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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Joseph Richard "Joe" Straus, III
|name=Joseph Richard "Joe" Straus, III
|image=
|image=Joe Straus.JPG
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|spouse=Julie Brink Straus
|spouse=Julie Brink Straus
|office=Texas State Representative for<br> District 121 (Bexar County)
|office=Texas State Representative for<br> District 121 (Bexar County)
|term_start=January 2005
|term_start=January 2005
|term_end=
|term_end=January 2019
|preceded=Elizabeth Ames Jones
|preceded=Elizabeth Ames Jones
|office2=Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
|succeeded=
office2=Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
|term_start2=January 2009
|term_start2=January 2009
|preceded2=Thomas Russell "Tom" Craddick
|preceded2=Thomas Russell "Tom" Craddick
|term_end2=January 2019
|succeeded2=
}}
}}
'''Joseph Richard Straus, III''', known as '''Joe Straus''' (born September 1, 1959), is a [[Moderate Republican]] state representative from [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], who has been since January 2009 the [[Speaker]] of the Texas House of Representatives. He was initially elected to the House in a special election held in January 2005 to succeed Elizabeth Ames Jones, who resigned to join the [[Texas Railroad Commission]], a post she has since vacated. A youthful admirer of the late [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Tower]], for whom he was once a part-time chauffeur, Straus has, like Tower, supported [[pro-choice]] interests. His critics claim that he has also undermined [[free enterprise]] economics,<ref>http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=49917</ref> but he contends that he has been a champion for economic development, transportation, and public education.
'''Joseph Richard Straus, III''', known as '''Joe Straus''' (born September 1, 1959), is a [[Moderate Republican]] state representative from [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], who has been since January 2009 the [[Speaker]] of the Texas House of Representatives. He was initially elected to the House in a special election held in January 2005 to succeed Elizabeth Ames Jones, who resigned to join the [[Texas Railroad Commission]], a post she has since vacated. A youthful admirer of the late [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Tower]], for whom he was once a part-time chauffeur, Straus has, like Tower, supported [[pro-choice]] interests. His critics claim that he has also undermined [[free enterprise]] economics,<ref>http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=49917</ref> but he contends that he has been a champion for economic development, transportation, and public education.