Today, CraftPAC, the political action committee of the Texas Craft Brewers Guild, is proud to announce state legislative endorsements for the 2020 Texas general election.
Coming off the heels of a landmark 2019 legislative session in which Texas craft breweries gained the right to sell Beer-To-Go, and saw numerous positive changes to the state’s arcane beer laws under the TABC Sunset Bill, the lawmakers CraftPAC is endorsing today have a proven track record of supporting the advancement of the Texas craft brewing industry through their key votes in favor of this important legislation and a continued willingness to sit down, listen, and engage on the issues that matter to small and independent brewers.
The craft brewing industry is responsible for more than $5 billion in economic impact for the state of Texas and the creation of 30,000+ jobs, but prolonged shutdowns of brewery taprooms and on-premise retail accounts during the COVID-19 crisis have left the industry facing immense challenges. As a result, Beer-To-Go sales, which would not be legal for Texas manufacturing breweries today were it not for the support of these legislators in 2019, are currently the only thing keeping many brewery taprooms afloat.
As we look toward the 2021 legislative session and the Texas craft brewing industry’s recovery from this unprecedented crisis, CraftPAC is proud to endorse the following legislators who have stood by our industry in previous sessions and we look forward to their continued leadership in the Texas Legislature.
Senate
Carol Alvarado
SD 6
Brian Birdwell
SD 22
Dawn Buckingham
SD 24
Pete Flores
SD 19
Bryan Hughes
SD 1
Lois Kolkhorst
SD 18
Borris Miles
SD 13
José Menéndez
SD 26
Jane Nelson
SD 12
Larry Taylor
SD 11
Drew Springer
9/29 Special Election
SD 30
House
Alma Allen
HD 131
Steve Allison
HD 121
Rafael Anchia
HD 103
Charles “Doc” Anderson
HD 56
Michelle Beckley
HD 65
Cecil Bell
HD 3
Diego Bernal
HD 123
Kyle Biedermann
HD 73
Rhetta Bowers
HD 113
Brad Buckley
HD 54
John Bucy
HD 136
Briscoe Cain
HD 128
Gina Calanni
HD 132
Terry Canales
HD 40
Giovanni Capriglione
HD 98
Travis Clardy
HD 11
Sheryl Cole
HD 46
Tom Craddick
HD 82
John Cyrier
HD 17
Sarah Davis
HD 134
Joe Deshotel
HD 22
Gary Gates
HD 28
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
HD 120
Jessica González
HD 104
Vikki Goodwin
HD 47
Sam Harless
HD 126
Cody Harris
HD 8
Cole Hefner
HD 5
Gina Hinojosa
HD 49
Donna Howard
HD 48
Celia Israel
HD 50
Jarvis Johnson
HD 139
Julie Johnson
HD 115
Phil King
HD 61
Stephanie Klick
HD 91
Matt Krause
HD 93
Stan Lambert
HD 71
Ray Lopez
HD 125
Will Metcalf
HD 16
Theresa “Terry” Meza
HD 105
Mayes Middleton
HD 23
Ina Minjarez
HD 124
Christina Morales
HD 145
Geanie Morrison
HD 30
Victoria Neave
HD 107
Tom Oliverson
HD 130
Leo Pacheco
HD 118
Chris Paddie
HD 9
Tan Parker
HD 63
Jared Patterson
HD 106
Dennis Paul
HD 129
Mary Ann Perez
HD 144
Ana-Maria Ramos
HD 102
Eddie Rodriguez
HD 51
Ramon Romero
HD 90
Jon Rosenthal
HD 135
Scott Sanford
HD 70
Matt Schaefer
HD 6
Carl Sherman
HD 109
Reggie Smith
HD 62
Drew Springer
HD 68
Lynn Stucky
HD 64
Valoree Swanson
HD 150
James Talarico
HD 52
Shawn Thierry
HD 146
Ed Thompson
HD 29
Senfronia Thompson
SD 141
Tony Tinderholt
HD 94
Steve Toth
HD 15
John Turner
HD 114
James White
HD 19
Terry Wilson
HD 20
Erin Zwiener
HD 45