Geanie Morrison

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Geanie Morrison
Texas House of Representatives District 30
Incumbent
Assumed office 1999
Current term ends 2010
Political party	Republican
Profession	Legislator
Website	Geanie Morrison

Geanie Morrison is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 30 since 1999.

Morrison is involved with a number of organizations, including the Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education - National Council of State Legislatures, Commitment to Excellence Steering Committee - Texas Education Reform Foundation, Education Committee - National Council of State Legislatures, Junior League of Victoria, and Southern Regional Education Board.^[1]

Issue positions

Morrison did not provide answers to the 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.^[2]

Committee membership

• Appropriations Committee, Texas House
• Appropriations-S/C on Education (Vice Chair)
• Appropriations-S/C on Stimulus
• County Affairs Committee, Texas House (Vice Chair)
• Local & Consent Calendars Committee, Texas House

Sponsored legislation

• HB 2422 - Relating to the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.
• HB 2425 - Relating to engineering recruitment programs at public or private institutions of higher education and to certain degree programs at public junior colleges.
• HB 3792 - Relating to financial assistance for resident undergraduate and graduate students.
• HB 3793 - Relating to establishing a health and wellness initiative program to reduce health plan costs for certain public employees.^[3]

Major donors

Below are Morrison's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:^[4]

Contributor	2008 total
Texas Tech Alumni & Friends	$5,000
Texas Optometric Assoc	$4,000
Koch Industries	$4,000
Texas A&M University System	$3,500
Winstead Sechrest & Minick	$3,500

External links

• Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Morrison
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
• Freedom Speaks profile
• Texas State Directory profile

References

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