Voter ID - We Must Get This Passed in Texas

Received this note from Luine Hancock with Senator Robert Nichols' office -
As you probably know, the Senate has set the stage to pass photo ID during this session. Ironically, passage in the House is not as certain as it was in previous sessions. If it is to pass, then we must let our state representatives know we want it to pass. Passing this legislation likely will require a sustained effort on our part throughout most of the session.

Please forward this email to all your friends and contacts all over the state of TX.

For starters, please make two phone calls. One to the new speaker, Joe Straus' office, and one to your state representative. Although we plan to contact Democrats later in the session, we are only contacting Republicans for now. If your state representative is a Democrat, then call the Republican state representative nearest to you.

It’s very important that you be polite and gracious. Rude or demanding behavior never helps, and in fact, often backfires.

First phone call:

Speaker Joe Straus
Austin office: 512-463-0686
District office (San Antonio): 210-828-4411
Email: Joe.Straus@house.state.tx.us

Tell him 2 things:
1 - Ask that he appoint a chair of the Elections Committee who is favorable to the Voter Photo ID bill.
2 - Providing a photo ID for voting is important for keeping the election process honest.

Second phone call:

Your state representative(if he/she is Republican) or the Republican representative nearest you. (We will call Democrat reps later in the session, but not now.)

Click on this link to find who represents you. http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/welcome.php to also find their contact information. Use the box in the upper right to find your state representative, then click on his name on that same page to find his Austin and district offices' phone numbers and addresses.

Tell him/her one thing:
The Voter Photo ID bill is important to you, and you want to see it pass.

We need photo ID for everything from cashing checks to renting movies. It just makes good sense to require the same to vote.
This is not a partisan issue. It is important in order to ensure honest elections.
Any bill we pass will not suppress the votes of the poor and elderly. Provisions will be in the bill, which will prevent that.
Texans have indicated that this is very important to the integrity of our voting system.

Following are the email addresses for all the state representatives, Republican and Democrat.

District
Party
Last name
Email address
1 (D) Frost
Stephen.Frost@house.state.tx.us
2 (R) Flynn
Dan.Flynn@house.state.tx.us
3 (D) Homer
Mark.Homer@house.state.tx.us
4 (R) Brown
Betty.Brown@house.state.tx.us
5 (R) Hughes
Bryan.Hughes@house.state.tx.us
6 (R) Berman
Leo.Berman@house.state.tx.us
7 (R) Merritt
Tommy.Merritt@house.state.tx.us
8 (R) Cook
Byron.Cook@house.state.tx.us
9 (R) Christian
Wayne.Christian@house.state.tx.us
10 (R) Pitts
Jim.Pitts@house.state.tx.us
11 (D) Hopson
Chuck.Hopson@house.state.tx.us
12 (D) McReynolds
Jim.McReynolds@house.state.tx.us
13 (R) Kolkhorst
Lois.Kolkhorst@house.state.tx.us
14 (R) Brown
Fred.Brown@house.state.tx.us
15 (R) Eissler
Rob.Eissler@house.state.tx.us
16 (R) Creighton
Brandon.Creighton@house.state.tx.us
17 (R) Kleinschmidt
Tim.Kleinschmidt@house.state.tx.us
18 (R) Otto
John.Otto@house.state.tx.us
19 (R) Hamilton
Mike.Hamilton@house.state.tx.us
20 (R) Gattis
Dan.Gattis@house.state.tx.us
21 (D) Ritter
Allan.Ritter@house.state.tx.us
22 (D) Deshotel
Joe.Deshotel@house.state.tx.us
23 (D) Eiland
Craig.Eiland@house.state.tx.us
24 (R) Taylor
Larry.Taylor@house.state.tx.us
25 (R) Bonnen
Dennis.Bonnen@house.state.tx.us
26 (R) Howard
Charlie.Howard@house.state.tx.us
27 (D) Olivo
Dora.Olivo@house.state.tx.us
28 (R) Zerwas
John.Zerwas@house.state.tx.us
29 (R) Weber
Randy.Weber@house.state.tx.us
30 (R) Morrison
Geanie.Morrison@house.state.tx.us
31 (D) Guillen
Ryan.Guillen@house.state.tx.us
32 (R) Hunter
Todd.Hunter@house.state.tx.us
33 (D) Ortiz
Solomons.Ortiz@house.state.tx.us
34 (D) Herrero
Abel.Herrero@house.state.tx.us
35 (D) Gonzalez Toureilles
Yvonne.Toureilles@house.state.tx.us
36 (D) Flores
Ismael.Flores@house.state.tx.us
37 (D) Oliveira
Rene.Oliveira@house.state.tx.us
38 (D) Lucio III
Eddie.Lucio@house.state.tx.us
39 (D) Martinez
Armando.Martinez@house.state.tx.us
40 (D) Peña
Aaron.Peña@house.state.tx.us
41 (D) Gonzales
Veronica.Gonzales@house.state.tx.us
42 (D) Raymond
Richard.Raymond@house.state.tx.us
43 (D) Rios Ybarra
Tara.Ybarra@house.state.tx.us
44 (R) Kuempel
Edmund.Kuempel@house.state.tx.us
45 (D) Rose
Patrick.Rose@house.state.tx.us
46 (D) Dukes
Dawnna.Dukes@house.state.tx.us
47 (D) Bolton
Valinda.Bolton@house.state.tx.us
48 (D) Howard
Donna.Howard@house.state.tx.us
49 (D) Naishtat
Elliott.Naishtat@house.state.tx.us
50 (D) Strama
Mark.Strama@house.state.tx.us
51 (D) Rodriguez
Eddie.Rodriguez@house.state.tx.us
52 (D) Maldonado
Diana.Maldonado@house.state.tx.us
53 (R) Hilderbran
Harvey.Hilderbran@house.state.tx.us
54 (R) Aycock
Jimmie.Aycock@house.state.tx.us
55 (R) Sheffield
Ralph.Sheffield@house.state.tx.us
56 (R) Anderson
Charles.Anderson@house.state.tx.us
57 (D) Dunnam
Jim.Dunnam@house.state.tx.us
58 (R) Orr
Rob.Miller@house.state.tx.us
59 (R) Miller
Sid.Miller@house.state.tx.us
60 (R) Keffer
Jim.Keffer@house.state.tx.us
61 (R) King
Phil.King@house.state.tx.us
62 (R) Phillips
Larry.Phillips@house.state.tx.us
63 (R) Parker
Tan.Parker@house.state.tx.us
64 (R) Crownover
Myra.Crownover@house.state.tx.us
65 (R) Solomons
Burt.Solomons@house.state.tx.us
66 (R) McCall
Brian.McCall@house.state.tx.us
67 (R) Madden
Jerry.Madden@house.state.tx.us
68 (R) Hardcastle
Rick.Hardcastle@house.state.tx.us
69 (D) Farabee
David.Farabee@house.state.tx.us
70 (R) Paxton
Ken.Paxton@house.state.tx.us
71 (R) King
Susan.King@house.state.tx.us
72 (R) Darby
Drew.Darby@house.state.tx.us
73 (R) Miller
Doug.Miller@house.state.tx.us
74 (D) Gallego
Pete.Gallego@house.state.tx.us
75 (D) Quintanilla
Chente.Quintanilla@house.state.tx.us
76 (D) Chávez
Norma.Chávez@house.state.tx.us
77 (D) Marquez
Marisa.Marquez@house.state.tx.us
78 (D) Moody
Joseph.Moody@house.state.tx.us
79 (D) Pickett
Joe.Pickett@house.state.tx.us
80 (D) King
Tracy.King@house.state.tx.us
81 (R) Lewis
Tryon.Lewis@house.state.tx.us
82 (R) Craddick
Tom.Craddick@house.state.tx.us
83 (R) Jones
Delwin.Jones@house.state.tx.us
84 (R) Isett
Carl.Isett@house.state.tx.us
85 (D) Heflin
Joe.Heflin@house.state.tx.us
86 (R) Smithee
John.Smithee@house.state.tx.us
87 (R) Swinford
David.Swinford@house.state.tx.us
88 (R) Chisum
Warren.Chisum@house.state.tx.us
89 (R) Laubenberg
Jodie.Laubenberg@house.state.tx.us
90 (D) Burnam
Lon.Burnam@house.state.tx.us
91 (R) Hancock
Kelly.Hancock@house.state.tx.us
92 (R) Smith
Todd.Smith@house.state.tx.us
93 (D) Pierson
Paula.Pierson@house.state.tx.us
94 (R) Patrick
Diane.Patrick@house.state.tx.us
95 (D) Veasey
Marc.Veasey@house.state.tx.us
96 (D) Turner
Chris.Turner@house.state.tx.us
97 (R) Shelton
Mark.Shelton@house.state.tx.us
98 (R) Truitt
Vicki.Truitt@house.state.tx.us
99 (R) Geren
Charlie.Geren@house.state.tx.us
100 (D) Hodge
Terri.Hodge@house.state.tx.us
101 (D) Miklos
Robert.Miklos@house.state.tx.us
102 (D) Kent
Carol.Kent@house.state.tx.us
103 (D) Anchia
Rafael.Anchia@house.state.tx.us
104 (D) Alonzo
Roberto.Alonzo@house.state.tx.us
105 (R) Harper-Brown
Linda.Harper-Brown@house.state.tx.us
106 (D) England
Kirk.England@house.state.tx.us
107 (D) Vaught
Allen.Vaught@house.state.tx.us
108 (R) Branch
Dan.Branch@house.state.tx.us
109 (D) Giddings
Helen.Giddings@house.state.tx.us
110 (D) Mallory Caraway
Barbara.Caraway@house.state.tx.us
111 (D) Davis
Yvonne.Davis@house.state.tx.us
112 (R) Button
Angie.Button@house.state.tx.us
113 (R) Driver
Joe.Driver@house.state.tx.us
114 (R) Hartnett
Will.Hartnett@house.state.tx.us
115 (R) Jackson
Jim.Jackson@house.state.tx.us
116 (D) Martinez Fischer
Trey.Fischer@house.state.tx.us
117 (D) Leibowitz
David.Leibowitz@house.state.tx.us
118 (D) Farias
Joe.Farias@house.state.tx.us
119 (D) Gutierrez
Roland.Gutierrez@house.state.tx.us
120 (D) McClendon
Ruth.McClendon@house.state.tx.us
121 (R) Straus
Joe.Straus@house.state.tx.us
122 (R) Corte
Frank.Corte@house.state.tx.us
123 (D) Villarreal
Mike.Villarreal@house.state.tx.us
124 (D) Menendez
Jose.Menendez@house.state.tx.us
125 (D) Castro
Joaquin.Castro@house.state.tx.us
126 (R) Harless
Patricia.Harless@house.state.tx.us
127 (R) Crabb
Joe.Crabb@house.state.tx.us
128 (R) Smith
Wayne.Smith@house.state.tx.us
129 (R) Davis
John.Davis@house.state.tx.us
130 (R) Fletcher
Allen.Fletcher@house.state.tx.us
131 (D) Allen
Alma.Allen@house.state.tx.us
132 (R) Callegari
William.Callegari@house.state.tx.us
133 (D) Thibaut
Kristi.Thibaut@house.state.tx.us
134 (D) Cohen
Ellen.Cohen@house.state.tx.us
135 (R) Elkins
Gary.Elkins@house.state.tx.us
136 (R) Woolley
Beverly.Woolley@house.state.tx.us
137 (D) Hochberg
Scott.Hochberg@house.state.tx.us
138 (R) Bohac
Dwayne.Bohac@house.state.tx.us
139 (D) Turner
Sylvester.Turner@house.state.tx.us
140 (D) Walle
Armando.Walle@house.state.tx.us
141 (D) Thompson
Senfronia.Thompson@house.state.tx.us
142 (D) Dutton
Harold.Dutton@house.state.tx.us
143 (D) Hernandez
Ana.Hernandez@house.state.tx.us
144 (R) Legler
Ken.Legler@house.state.tx.us
145 (D) Alvarado
Carol.Alvarado@house.state.tx.us
146 (D) Edwards
Al.Edwards@house.state.tx.us
147 (D) Coleman
Garnet.Coleman@house.state.tx.us
148 (D) Farrar
Jessica.Farrar@house.state.tx.us
149 (D) Vo
Hubert.Vo@house.state.tx.us
150 (R) Riddle
debbie.riddle@house.state.tx.us