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Harper-Brown co-sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. She co-sponsored legislation to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. She co-sponsored legislation to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit. She backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House, the state Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Harper-Brown voted against term limits for state officials. In 2011, she voted for picture identification of voters casting a ballot,<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/49633/linda-harper-brown#.Ux3fiMuPIfg|title=Linda Harper-Brown's Voting  Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref> a measure which finally took effect in October 2013 and was used widely for the first time in the March 4 primaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/texas-voter-id-law-into-effect_n_4138138.html|title=Texas Voter ID Officially Takes Effect, October 21, 2013|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref> Harper-Brown also requested House Bill 362 (which had passed) to be nullified, which would allow homeowners to install solar panels or devices without the approval of Homeowner's associations (HOA's) with certain exemptions. She also proposed a fine on electric vehicles based on the 'number of miles traveled' because 'the state gets less tax dollars from them'.<ref>"Environmental bills make rounds at legislature," ''The Austin American-Statesman,'' date missing.</ref>​

Harper-Brown co-sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. She co-sponsored legislation to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. She co-sponsored legislation to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit. She backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House, the state Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Harper-Brown voted against term limits for state officials. In 2011, she voted for picture identification of voters casting a ballot,<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/49633/linda-harper-brown#.Ux3fiMuPIfg|title=Linda Harper-Brown's Voting  Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref> a measure which finally took effect in October 2013 and was used widely for the first time in the March 4 primaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/texas-voter-id-law-into-effect_n_4138138.html|title=Texas Voter ID Officially Takes Effect, October 21, 2013|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref> Harper-Brown also requested House Bill 362 (which had passed) to be nullified, which would allow homeowners to install solar panels or devices without the approval of Homeowner's associations (HOA's) with certain exemptions. She also proposed a fine on electric vehicles based on the 'number of miles traveled' because 'the state gets less tax dollars from them'.<ref>"Environmental bills make rounds at legislature," ''The Austin American-Statesman,'' date missing.</ref>​

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===Interest group ratings===

===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 Harper-Brown 82 percent favorable, 43 percent in 2011, and 92 percent in 2009. The Young Conservatives of Texas gave her a lifetime score of 80 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated her 64 percent; the [[Sierra Club]], 25 percent in 2011. The interest group, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated her 65 percent favorable in 2013, 88 percent in 2011. The Texas Association of Business rated her 90 percent favorable throughout her House tenure. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated her 92 percent. In 2009, the [[Libertarian Party]] scored her 68 percent favorable on issues of economic freedom and personal liberties.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/49633/linda-harper-brown#.Ux09Q8uPIfg|title=Linda Harper-Brown's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 11, 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 Harper-Brown 82 percent favorable, 43 percent in 2011, and 92 percent in 2009. The Young Conservatives of Texas gave her a lifetime score of 80 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated her 64 percent; the [[Sierra Club]], 25 percent in 2011. The interest group, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated her 65 percent favorable in 2013, 88 percent in 2011. The Texas Association of Business rated her 90 percent favorable throughout her House tenure. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated her 92 percent. In 2009, the [[Libertarian Party]] scored her 68 percent favorable on issues of economic freedom and personal liberties.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/49633/linda-harper-brown#.Ux09Q8uPIfg|title=Linda Harper-Brown's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref>​

===Choosing her successor===

===Choosing her successor===

Rodney Anderson unseated Harper-Brown in the Republican primary held on March 4, 2014. In the Democratic primary, Susan Denara Motley (born c. 1970) led a three-candidate field with 1,171 votes (47.3 percent) and  faced in the second round of balloting the runner up, Theresa "Terry" Meza (born c. 1949), who polled 704 votes (28.4 percent). Bernice Montgomery, the third Democratic candidate, held a critical 601 votes (24.3 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Democratic primary election returns (House District 105), March 4, 2014.</ref> Anderson defeated Democratic nominee Susan Motley. He previously was the representative for neighboring District 106 from 2011 to 2013; he did not seek a second term in 2012 because the [[redistricting]] based on the 2010 census was unfavorable to his political prospects.<ref>Avi Selk, "Anderson unseats Rep. Harper-Brown in District 105 as Democrats head into runoff," ''The Dallas Morning News,'' accessed March 10, 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5710&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=Rodney~gender=~last=Anderson~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Rodney Anderson|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref>​

Rodney Anderson unseated Harper-Brown in the Republican primary held on March 4, 2014. In the Democratic primary, Susan Denara Motley (born c. 1970) led a three-candidate field with 1,171 votes (47.3 percent) and  faced in the second round of balloting the runner up, Theresa "Terry" Meza (born c. 1949), who polled 704 votes (28.4 percent). Bernice Montgomery, the third Democratic candidate, held a critical 601 votes (24.3 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Democratic primary election returns (House District 105), March 4, 2014.</ref> Motley won the Democratic nomination Anderson defeated Democratic nominee Susan Motley. He previously was the representative for neighboring District 106 from 2011 to 2013; he did not seek a second term in 2012 because the [[redistricting]] based on the 2010 census was unfavorable to his political prospects.<ref>Avi Selk, "Anderson unseats Rep. Harper-Brown in District 105 as Democrats head into runoff," ''The Dallas Morning News,'' accessed March 10, 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5710&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=Rodney~gender=~last=Anderson~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Rodney Anderson|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref>​

==References==

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