Joe Straus - Texas TEA Party Public Enemy Number 1

Joe Straus, a Republican with poor conservative credentials, connived with 65 Democrats and 11 “moderate” Republicans to take over the speaker of the house for the 81^st session in 2009, a betrayal of the other Republican members and the voters who elected them. It is a well know story in political circles how Democrats were allegedly rewarded for their votes with prominent committee positions. As a result, the Democrats were able to substantially block the conservative Republican agenda in the 81^st legislature in Texas.

Texas Tea Party activism in the 2010 elections helped elect a conservative Republican super majority to the Texas house to begin the following year. In order to not repeat the disastrous performance by Straus in the 81^st legislature, the Texas Tea Parties actively tried to obtain support during the period between the elections and the start of the 82^nd legislature to defeat Straus’ re-election as Speaker of the House. However, despite massive grassroots efforts, little success was realized, thus putting the conservative agenda again in jeopardy.

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