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Sheets was named "Champion for Free Enterprise" by the Texas Association of Business, which rated him 93 percent in 2013,<ref name="Texas Association of Business">{{cite web|url=http://www.txbiz.org/cwt/external/wcpages/resources/voting_record_house.aspx|title=Voting Record|publisher=Texas Association of Business}}</ref> "Freshman of the Year" in 2011 by the Hispanic Republican Conference, "Crime Fighter of the Year" by the North Texas Crime Commission, "Friend of Law Enforcement" by the Texas Municipal Police Association, "Courageous Defender of Life" by Texas Alliance for Life, and a "Rising Star" by the Dallas County Republican Party.<ref name=votesmart/>
Sheets was named "Champion for Free Enterprise" by the Texas Association of Business, which rated him 93 percent in 2013,<ref name="Texas Association of Business">{{cite web|url=http://www.txbiz.org/cwt/external/wcpages/resources/voting_record_house.aspx|title=Voting Record|publisher=Texas Association of Business}}</ref> "Freshman of the Year" in 2011 by the Hispanic Republican Conference, "Crime Fighter of the Year" by the North Texas Crime Commission, "Friend of Law Enforcement" by the Texas Municipal Police Association, "Courageous Defender of Life" by Texas Alliance for Life, and a "Rising Star" by the Dallas County Republican Party.<ref name=votesmart/>
==Legislative voting records==
In 2011, Sheets backed the redistricting bills for the state House and Senate and the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref name=votingrecords/> He also voted in support of legislation that requires women to undergo a sonogram before procuring an abortion. During the debate on this bill, Sheets added an amendment clarifying when women with certain complications would be exempted from the provisions of the law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=82R&Bill=HB15 |title=Legislative Session: 82(R) Relating to informed consent to an abortion|publisher=Texas Legislature Online|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}</ref>
In 2011, Sheets backed the redistricting bills for the state House and Senate and the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref name=votingrecords/> He also voted in support of legislation that requires women to undergo a sonogram before procuring an abortion. During the debate on this bill, Sheets added an amendment clarifying when women with certain complications would be exempted from the provisions of the law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=82R&Bill=HB15 |title=Legislative Session: 82(R) Relating to informed consent to an abortion|publisher=Texas Legislature Online|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}</ref>
===Interest group ratings===
===Interest group ratings===
Though he was considered a [[conservative]] representative, Sheets' [[interest group]] ratings are somewhat inconsistent. [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], formerly managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former interim state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, rated Sheets 87 percent favorable in 2013 but only 36 percent in his first year in office in 2011. The[Young Conservatives of Texas gave him a cumulative score in 2013 of 70 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated him 79 percent in 2013; the [[Sierra Club]], 57 percent in 2011.<ref name=ratings/> The [[interest group]], Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated Sheets 68 percent in 2013 but 100 percent in 2011, when it named him an Empower Texans "Taxpayer Champion."<ref name=votesmart/>
Though he was considered a [[conservative]] representative, Sheets' [[interest group]] ratings are somewhat inconsistent. [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], formerly managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former interim state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, rated Sheets 87 percent favorable in 2013 but only 36 percent in his first year in office in 2011. The[Young Conservatives of Texas gave him a cumulative score in 2013 of 70 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated him 79 percent in 2013; the [[Sierra Club]], 57 percent in 2011.<ref name=ratings/> The [[interest group]], Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated Sheets 68 percent in 2013 but 100 percent in 2011, when it named him an Empower Texans "Taxpayer Champion."<ref name=votesmart/>
The [[National Rifle Association]] scored Sheets 92 percent in 2012.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/117472/kenneth-sheets#.UyyiXJ0o6po|title=Kenneth Sheets Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref> Texas [[Right to Life]] rated Sheets as 135 percent favorable in 2011 and 94 percent favorable in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasrighttolife.com/scores/|title=Texas Right to Life Pro-Life Legislative Scores |publisher=Texas Right to Life|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref>
The [[National Rifle Association]] scored Sheets 92 percent in 2012.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/117472/kenneth-sheets#.UyyiXJ0o6po|title=Kenneth Sheets Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref> Texas [[Right to Life]] rated Sheets as 135 percent favorable in 2011 and 94 percent favorable in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasrighttolife.com/scores/|title=Texas Right to Life Pro-Life Legislative Scores |publisher=Texas Right to Life|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref>