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Visualization: 1989-91 Texas House Partisanship — When Perry Turned Red
Mark P. Jones, chair of the political science department at Rice University, analyzed the votes taken by the Legislature when Gov. Rick Perry was a House member (1985-91) to determine how the governor ranked among his colleagues, from most liberal to most conservative. The names and rankings appear below, with Democrats in blue and Republicans in red, and Perry in yellow. He appears as a Democrat (his first five years in the House, and as a Republican (his last year). Hover over a bar in the chart to see what ranking Jones gives the lawmaker based on his or her voting profile.
Jones' explanation of his methodology and of the rankings can be found here .
Partisanship in the 1989-91 Texas House of Representatives Paul Moreno Karyne Conley Harold Dutton Larry Evans Irma Rangel Fred Blair Gregory Luna Lena Guerrero Sylvester Turner Samuel Hudson Alex Moreno Albert Price Jerald Larry Al Luna Senfronia Thompson Nancy McDonald Ciro Rodriguez Orlando Garcia Wilhelmina Delco Debra Danburg Roman Martinez Ernestine Glossbrenne Eddie Cavazos Garfield Thompson Lloyd Criss Paul Colbert Al Granoff Ron Wilson Nicolas Perez Larry Warner Al Edwards David Cain Frank Madla Curtis Soileau Frank Collazo Juan Hinojosa Ralph Wallace Hugo Berlanga Renato Cuellar Erwin Barton Eddie Lucio Jr. James Hury Libby Linebarger Betty Denton Henry Cuellar Curtis Seidlits Bob Melton Daniel Morales Jerry Beauchamp Richard Swift Eldon Edge Doyle Willis Samuel Russell Anthony Polumbo Parker McCollough Allen Hightower Steven Wolens Keith Oakley Robert Earley Jim Parker Mike McKinney David Hudson Gary Watkins Clyde Alexander Ron Lewis Mark Stiles John Gavin Robert Junell Jerry Johnson Barry Telford David Counts Bill Arnold Bruce Gibson Billy Clemons Todd Hunter James Laney Jack Vowell Layton Black Jim Rudd D. R. Uher Gibson Lewis Bob Richardson Robert Saunders Richard Williamson Terral Smith Phyllis Robinson L. P. Patterson Charles Finnell Rick Perry (D) Dudley Harrison L. B. Kubiak Delwin Jones Jim McWilliams Stan Schlueter Bob Hunter Richard Smith Warren Chisum George Pierce Keith Valigura Richard Crawford Billl Hammond Anita Hill Hugh Shine Patricia Hill Bill Carter Jim Tallas Steve Holzheauser Edmund Kuempel Kent Grusendorf Brad Wright Pat Haggerty Chris Harris Jerry Yost Jack Harris William Thomas Nolan Robnett Tony Goolsby Ben Campbell Paul Hilbert Rick Perry (R) Bill Hollowell Dan Shelley Barry Connelly Bill Blackwood Ken Marchant Alan Schoolcraft Robert Eckels Sam Johnson Ken Vandervoort Carolyn Park Mike Jackson Tom Craddick John Smithee Jeff Wentworth John Willy Troy Fraser M. A. Taylor Ashley Smith Kenneth Brimer Harvey Hilderbran Dick Waterfield A. R. Ovard Anna Mowery Glenn Repp John Culberson James Horn Randy Pennington Fred Hill Gwyn Shea Charles Hartland Talmadge Heflin Dalton Smith Paul Moreno Karyne Conley Harold Dutton Larry Evans Irma Rangel Fred Blair Gregory Luna Lena Guerrero Sylvester Turner Samuel Hudson Alex Moreno Albert Price Jerald Larry Al Luna Senfronia Thompson Nancy McDonald Ciro Rodriguez Orlando Garcia Wilhelmina Delco Debra Danburg Roman Martinez Ernestine Glossbrenne Eddie Cavazos Garfield Thompson Lloyd Criss Paul Colbert Al Granoff Ron Wilson Nicolas Perez Larry Warner Al Edwards David Cain Frank Madla Curtis Soileau Frank Collazo Juan Hinojosa Ralph Wallace Hugo Berlanga Renato Cuellar Erwin Barton Eddie Lucio Jr. James Hury Libby Linebarger Betty Denton Henry Cuellar Curtis Seidlits Bob Melton Daniel Morales Jerry Beauchamp Richard Swift Eldon Edge Doyle Willis Samuel Russell Anthony Polumbo Parker McCollough Allen Hightower Steven Wolens Keith Oakley Robert Earley Jim Parker Mike McKinney David Hudson Gary Watkins Clyde Alexander Ron Lewis Mark Stiles John Gavin Robert Junell Jerry Johnson Barry Telford David Counts Bill Arnold Bruce Gibson Billy Clemons Todd Hunter James Laney Jack Vowell Layton Black Jim Rudd D. R. Uher Gibson Lewis Bob Richardson Robert Saunders Richard Williamson Terral Smith Phyllis Robinson L. P. Patterson Charles Finnell Rick Perry (D) Dudley Harrison L. B. Kubiak Delwin Jones Jim McWilliams Stan Schlueter Bob Hunter Richard Smith Warren Chisum George Pierce Keith Valigura Richard Crawford Billl Hammond Anita Hill Hugh Shine Patricia Hill Bill Carter Jim Tallas Steve Holzheauser Edmund Kuempel Kent Grusendorf Brad Wright Pat Haggerty Chris Harris Jerry Yost Jack Harris William Thomas Nolan Robnett Tony Goolsby Ben Campbell Paul Hilbert Rick Perry (R) Bill Hollowell Dan Shelley Barry Connelly Bill Blackwood Ken Marchant Alan Schoolcraft Robert Eckels Sam Johnson Ken Vandervoort Carolyn Park Mike Jackson Tom Craddick John Smithee Jeff Wentworth John Willy Troy Fraser M. A. Taylor Ashley Smith Kenneth Brimer Harvey Hilderbran Dick Waterfield A. R. Ovard Anna Mowery Glenn Repp John Culberson James Horn Randy Pennington Fred Hill Gwyn Shea Charles Hartland Talmadge Heflin Dalton Smith -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 -1 1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 -1 1