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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Stephanie Diane Baumgardner Klick
|image=Stephani Klick of TX.jpg
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office= [[Texas]] State Representative<br>for District 91 (Tarrant County)
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_start=January 8, 2013
|term_end=
|preceded=Kelly Hancock
|succeeded=
|birth_date=August 19, 1956
|birth_place=[[Fort Worth]], Texas
|occupation=Business consultant<br>
Registered [[nurse]]
|residence=Fort Worth, Texas
|spouse=Donald James Kli, Sr. (born c. 1951)
|children=Donald Klick Jr. <br>
Adam Ryan Klick<br>
David Russell Klick
|religion=
|alma_mater=Nolan Catholic High School<br>
[[Texas Christian University]] (Fort Worth)}}
'''Stephanie D. Baumgardner Klick''' (born August 19, 1956)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tx--ala.capwiz.com/election/candidate/id/230612|title=Rep. Stephanie Klick (R-TX 91st District)|publisher=Texas Library Association|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref> is a medical business consultant from [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 91, which encompasses a portion of populous Tarrant County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=|title=Stephanie Klick|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref>
First elected in 2012, Klick sought a second two-year term in the [[general election]] held on November 4, 2014, in which she defeated [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] David Ragan, of Richland Hills, Texas].<ref name=votesmart/>
==Background==
Born Stephanie Diane Baumgardner, she attended Nolan Catholic High School in her native Fort Worth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.klick|title=Stephanie Klick|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref> In 1981, Klick received a Bachelor of Science]] in [[Nursing]] from [[Texas Christian University]] in Fort Worth. A registered nurse, she works as a case manager to coordinate the care of those with catastrophic injuries. She is a compliance consultant for long-term care facilities handling the developmentally disabled. She is also a consultant for a law firm that specializes in medical malpractice defense cases.<ref name=ttribune>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/stephanie-klick/|title=State Rep. Stephanie Klick, District 91 (R-Fort Worth)|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref>
In 2005, Klick was elected chairman of the Republican Party of Tarrant County, a position she held for six years. For the preceding five years, she was the party vice-chairman.<ref name=ttribune/>
On November 10, 1979. she married Donald James Klick (born c. 1951), a [[real estate]] owner in Zephyr Cove, [[Nevada]]. The two reared their three sons, Donald Klick, Jr, Adam Ryan Klick and David Russell Klick, in the Azle section of Tarrant County prior to moving into Fort Worth.<ref name=ttribune/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Stephanie&qmi=&qn=Klick&qcs=Fort+Worth%2C+TX&focusfirst=1|title=Stephanie B. Klick|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref>
==Political life==
When the incumbent Republican Representative Kelly Hancock did not seek reelection in 2012, Klick and three other party members entered the [[primary election]]. With 3,777 votes (39.9 percent) Kenneth Martin "Ken" Sapp led the field, followed by Klick, with 3,026 (31.9 percent). Two other candidates held a critical 28 percent of the ballots cast.<ref>Texas Secretary of State,
Republican primary election returns, May 29, 2012.</ref> In the runoff election, Klick prevailed, 4,671 (53.8 percent) to Sapp's 4,007 (46.2 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State,
Republican runoff election returns, July 31, 2012.</ref>}}</ref>Klick faced no opposition in the [[general election]] held on November 6, 2012, in conjunction with the 2012 presidential election.
Klick serves on the House committees of (1) Elections, (2) Human Services, and (3) Rules and Resolutions.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138369/stephanie-klick#.UyeyBctOUfg|title=Stephanie Klick's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 7, 2020}}</ref>
===Legislative positions===
A [[pro-life]] legislator, Klick supported in 2013 the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the measure passed the House, 96-49. She also supported 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 led Republican-turned-Democrat Wendy Russell Davis, a nationally known [[liberal]] who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2014 against Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=M. 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 her 85 percent favorable.<ref name=ratings/>
Considered a strongly [[conservative]] legislator, Klick voted against the legislation to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. She co-sponsored legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. She co-sponsored the extension of the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses, which passed the House 117-24. She voted against the adoption of the biennial state budget. Klick voted against the bill to prohibit texting while driving, which nevertheless passed the House, 97-45. She voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those individuals receiving [[unemployment compensation]]. Klick voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61.<ref name=votingrecords/>
Klick co-sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. She co-sponsored legislation to permit college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. She voted to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit in Texas. She backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House and Senate and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Klick voted against term limits for certain state officials. In the name of election integrity, she voted for legislation to forbid one individual from turning in multiple ballots.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/138369/stephanie-klick#.Uye368tOUfg|title=Stephanie Klick's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</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 Klick 93 percent favorable; the Young Conservatives of Texas, 88 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated her 43 percent; a similar group Environment Texas rated her 25 percent. [[Texans for Fiscal Responsibility]], founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated her 99 percent; the Texas Association of Business scored her 73 percent. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated Klick 92 percent.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/138369/stephanie-klick#.Uye6c8tOUfg|title=Stephanie Klick's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref>
In 2015, Klick proposed legislation that could permit the use of [[medical marijuana]] in Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fwweekly.com/2015/01/26/republican-proposed-bill-would-legalize-medical-marijuana-sort-of/|title=Republican-Proposed Bill Would Legalize Medical Marijuana, Sort of |author=Eric Griffey|publisher=''The Fort Worth Weekly''|date=January 26, 2015|accessdate=October 7, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klick, Stephanie}}
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Nurses]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category Republicans]]
[[Category:Pro-Life]]
|name=Stephanie Diane Baumgardner Klick
|image=Stephani Klick of TX.jpg
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office= [[Texas]] State Representative<br>for District 91 (Tarrant County)
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_start=January 8, 2013
|term_end=
|preceded=Kelly Hancock
|succeeded=
|birth_date=August 19, 1956
|birth_place=[[Fort Worth]], Texas
|occupation=Business consultant<br>
Registered [[nurse]]
|residence=Fort Worth, Texas
|spouse=Donald James Kli, Sr. (born c. 1951)
|children=Donald Klick Jr. <br>
Adam Ryan Klick<br>
David Russell Klick
|religion=
|alma_mater=Nolan Catholic High School<br>
[[Texas Christian University]] (Fort Worth)}}
'''Stephanie D. Baumgardner Klick''' (born August 19, 1956)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tx--ala.capwiz.com/election/candidate/id/230612|title=Rep. Stephanie Klick (R-TX 91st District)|publisher=Texas Library Association|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref> is a medical business consultant from [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 91, which encompasses a portion of populous Tarrant County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=|title=Stephanie Klick|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref>
First elected in 2012, Klick sought a second two-year term in the [[general election]] held on November 4, 2014, in which she defeated [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] David Ragan, of Richland Hills, Texas].<ref name=votesmart/>
==Background==
Born Stephanie Diane Baumgardner, she attended Nolan Catholic High School in her native Fort Worth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.klick|title=Stephanie Klick|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref> In 1981, Klick received a Bachelor of Science]] in [[Nursing]] from [[Texas Christian University]] in Fort Worth. A registered nurse, she works as a case manager to coordinate the care of those with catastrophic injuries. She is a compliance consultant for long-term care facilities handling the developmentally disabled. She is also a consultant for a law firm that specializes in medical malpractice defense cases.<ref name=ttribune>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/stephanie-klick/|title=State Rep. Stephanie Klick, District 91 (R-Fort Worth)|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref>
In 2005, Klick was elected chairman of the Republican Party of Tarrant County, a position she held for six years. For the preceding five years, she was the party vice-chairman.<ref name=ttribune/>
On November 10, 1979. she married Donald James Klick (born c. 1951), a [[real estate]] owner in Zephyr Cove, [[Nevada]]. The two reared their three sons, Donald Klick, Jr, Adam Ryan Klick and David Russell Klick, in the Azle section of Tarrant County prior to moving into Fort Worth.<ref name=ttribune/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Stephanie&qmi=&qn=Klick&qcs=Fort+Worth%2C+TX&focusfirst=1|title=Stephanie B. Klick|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref>
==Political life==
When the incumbent Republican Representative Kelly Hancock did not seek reelection in 2012, Klick and three other party members entered the [[primary election]]. With 3,777 votes (39.9 percent) Kenneth Martin "Ken" Sapp led the field, followed by Klick, with 3,026 (31.9 percent). Two other candidates held a critical 28 percent of the ballots cast.<ref>Texas Secretary of State,
Republican primary election returns, May 29, 2012.</ref> In the runoff election, Klick prevailed, 4,671 (53.8 percent) to Sapp's 4,007 (46.2 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State,
Republican runoff election returns, July 31, 2012.</ref>}}</ref>Klick faced no opposition in the [[general election]] held on November 6, 2012, in conjunction with the 2012 presidential election.
Klick serves on the House committees of (1) Elections, (2) Human Services, and (3) Rules and Resolutions.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138369/stephanie-klick#.UyeyBctOUfg|title=Stephanie Klick's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 7, 2020}}</ref>
===Legislative positions===
A [[pro-life]] legislator, Klick supported in 2013 the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the measure passed the House, 96-49. She also supported 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 led Republican-turned-Democrat Wendy Russell Davis, a nationally known [[liberal]] who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2014 against Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=M. 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 her 85 percent favorable.<ref name=ratings/>
Considered a strongly [[conservative]] legislator, Klick voted against the legislation to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. She co-sponsored legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. She co-sponsored the extension of the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses, which passed the House 117-24. She voted against the adoption of the biennial state budget. Klick voted against the bill to prohibit texting while driving, which nevertheless passed the House, 97-45. She voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those individuals receiving [[unemployment compensation]]. Klick voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61.<ref name=votingrecords/>
Klick co-sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. She co-sponsored legislation to permit college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. She voted to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit in Texas. She backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House and Senate and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Klick voted against term limits for certain state officials. In the name of election integrity, she voted for legislation to forbid one individual from turning in multiple ballots.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/138369/stephanie-klick#.Uye368tOUfg|title=Stephanie Klick's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</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 Klick 93 percent favorable; the Young Conservatives of Texas, 88 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated her 43 percent; a similar group Environment Texas rated her 25 percent. [[Texans for Fiscal Responsibility]], founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated her 99 percent; the Texas Association of Business scored her 73 percent. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated Klick 92 percent.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/138369/stephanie-klick#.Uye6c8tOUfg|title=Stephanie Klick's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref>
In 2015, Klick proposed legislation that could permit the use of [[medical marijuana]] in Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fwweekly.com/2015/01/26/republican-proposed-bill-would-legalize-medical-marijuana-sort-of/|title=Republican-Proposed Bill Would Legalize Medical Marijuana, Sort of |author=Eric Griffey|publisher=''The Fort Worth Weekly''|date=January 26, 2015|accessdate=October 7, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klick, Stephanie}}
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Nurses]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category Republicans]]
[[Category:Pro-Life]]