Libertarian Party of Texas rates Legislators 2009: Republicans score far more Pro-Liberty than Dems

From Eric Dondero:

From an LPT release:

AUSTIN, TEXAS - October 11, 2010 --
The Libertarian Party of Texas has released its ratings of state legislators for the 2009 session.
"Our scorecard helps identify those legislators that are closer or further away from our principles" says state chair Pat Dixon. "As we approach election day, it is important for our membership and voters to understand where legislators rate on personal and economic liberty."

The scorecard rates legislators on a scale of 0% to 100% for both Personal Liberty and Economic Liberty and the results are indicated on a Nolan Chart.

This scoring is not a perfect indicator of whether a legislator is aligned with Libertarian philosophy, but does provide a relative ranking to help distinguish between legislators further or closer to the principles of the Libertarian Party.

Dixon adds "Very soon voters will have an opportunity to determine who will occupy these seats in the next session. The only way to ensure that your legislator will work for personal and economic liberty is to vote Libertarian."

On the scoring chart Republicans on the House side, almost to the man (and woman) score much higher on the Libertarian scale than the Democrats. On the Senate side there's much more variety, with a few sprinkled low Republican scorers. However, all the top scorers were Republicans.

2009 Texas Senate Legislative Ratings

The senate members with the 5 worst total score ratings were:
1. Royce West, Democrat, district 23, total score 10
2. Rodney Ellis, Democrat, district 13, total score 15
3. Eddie Lucio, Democrat, district 27, total score 15
4. Eliot Shapleigh, Democrat, district 29, total score 15
5. Judith Zaffarini, Democrat district 21, total score 15

The senate members with the 4 best total score ratings were:
1. Mike Jackson, Republican district 11, total score 66
2. Thomas Williams, Republican district 4, total score 61
3. Dan Patrick, Republican district 7, total score 51
4. Troy Fraser, Republican district 24, total score 51

2009 Texas House Legislative Ratings

The house members with the 3 worst total score ratings were:
1. Carol Alvarado, Democrat district 145, total score 5
2. Rafael Anchia, Democrat district 103, total score 8
3. Elliott Naishtat, Democrat district 49, total score 8

The house members with the 3 best total score ratings were:
1. Ken Paxton, Republican district 70, total score 93
2. Jodie Laubengerg, Republican district 89, total score 90
3. Debbie Riddle, Republican district 150, total score 90

The full scorecard can be found at lptexas.org

Note - Senator Mike Jackson represents Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast, approximately the same area as Congressman Ron Paul - Lake Jackson.

Personal Note - Senator Jackson happens to be my Senator for Brazoria County.