Candidate Information

Representative John Kuempel (Incumbent)

Republican
Position sought: Representative, District 44

Website: http://johnkuempel.com/
Email: info@johnkuempel.com    
Phone: (830) 832-6499
Address: 902 E. College St., Seguin, Texas 78155
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/John-Kuempel-Campaign-160066137362638/

Voting record on select education issues
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Voted with TCTA position Voted with TCTA position Voted with TCTA position Voted with TCTA position

Voted with TCTA position = Voted with TCTA position Voted against TCTA position = Voted against TCTA position Absent = Absent Present Not Voting = Present Not Voting (typically the Speaker or Speaker designee)

KEY HOUSE VOTES IN 2017

Vote No. 1 — Amendment to the budget bill (SB 1) to prohibit spending public funds on private schools. A vote for the amendment was a vote for the TCTA position. (The amendment was successfully added to the budget bill.)

Vote No. 2 — Final House passage of HB 21, which would have increased funding for public education by more than $1.5 billion. A vote for the bill was a vote for the TCTA position. (HB 21 ultimately did not pass.)

Vote No. 3 — Final House passage of HB 20 (special session), which would have appropriated money from the Rainy Day Fund to increase funding for TRS-Care. A vote for the bill was a vote for the TCTA position. (A different bill passed that increased funding for TRS-Care.)

Vote No. 4 — Amendment to SB 16, which created a school finance commission, to require the commission to study the effect on school districts of deducting or withholding association dues from teacher paychecks. The vote was generally seen as a referendum on the issue of banning payroll deduction. A vote for the amendment is a vote against the TCTA position. (The amendment failed.)