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Sen. José Menéndez

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Total votes

2,709

all sessions

Attendance

99%

37 missed

Lower than 90% of chamber peers

With party

93%

of cast votes

Lower than 90% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 86% of chamber peers

About Sen. José Menéndez

Sen. serving Texas District 26. Member of the Democratic party. Has been in office 11 years · 6 months. Serves on 7 committees, including Administration, Business and Commerce and Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select.

Sworn in

Mar 4, 2015

11 years · 6 months

Closest ally

no co-sponsorship data

How José votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 59% / 41%

65 support · 45 oppose

Labor & Employment 62% / 38%

26 support · 16 oppose

Immigration 57% / 43%

23 support · 17 oppose

Technology 69% / 31%

34 support · 15 oppose

Budget & Taxes 64% / 36%

85 support · 48 oppose

Healthcare 71% / 29%

72 support · 29 oppose

Education 57% / 43%

72 support · 55 oppose

Housing 93% / 7%

27 support · 2 oppose

Transportation 73% / 27%

24 support · 9 oppose

Energy 88% / 12%

30 support · 4 oppose

Environment 72% / 28%

54 support · 21 oppose

Veterans

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SB 5Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. signed

11 months ago

SB 16Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses. signed

12 months ago

Co-sponsor

HB 20Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. signed

12 months ago

SB 14Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects. signed

12 months ago

SB 18Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control. vetoed

12 months ago

SB 11Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. signed

12 months ago

Co-sponsor

SB 1Relating to campground and youth camp safety. signed

1 year ago

SB 3Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas. signed

1 year ago

Voted Nay

HB 18Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.

1 year ago

SR 4In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio. passed

1 year ago