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'''Geanie Williams Morrison''' (born October 6, 1950)<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/25497/geanie-morrison|title=Geanie Morrison's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref>is a homemaker from [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria]], [[Texas]], who has been since 1999 a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 30, based in Victoria County but including as well Aransas, Calhoun, De Witt, Goliad, and Refugio counties. Victoria is located 125 miles west of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] off U.S. Highway 59 in the southeastern portion of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=30|title=Texas House Member: Rep. Morrison, Geanie W. (District 30)|publisher=house.state.tx.us|accessdate=February 28, 2014}}</ref>​

'''Geanie Williams Morrison''' (born October 6, 1950)<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/25497/geanie-morrison|title=Geanie Morrison's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref>is a homemaker from her native Victoria, [[Texas]], who has been since 1999 a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 30, based in Victoria County but including as well Aransas, Calhoun, De Witt, Goliad, and Refugio counties. Victoria is located 125 miles west of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] off U.S. Highway 59 in the southeastern portion of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=30|title=Texas House Member: Rep. Morrison, Geanie W. (District 30)|publisher=house.state.tx.us|accessdate=February 28, 2014}}</ref>​

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==Background==

==Background==

Victoria native Morrison is one of four children of the late Vesta and Gene Williams. She has a sister, Carol Williams of rural Prairie Lea in Caldwell County, Texas, and two brothers, Jeff Williams of Victoria and Wayne Williams of [[Palo Alto]], [[California]].<ref name=jmorrison/> ​

Morrison is one of four children of the late Vesta and Gene Williams. She has a sister, Carol Williams of rural Prairie Lea in Caldwell County, Texas, and two brothers, Jeff Williams of Victoria and Wayne Williams of [[Palo Alto]], [[California]].<ref name=jmorrison/> ​

Morrison is a member of the Junior League of Victoria. She has served as secretary and treasurer of the Texas Conservative Coalition, a [[bipartisan]] group of state legislators. She is a member and former officer of the National Council of State Legislatures. She is a former executive director of the Governor's Commission for Women, a position which she held under then [[Governor]] [[George W. Bush]].<ref name=votesmart/><ref name=jmorrison/>​

Morrison is a member of the Junior League of Victoria. She has served as secretary and treasurer of the Texas Conservative Coalition, a [[bipartisan]] group of state legislators. She is a member and former officer of the National Council of State Legislatures. She is a former executive director of the Governor's Commission for Women, a position which she held under then [[Governor]] [[George W. Bush]].<ref name=votesmart/><ref name=jmorrison/>​

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==Political life===​

==Political life===​

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In 1998, the Republican incumbent Representative Steven Glenn Holzheauser (born c. 1953) of Victoria did not seek reelection to the District 30 House seat, which he had won over fellow incumbent [[Tim Von Dohlen]], a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] from Goliad, in the 1992 [[general election]] following [[redistricting]] from the 1990 census.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 30), November 3, 1992.</ref> Morrison narrowly defeated John Taylor Starkey (born c. 1958) of Victoria to claim the Republican nomination for the seat in the 1998 [[primary]] election. She polled 3,183 votes (50.9 percent) to Starkey's 3,065 (49.1 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns (House District 30), 1998.</ref>Morrison then claimed the seat in the general election by defeating the Democrat Vernon N. Reaser (born c. 1965), of Victoria, 16,176 (52.7 percent) to 14,494 (47.3 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 30), November 1998.</ref>

In 1998, the Republican incumbent Representative Steven Glenn Holzheauser (born c. 1953) of Victoria did not seek reelection to the District 30 House seat, which he had won over fellow incumbent Tim Von Dohlen, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] from Goliad, in the 1992 [[general election]] following [[redistricting]] from the 1990 census.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 30), November 3, 1992.</ref> Morrison narrowly defeated John Taylor Starkey (born c. 1958) of Victoria to claim the Republican nomination for the seat in the 1998 [[primary]] election. She polled 3,183 votes (50.9 percent) to Starkey's 3,065 (49.1 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns (House District 30), 1998.</ref>Morrison then claimed the seat in the general election by defeating the Democrat Vernon N. Reaser (born c. 1965), of Victoria, 16,176 (52.7 percent) to 14,494 (47.3 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 30), November 1998.</ref>

After her initial election, Morrison was mostly unopposed for reelection every two years. However, in the 2012 general election, she faced a Democratic opponent, attorney Alex R. Hernandez, Jr. of Victoria, whom she defeated, 38,304 (68.3 percent) to 17,750 (31.7 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=2012 General election returns (House District 30)|publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=February 28, 2014}}</ref>  In 2014, Morrison again was unopposed in the general election.​

After her initial election, Morrison was mostly unopposed for reelection every two years. However, in the 2012 general election, she faced a Democratic opponent, attorney Alex R. Hernandez, Jr. of Victoria, whom she defeated, 38,304 (68.3 percent) to 17,750 (31.7 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=2012 General election returns (House District 30)|publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=February 28, 2014}}</ref>  In 2014, Morrison again was unopposed in the general election.​

===Voting records===​

===Voting records===​

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In the 2013 legislative session, Morrison supported a ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the bill passed the House, 96-49. She voted for companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers. In 2011, Morrison voted for an amendment to forbid state funding of facilities that perform abortions; the measure passed the House 90-44. She voted in 2011 to require women procuring an abortion to first undergo a [[Medical ultrasonography|sonogram]].<ref name=votingrecords/> Despite those high-profile votes, Texas [[Right to Life]] rated her only 33 percent favorable in 2013, but 62 percent in 2011 and 100 percent in 2005.<ref name=ratings/>​

In the 2013 legislative session, Morrison supported a ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the bill passed the House, 96-49. She voted for companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers. In 2011, Morrison voted for an amendment to forbid state funding of facilities that perform abortions; the measure passed the House 90-44. She voted in 2011 to require women procuring an abortion to first undergo a [[sonogram]].<ref name=votingrecords/> Despite those high-profile votes, Texas [[Right to Life]] rated her only 33 percent favorable in 2013, but 62 percent in 2011 and 100 percent in 2005.<ref name=ratings/>​

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Morrison voted to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. She supported legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. She supported the requirement of [[immunization]] of minors without parental consent, a measure which the House approved, 71-61. She supported the law to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. Morrison voted to prohibit texting while driving. She voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. She voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which passed the House, 78-61. Morrison voted to forbid the state from enforcing federal regulations of firearms. She vote to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. She voted for the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House, the Texas Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Morrison voted against term limits for certain state officials.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/25497/geanie-morrison|title=Geanie Morrison's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref>  ​

Morrison voted to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. She supported legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. She supported the requirement of [[immunization]] of minors without parental consent, a measure which the House approved, 71-61. She supported the law to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. Morrison voted to prohibit texting while driving. She voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. She voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which passed the House, 78-61. Morrison voted to forbid the state from enforcing federal regulations of firearms. She vote to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. She voted for the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House, the Texas Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Morrison voted against term limits for certain state officials.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/25497/geanie-morrison|title=Geanie Morrison's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref>  ​