Voted with Democrats Against Downsizing Government Management: House of Bad Cards

Rep. Sam Harless was the only Republican to join with the Democrats, not just once but twice, against a bill by Republican Rep. Mike Olcott to downsize government.

"Each state agency shall develop procedures to reduce the number of full-time equivalent employees in management positions with the goal of employing the fewest number of employees in management positions necessary to perform the agency's functions. This subsection does not prohibit a state agency with fewer than 11 full-time equivalent employees from employing one full-time equivalent employee in a management position."

Here's the first vote, and then the second vote.

RV#1558: Yea 87 (R 77, D 10) - Nay 52 (R 5, D 47)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Guillen; Harris; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bernal; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Cole; Collier; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goodwin; Guerra; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Ordaz; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Campos; Dutton; Harris Davila; McLaughlin; Perez, V.; Troxclair

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf; Vo

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Salman Bhojani: "When Record No. 1558 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

RV#1629: Yea 86 (R 78, D 8) - Nay 55 (R 1, D 54)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Guillen; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Bell, C.; Hayes; Holt; Louderback; Lozano

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut