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Texas Marijuana Policy Voter Guide 2020 General Election – U.S. Congress

Early Voting: October 13-30, 2020 Election Day: November 3, 2020

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U.S. Senate Ted Cruz (R) (Incumbent)

https://www.cruz.senate.gov/ Senator Cruz is not up for election this year.

Voting Record (Incumbents Only)

Legalize Hemp Safe Banking Act Limit Federal Interference Yes Hasn't Voted Yet Yes

U.S. Senate John Cornyn (R)

(Incumbent) [email protected]

Remove Cannabis from Controlled Substances Act

Allow VA Doctors to Recommend

Cannabis

Allow Safe Banking for Cannabis Businesses

End Federal Interference

(States’ Rights) Survey Responses (This candidate did not respond to our survey.)


Legalize Hemp Safe Banking Act Limit Federal Interference Yes Hasn't Voted Yet Yes

U.S. Senate Mary "MJ" Hegar (D)

[email protected] Remove Cannabis from Controlled Substances Act


Cannabis



(States’ Rights) Survey Responses ? ? ? ?

Comments (This candidate did not respond to our survey.) U.S. Senate

Kerry D. McKennon (L) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights) Survey Responses Support Support Support Support

Comments No one should be in a cage for using a plant.

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U.S. Congressional District 1

Louie Gohmert (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis




Comments (This candidate did not respond to our survey.) Voting Record

(Incumbents Only) Legalize Hemp Safe Banking Act Limit Federal Interference

No No No U.S. Congressional District 1

Hank Gilbert (D) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments (This candidate did not respond to our survey.) U.S. Congressional District 1

There is no Libertarian candidate in this race.

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Dan Crenshaw (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis






Yes Yes No U.S. Congressional District 2

Sima Ladjevardian (D) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments No additional comments. U.S. Congressional District 2

Elliott Scheirman (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments I fully support federal de-scheduling of marijuana and ending the destructive war on drugs. No government has jurisdiction over the contents of our bodies, federal or state level.

6




Nicholas Taylor (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis







Lulu Seikaly (D) [email protected]



Cannabis





Christopher Claytor (L) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)

Survey Responses Support Support Support Support

Comments I support the de-criminalization, de-regulation, and de-scheduling of all drugs.

7




John Ratcliffe (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)

Survey Responses ? ? ? ?



No No No U.S. Congressional District 4

Russell Foster (D) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments I am an advocate of legalizing cannabis in all its forms and making sure that we get this accomplished when elected. It has been beneficial to people like my uncle who had MS and was dying faster cause of

opioids. He lived longer thanks to cannabis U.S. Congressional District 4

Lou Antonelli (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments Let's just completely legalize cannabis. It's status today in the U.S, is an anachronism.

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Lance Gooden (R) (Incumbent)

http://lancegooden.com/



Cannabis







Carolyn Salter (D) http://www.perkison.com/



Cannabis





Kevin Hale (L) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)


Comments There should not be a licencing requirement to operate a cannabis business. This practice only creates a

barrier to entry for people and lets the government pick the winners in the market place. I want consumers to pick the winners in the market.

9




Ron Wright (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)




Yes Absent No U.S. Congressional District 6

Stephen Daniel (D) [email protected]



Cannabis





Melanie Black (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments We really want to keep locking people up for a plant? And denying the benefits it can bring to those who suffer?

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Lizzie Fletcher (D) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis






Yes Yes Yes U.S. Congressional District 7

Shawn Kelly (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments I am in full support of the legalization and decriminalization of cannabis. U.S. Congressional District 7

Wesley Hunt (R) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)


Comments (This candidate did not respond to our survey.)

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Kevin Brady (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)




Yes No No U.S. Congressional District 8

Elizabeth Hernandez (D) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments There are many drugs far worse than cannabis that are legally sold in this country. Regulate it. Tax it. And use the money to fund schools and government programs and pay down our debt! U.S. Congressional District 8

Chris Duncan (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments I support full legalization and decriminalization.

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Al Green (D) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis







Jose Sosa (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments I will work to legalize cannabis at the federal level, shall I get elected. U.S. Congressional District 9

Johnny Teague (R) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)

Survey Responses Oppose Oppose Oppose Support

Comments This may sound odd, but if it can be used as an oral or injectable medication versus smoking, and used

truly for medicinal purposes and not recreational, then I can see some benefit as I believe that the Lord has created all things with a purpose

13




Michael Mccaul (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)





Mike Siegel (D) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments I'd support federal pre-emption of state criminalization of marijuana, just to clarify my position on "state's rights" in this context. I support states taking the lead to legalize and decriminalize marijuana, for medical

and recreational use. U.S. Congressional District 10

Roy Eriksen (L) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights) Survey Responses Support Support Oppose Support

Comments No additional comments.

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Jon Mark Hogg (D) [email protected]



Cannabis





Wacey A. Cody (L) [email protected]



Cannabis





August Pfluger (R) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)



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Kay Granger (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)





Lisa Welch (D) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights) Survey Responses Support Support Support Oppose

Comments Q1: federally legalize and decriminalize it. But then, let states have the freedom to operate with marijuana and regulate as they do with liquor laws for example. U.S. Congressional District 12

Trey Holcomb (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments To say I support these stances is an understatement. It's a big part of my motivation for running for office.

I'd love to see simple decriminalization, but absent that as a practical outcome, I support cannabis legalization in the strongest terms.

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Gus Trujillo (D) [email protected]



Cannabis





Jack Westbrook (L) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights) Survey Responses Support Support Oppose Support

Comments It’s not a good idea to use marijuana, alcohol, or any other drug recreationally. However, as long as you don’t harm others, what you do is your business and not the government’s. If you harm another under the

influence, punishment should be harsh. U.S. Congressional District 13

Ronny Jackson (R) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)



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Randy Weber (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)





Adrienne Bell (D) [email protected]



Cannabis






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Vicente Gonzalez (D) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis







Ross Lynn Leone (L) [email protected]



Cannabis





Monica De La Cruz-Hernandez (R)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)



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Veronica Escobar (D) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)


Comments No additional comments. Voting Record





Irene Armendariz-jackson (R) [email protected]



Cannabis





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Richard Kennedy (D) [email protected]



Cannabis





Ted Brown (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments I have been a strong supporter of ending marijuana prohibition for over 40 years. Marijuana should be

legal at the federal and state level across the U. S. without the kind of taxes and regulation that will fuel the black market.


Pete Sessions (R) [email protected]



Cannabis





(Previous terms in the US House.) Legalize Hemp Safe Banking Act Limit Federal Interference

No No No

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Sheila Jackson Lee (D) (Incumbent)

http://www.sheilajacksonlee18.com/



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)





Luke Spencer (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments The Libertarian Party has supported full marijuana legalization since we were founded in 1971. We're glad to see the rest of America is finally catching up. U.S. Congressional District 18

Wendell Champion (R) [email protected]



Cannabis





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Jodey C. Arrington (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis







Tom Watson (D) https://www.facebook.com/TomWatsonTX19/



Cannabis





Joe Burnes (L) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)



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Joaquin Castro (D) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)





Jeffrey Blunt (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments Vote Libertarian! U.S. Congressional District 20

Mauro Garza (R) [email protected]



Cannabis





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Chip Roy (R) (Incumbent) [email protected]



Cannabis






Yes No Yes U.S. Congressional District 21

Wendy R. Davis (D) [email protected]



Cannabis





Arthur DiBianca (L) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)


Comments I support full legalization of marijuana at the federal level.

25




Sri Preston Kulkarni (D)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)



Joseph LeBlanc (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments The War on Drugs has done more harm than good, ruining the lives of individuals and has punished instead of helped the people who are afflicted. U.S. Congressional District 22

Troy Nehls (R) [email protected]



Cannabis





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Gina Ortiz Jones (D) [email protected]



Cannabis





Gilberto "Beto" Villela (L) [email protected]



Cannabis





Raul Reyes (R) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)



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Candace Valenzuela (D) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)



Darren Hamilton (L) [email protected]



Cannabis





Beth Van Duyne (R) [email protected]



Cannabis





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Roger Williams (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis







Julie Oliver (D) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments We need to end the federal prohibition on marijuana, unwind mass incarceration, and ending America’s

disastrous war on drugs. Please see https://julieoliver.org/issues/justice and https://julieoliver.org/issues/veteran for my

commitments. U.S. Congressional District 25

Bill Kelsey (L) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)


Comments Libertarians were the first to openly and brazenly call for full legalization before it was popular to do so. We have not budged in nearly half a century of the party's existence.

29




Michael C. Burgess (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)





Carol H. Iannuzzi (D) [email protected]



Cannabis





Mark Boler (L) [email protected]



Cannabis





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Michael Cloud (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis







Ricardo "Rick" De La Fuente (D)

[email protected]



Cannabis





Phil Gray (L) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)



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Henry Cuellar (D) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)



Bekah Congdon (L) [email protected]



Cannabis





Sandra Whitten (R) [email protected]



Cannabis





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Sylvia Garcia (D) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis







Phil Kurtz (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments I support the repealing of all Laws concerning Cannabis. U.S. Congressional District 29

Jaimy Z. Blanco (R) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)



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Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)







Tre Pennie (R) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments Campaign Press Release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dr-tre-pennie-republican-candidate-for-us-congress-announces-merit-based-cannabis-plan-called-earn-it-cannabis-to-coincide-with-the-more-act-vote-301130554.html

34




John Carter (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis







Donna Imam (D) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments Marijuana possession should be decriminalized and nonviolent marijuana-related convictions should be expunged. See Equal Justice for All policy: https://votefordonna.com/eja/. U.S. Congressional District 31

Clark Patterson (L) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)


Comments Libertarians support legalizing all victimless "crimes." No victim, no crime. Using cannabis is certainly not

a crime; it should be completely legal. Libertarians also favor expunging the record of any person convicted of possessing cannabis.

35




Colin Allred (D) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)




N/A Yes Yes U.S. Congressional District 32

Christy Mowrey (L) [email protected]



Cannabis





Genevieve Collins (R) [email protected]



Cannabis





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Marc Veasey (D) [email protected]



Cannabis





Jason Reeves (L) [email protected]



Cannabis





Fabian Vasquez (R) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)



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Filemon B. Vela (D) http://Vela.house.gov/



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)



Anthony Cristo (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments Legalization and decriminalize of cannabis is long overdue. Libertarians have been pushing for this since its founding in 1971. It's about time the other two parties are finally wising up. U.S. Congressional District 34

Rey Gonzalez (R) [email protected]



Cannabis





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Lloyd Doggett (D) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis




Comments I have long supported medical marijuana, voted for the SAFE Banking Act which was approved by the

House last year. I am a sponsor of H.R. 3884, which NORML calls, "the most comprehensive marijuana reform ever introduced."


Legalize Hemp Safe Banking Act Limit Federal Interference No Yes Yes


Mark Loewe (L)



Cannabis




Comments To improve health care and lower costs, I favor unlimited competition, with public access to track-record and cost statistics of treatments and practitioners, no liability for bad outcomes, but civil and/or criminal

penalties for fraud and malice. U.S. Congressional District 35

Jenny Garcia Sharon (R) [email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)



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Brian Babin (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected]



Cannabis



(States’ Rights)





Rashad Lewis (D) https://www.facebook.com/LewisforCongress36th



Cannabis





Chad Abbey (L) [email protected]



Cannabis




Comments Not only should marijuana be decriminalized at the federal level, it's time to put the federal government

back in it's place and restore the powers guaranteed to the states as clearly outlined in the 10th amendment.

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Texas Marijuana Policy Voter Guide 2020 General Election – Texas Legislature


Texas Senate District 1

Bryan Hughes (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Expand

Compassionate Use Reduce Penalties for

Possession Legalize Adult Use Support States’ Rights

on Marijuana Policy




Expand Compassionate Use Legalize Hemp Penalty Reduction for Possession

Yes Yes N/A Texas Senate District 1

Audrey Spanko (D) [email protected]

Expand Compassionate Use

Reduce Penalties for Possession Legalize Adult Use

Support States’ Rights on Marijuana Policy


Comments (This candidate did not respond to our survey.) Texas Senate District 1


41




Bob Hall (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Senator Hall is not up for election this year.



Yes Yes (Joint Author) N/A Texas Senate District 3

Robert Nichols (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Senator Nichols is not up for election this year.



Yes Yes N/A

42




Brandon Creighton (R) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy






Jay Stittleburg (D)




on Marijuana Policy


Comments I believe that part of fixing our criminal justice system and outrageous prison population is to stop sending low level marijuana offenders to jail and giving them a criminal record. We need to focus on real criminal

activity, not an ounce of pot! Texas Senate District 4

Cameron Brock (L) [email protected]





Comments I support the full legalization of marijuana and would prefer zero taxes.

43




Charles Schwertner (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Senator Schwertner is not up for election this year.



Yes (Co-sponsor) Yes (Joint Author) N/A Texas Senate District 6

Carol Alvarado (D) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy





Yes (Author) Yes N/A Texas Senate District 6

Tim Duffield (L)




on Marijuana Policy

Survey Responses Support Support Support Oppose

Comments We need to eliminate all laws where there is clearly no victim. Texas Senate District 6

There is no Republican running in this race.

44




Paul Bettencourt (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Senator Bettencourt is not up for election this year.




Angela Paxton (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Senator Paxton is not up for election this year.




Kelly Hancock (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Senator Hancock is not up for election this year.




Beverly Powell (D) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Senator Powell is not up for election this year.



Yes Yes N/A

45




Larry Taylor (R) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy





Yes (Co-sponsor) Yes N/A Texas Senate District 11

Susan Criss (D) [email protected]





Comments I have been a prosecutor, defense attorney and Judge. My partner represents veterans in disability cases. I see so many clients with PTSD whose lives would improve with these changes. Texas Senate District 11

Jared Wissel (L) [email protected]






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Jane Nelson (R) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy






Shadi Zitoon (D)




on Marijuana Policy


Comments We should legalize and tax marijuana, providing the proceeds to our schools. We should also release and expunge the records of those charged or convicted of low level possession. Texas Senate District 12

There is no Libertarian candidate running in this race.

47




Borris L Miles (D) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy





Yes Yes Author Texas Senate District 13



Milinda Morris (R) [email protected]






48




Sarah Eckhardt (D) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Senator Eckhardt is not up for election this year.




John Whitmire (D) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Senator Whitmire is not up for election this year.




Nathan Johnson (D) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Senator Johnson is not up for election this year.



Yes Yes Author Texas Senate District 17

Joan Huffman (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Senator Huffman is not up for election this year.



Yes Yes N/A

49




Lois W. Kolkhorst (R) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy






Michael Antalan (D)

http://voteantalan.com/ Expand



on Marijuana Policy


Comments (This candidate did not respond to our survey.) Texas Senate District 18


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Expand



on Marijuana Policy




Yes (Co-author) Yes (Author) Yes Texas Senate District 19

Peter P. (Pete) Flores (R) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy

Survey Responses Support Oppose Oppose Oppose




Yes (Co-sponsor) Yes (Co-Sponsor) Texas Senate District 19

Jo-Anne Valdivia (L) [email protected]






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Roland Gutierrez (D)[email protected]

Voting Record(From Service in Texas House)

N/A




Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (D) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy








Judy Cutright (R) [email protected]






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Judith Zaffirini (D) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy








Frank Pomeroy (R) [email protected]





Comments When one compares the effects of alcohol with marijuana I think it is pretty obvious which is the worse of

the two in our society. Therefore if we are going to have one legalized then the other should also be legalized and regulated as well.

53




Brian Birdwell (R) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy






Robert Vick (D) [email protected]





Comments I will call for the immediate release of individuals incarcerated for possession of cannabis and expungement of criminal records of persons convicted of misdemeanor cannabis offenses. Texas Senate District 22


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Texas Senate District 23 Royce West (D)

(Incumbent) [email protected]

Senator West is not up for election this year.




Dawn Buckingham (R) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy






Clayton Tucker (D) [email protected]





Comments No additional comments. Texas Senate District 24


55




Donna Campbell (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Senator Campbell is not up for election this year.




José Menéndez (D) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy





Yes (Author) Yes (Author) N/A Texas Senate District 26

There is no Democratic candidate running in this race.


There is no Republican candidate running in this race.

56




Eddie Lucio Jr (D) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy








Vanessa Tijerina (R) https://www.facebook.com/vanessa.s.tijerina






57




Charles Perry (R) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy





Yes Yes (Sponsor) N/A Texas Senate District 28



There is no Republican candidate running in this race.

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Expand



on Marijuana Policy




Yes (Author) Yes Yes (Co-author) Texas Senate District 29



Bethany Hatch (R) [email protected]






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César J Blanco (D)[email protected]

Voting Record(From Service in Texas House)




Vacant Special Election underway.


Kel Seliger (R) (Incumbent)

[email protected] Senator Seliger is not up for election this year.



Yes Yes N/A

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Texas House District 1

Gary Vandeaver (R) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy





Yes (Co-author) Yes No Texas House District 1




61




Bill Brannon (D) [email protected]





Comments (This candidate did not respond to our survey.) Texas House District 2



Bryan Slaton (R) [email protected]






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Cecil Bell Jr (R) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy





No Yes No Texas House District 3

Martin Shupp (D) [email protected]





Comments Cannabis products should be legalized nationwide. Texas House District 3


63




Keith Bell (R) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy





Yes Yes No Texas House District 4



Nicole Sprabary (L) [email protected]






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Cole Hefner (R) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy





Yes Yes No Texas House District 5

Lawyanda Prince (D) [email protected]





Comments (This candidate did not respond to our survey.) Texas House District 5


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Matt Schaefer (R) (Incumbent)




on Marijuana Policy





Yes (Co-author) Yes Yes Texas House District 6

Julie Gobble (D) [email protected]





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