Charles Schwertner
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Occupation: Orthopedic Surgeon Education: B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin; M.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Legislative Experience: House Member, 2011 - 2013; Senate Member: 2013 - present Hometown: Georgetown Party: Republican Senator Charles Schwertner, MD is a sixth-generation Texan and lifelong conservative Republican. Since 2013, Dr. Schwertner has represented Senate District 5, an eleven-county region of central and east Texas that includes Bastrop, Brazos, Freestone, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, San Jacinto, Walker, and Williamson counties. As Chairman of the powerful Senate Committee on Business and Commerce, Schwertner oversees a number of critical policy areas for the state of Texas, including electric utilities, insurance, banking, technology, and telecommunications. Schwertner also serves as a member of the Senate Committees on Finance, State Affairs, Economic Development, and on the Legislative Budget Board. Throughout his time in the Texas Legislature, Schwertner has led the way on a number of important policy initiatives including authoring one of the strongest Constitutional Carry laws in the…
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- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
- VerifiedVoted yes on HB 7: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
- VerifiedVoted yes on HB 7: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 54: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
- VerifiedVoted yes on HB 25: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
- VerifiedVoted yes on HB 25: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
- VerifiedVoted yes on HB 25: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
- VerifiedVoted no on HB 23: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 54: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 12: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 12: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
- VerifiedCo-sponsored: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
- VerifiedCo-sponsored: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.
- VerifiedSponsored: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
- VerifiedSponsored: Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
- VerifiedCo-sponsored: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
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SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
HB 7: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.
SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
HB 7: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.
SB 54: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
HB 25: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
HB 25: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
HB 25: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
HB 23: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.
SB 54: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
SB 12: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
SB 12: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
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