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| | In the [[general election]] on November 2 and the [[special election]] for the two months remaining in Isett's final term, Frullo defeated the Democratic nominee, Carol Morgan, a retired educator from Lubbock, 15,494 votes (68.2 percent) to 7,208 (31.8 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 2, 2010.</ref> | | In the [[general election]] on November 2 and the [[special election]] for the two months remaining in Isett's final term, Frullo defeated the Democratic nominee, Carol Morgan, a retired educator from Lubbock, 15,494 votes (68.2 percent) to 7,208 (31.8 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 2, 2010.</ref> |
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| − | Frullo was also endorsed by then [[U.S. Representative]] Randy Neugebauer of Lubbock, who defeated Isett in the 2003 special election for Congress. In his initial statement of candidacy, Frullo said that he is committed to "making sure that government doesn't take away freedoms and overtax us. We need to hold our government accountable on how it spends our money." Frullo, a member of the [[National Rifle Association]], listed the critical issues as the [[Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]], [[property tax]] reform, U.S.-Mexican border security, photographic identity of voters, and public education, which he describes as "a huge part of our budget and we need to make sure that we are spending our money properly."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/010810/loc_544140434.shtml|author=Enrique Rangel|title=Frullo to run for seat left by Isett|date=January 8, 2010|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|accessdate=November 9, 2010}}</ref> | + | Frullo was also endorsed by then [[U.S. Representative]] Randy Neugebauer of Lubbock, who defeated Isett in the 2003 special election for Congress. In his initial statement of candidacy, Frullo said that he is committed to "making sure that government doesn't take away freedoms and overtax us. We need to hold our government accountable on how it spends our money." Frullo, a member of the [[National Rifle Association]], listed the critical issues as the [[Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]], [[property tax]] reform, U.S.-Mexican border security, photographic identity of voters, and public education, which he describes as "a huge part of our budget and we need to make sure that we are spending our money properly."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/010810/loc_544140434.shtml|author=Enrique Rangel|title=Frullo to run for seat left by Isett|date=January 8, 2010|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|accessdate=November 9, 2010; no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> |
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| − | Joining Frullo in the Texas House were two other newly elected Republican members from West Texas and the Panhandle, [[Jim Landtroop]], Charles Perry, also of Lubbock, and [[Four Price]] of [[Amarilloo]]. Landtroop was unseated in 2012 by [[Moderate Republican]] Ken King of Canadian in Hemphill County. With Perry in the state Senate, the District 83 House seat was occupied in 2015 by still another Republican, Lubbock attorney, Dustin Burrows. | + | Joining Frullo in the Texas House were two other newly elected Republican members from West Texas and the Panhandle, [[Jim Landtroop]], Charles Perry, also of Lubbock, and [[Four Price]] of [[Amarillo]]. Landtroop was unseated in 2012 by [[Moderate Republican]] Ken King of Canadian in Hemphill County. With Perry in the state Senate, the District 83 House seat was occupied in 2015 by still another Republican, Lubbock attorney, Dustin Burrows. |
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| | Frullo won his third term in the general election held on November 4, 2014. He defeated the Democratic candidate, Ed Tischler, 16,890 (72.7 percent) to 6,336 (27.2 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, November4, 2014.</ref> | | Frullo won his third term in the general election held on November 4, 2014. He defeated the Democratic candidate, Ed Tischler, 16,890 (72.7 percent) to 6,336 (27.2 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, November4, 2014.</ref> |