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Charles Schwertner

Charles Schwertner

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State Senator

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Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Senator
State
Texas
Jurisdiction
5
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2013 - Present

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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Issue Activity

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3 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
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2 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay

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Every item below is a stored record. 5 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Charles Schwertner holds the office of State Senator
    profile identity· OpenStates
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  • Voted 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.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-09-03source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-19source
    Verified
  • Voted 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.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-19source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-18source
    Verified
  • Voted 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.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-08-18source
    Verified
named source + link partial sourcing not yet sourced