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Krause sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. He sponsored related legislation to permit college and university officials to |carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He voted to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit in Texas. He backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House and Senate and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He voted against term limits for certain state officials. He voted against the bill to prohibit texting while driving. In the name of election integrity, he voted for legislation to forbid one individual from turning in multiple ballots.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/117467/matt-krause|title=Matt Krause's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 21, 2020}}</ref>
Krause sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. He sponsored related legislation to permit college and university officials to |carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He voted to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit in Texas. He backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House and Senate and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He voted against term limits for certain state officials. He voted against the bill to prohibit texting while driving. In the name of election integrity, he voted for legislation to forbid one individual from turning in multiple ballots.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/117467/matt-krause|title=Matt Krause's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 21, 2020}}</ref>
==Interest group ratings==
In 2013, [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], then managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, rated Krause 100 percent favorable; the Young Conservatives of Texas, 95 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated him 50 percent; a similar group, Environment Texas, rated him 37 percent. The interest group Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated him 100 percent. The Texas Association of Business scored Krause 73 percent. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated him 92 percent, based on candidate statements in 2012.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/117467/matt-krause#.UykCLctOUfg|title=Matt Krause's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 21, 2020}}</ref>
In 2013, [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], then managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, rated Krause 100 percent favorable; the Young Conservatives of Texas, 95 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated him 50 percent; a similar group, Environment Texas, rated him 37 percent. The interest group Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated him 100 percent. The Texas Association of Business scored Krause 73 percent. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated him 92 percent, based on candidate statements in 2012.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/117467/matt-krause#.UykCLctOUfg|title=Matt Krause's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 21, 2020}}</ref>
==Presidential endorsement==
In the 2016 Republican presidential primary, Krause supported [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], who subsequently lost to [[Donald Trump]]. He endorsed conservative David Watts in the District 7 House race. Watts in 2014 had unsuccessfully opposed [[George P. Bush]] for the position of Texas General Land Office Commissioner.
In the 2016 Republican presidential primary, Krause supported [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], who subsequently lost to [[Donald Trump]]. He endorsed conservative David Watts in the District 7 House race. Watts in 2014 had unsuccessfully opposed [[George P. Bush]] for the position of Texas General Land Office Commissioner.
==References==
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