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andy Hopper HD-64<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mitch Little HD-65<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wayne Richard HD-66<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerri Kingsbery HD-68<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James Frank HD-69 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joe Collins HD-70<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liz Case HD-71<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dayo David HD-76*<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lea Simmons HD-76*<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Lowe HD-91<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nate Schatzline HD-93 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tony Tinderholt HD-94 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jack Reynolds HD-99<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barry Wernick HD-108<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aimee Ramsey HD-114<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marc Lahood HD-121\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark Dorazio HD-122 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Briscoe Cain HD-128 (I)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Perez HD-133\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valoree Swanson HD-150 (I)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I = incumbent<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">* = dual recommendation<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">** = open seat<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>For a printable version of this announcement, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/13Yfp8UUa5reEsL7CvjbqV4SpVQ6iLvf0\/view\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">About Texans for Vaccine Choice<br \/><\/strong>TFVC exists to protect and advance informed consent, medical privacy, and vaccine choice for all Texans. Learn more about Texans for Vaccine Choice here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.texansforvaccinechoice.com\">www.texansforvaccinechoice.com<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1540 Keller Parkway, Ste. 108 #166, Keller, TX 76248 | <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@texansforvaccinechoice.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">info@texansforvaccinechoice.com<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/a><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact:\u00a0press@texansforvaccinechoice.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TEXANS FOR VACCINE CHOICE RELEASES 2024 PRIMARY LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS Keller, TX. February 1,2024 &#8211;\u00a0Texans for Vaccine Choice has released its 2024 Primary Voting Guide for Texas Legislative races. The incumbents included in the list were chosen based on their voting record, committee assignments, and history of collaboration with our organization. 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