Low Scores for Texas on Common Cause’s 2024 Democracy Scorecard
TEXAS — Common Cause, the nonpartisan watchdog, released its 2024 Democracy Scorecard, recording every member of Congress’ support for voting rights, Supreme Court ethics, and other reforms.
“Our 2024 Democracy Scorecard shows a surge of support in Congress for reforms that strengthen the right to vote, take back the Supreme Court, and break big money’s grip on our politics,” said Virginia Kase Solomón, President & CEO of Common Cause. “The number of members of Congress with perfect scores has increased more than 100% from 2020, with 58 members in our 2020 Democracy Scorecard to 117 today. As we see the wealthy and well-connected try to influence our politics and our very livelihoods, we must demand our leaders deliver on the people’s pro-democracy agenda.”
Since 2016, Common Cause has tracked support and co-sponsorship of key democracy reform legislation. This year’s scorecard includes ten legislative items in the U.S. Senate and 13 in the U.S. House, including the Freedom to Vote Act, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act, and more.
“The 2024 Democracy Scorecard empowers voters with information to hold their leaders in Washington accountable for a government that works for all,” said Aaron Scherb, Senior Director of Legislative Affairs, Common Cause. “Nineteen of Texas’s members of Congress earned a zero on this year’s scorecard, showing democracy is not yet experienced equally. With this year’s pivotal election, we must drive these key reforms to the top of the agenda, so everyone can access an accountable government, no matter what state we call home.”
Texas Members of Congress with perfect or near perfect scores
- Representative Joaquin Castro: 13/13
- Representative Lloyd Doggett: 13/13
- Representative Colin Allred: 12/13
- Representative Greg Casar: 12/13
- Representative Jasmine Crockett: 12/13
- Representative Veronica Escobar: 12/13
- Representative Lizzie Fletcher: 12/13
- Representative Sylvia Garcia: 12/13
Texas Members of Congress with scores of “zero”
- Senator John Cornyn: 0/10
- Senator Ted Cruz: 0/10
- Representative Jodey Arrington: 0/13
- Representative Brian Babin: 0/13
- Representative John Carter: 0/13
- Representative Michael Cloud: 0/13
- Representative Pat Fallon: 0/13
- Representative Lance Gooden: 0/13
- Representative Wesley Hunt: 0/13
- Representative Ronny Jackson: 0/13
- Representative Morgan Luttrell: 0/13
- Representative Michael McCaul: 0/13
- Representative Troy Nehls: 0/13
- Representative Chip Roy: 0/13
- Representative Keith Self: 0/13
- Representative Pete Sessions: 0/13
- Representative Beth Van Duyne: 0/13
- Representative Randy Weber: 0/13
- Representative Roger Williams: 0/13
Common Cause is a nonpartisan organization and does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office.
To view the 2024 Democracy Scorecard, click here.
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