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===Legislative positions===

===Legislative positions===

In 2013, Sanford supported the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the measure passed the House, 96-49. He co-sponsored companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> These issues brought forth an unsuccessful [[filibuster]] in the state Senate from Wendy Russell Davis of [[Fort Worth]], who in 2014 was the unsuccessful [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] gubernatorial against Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=Manny Fernandez|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/senate-democrats-in-texas-try-blocking-abortion-bill-with-filibuster.html|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=March 9, 2014}}</ref> The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee rated Sanford 78 percent favorable on [[pro-life]] issues.<ref name=ratings/>

In 2013, Sanford supported the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the measure passed the House, 96-49. He co-sponsored companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> These issues brought forth an unsuccessful [[filibuster]] in the state Senate from Wendy Russell Davis of [[Fort Worth]], who in 2014 was the unsuccessful [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] gubernatorial against Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=Manny Fernandez|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/senate-democrats-in-texas-try-blocking-abortion-bill-with-filibuster.html|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref> The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee rated Sanford 78 percent favorable on [[pro-life]] issues.<ref name=ratings/>

Representative Sanford voted against the bill to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. He co-sponsored legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. He also co-sponsored the extension of the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. He voted against the adoption of the biennium state budget. He voted against the bill to prohibit texting while driving; the legislation nevertheless passed the House, 97-45. Sanford voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. He voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61.<ref name=votingrecords/>

Representative Sanford voted against the bill to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. He co-sponsored legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. He also co-sponsored the extension of the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. He voted against the adoption of the biennium state budget. He voted against the bill to prohibit texting while driving; the legislation nevertheless passed the House, 97-45. Sanford voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. He voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61.<ref name=votingrecords/>