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'''Frances Carter Barron Casteel''', known as '''Carter Casteel''' (born December 10, 1942), is an [[attorney]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]] from New Braunfels,  [[Texas]]. She served as the county judge of Comal County from 1991 to 1998 and a state representative from 2003 to 2007 for District 73, currently held by another Republican, [[conservative]] Kyle Biedermann.

'''Frances Carter Barron Casteel''', known as '''Carter Casteel''' (born December 10, 1942), is an [[attorney]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]] from New Braunfels,  [[Texas]]. She served as the county judge of Comal County from 1991 to 1998 and a state representative from 2003 to 2007 for District 73, currently held by another Republican, [[conservative]] Kenneth Kyle Biedermann, who is bowing out in 2023 after three two-year terms.

==Background==

==Background==

Casteel ran without primary or general election opposition in 2004, but in the 2006 Republican primary, she lost her bid for a third term by forty-six votes. Her more conservative challenger, [[Nathan Macias]], an [[Hispanic]] [[business]]man and public policy analyst from Bulverde, polled 10,183 votes (50.1 percent) to her 10,137 ballots (49.9 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (state House of Representatives), March 7, 2006.</ref>  

Casteel ran without primary or general election opposition in 2004, but in the 2006 Republican primary, she lost her bid for a third term by forty-six votes. Her more conservative challenger, [[Nathan Macias]], an [[Hispanic]] [[business]]man and public policy analyst from Bulverde, polled 10,183 votes (50.1 percent) to her 10,137 ballots (49.9 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (state House of Representatives), March 7, 2006.</ref>  

In the 2008 Republican primary, [[Moderate Republican]] Douglas Ray Miller, I (born 1954), a former [[mayor]] of New Braunfels, unseated Macias by 17 votes, 14,684 (50.02 percent) to 14,667 (49.97 percent)<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (state House of Representatives), March 4, 2008.</ref> In a special legislative session on May 15, 2006, after she had been defeated for re-nomination, Casteel voted against a reduction in [[property tax]]es, but the measure passed the House, 89-56. A few weeks earlier she voted to raise [[tobacco]] taxes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/49891/carter-casteel#.UwjXpcuPIfg|title=Carter Casteel's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}</ref>

In the 2008 Republican primary, [[Moderate Republican]] [[Doug Miller (Texas politician)|Douglas Ray Miller, I]], a former [[mayor]] of New Braunfels, unseated Macias by 17 votes, 14,684 (50.02 percent) to 14,667 (49.97 percent)<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (state House of Representatives), March 4, 2008.</ref> In a special legislative session on May 15, 2006, after she had been defeated for re-nomination, Casteel voted against a reduction in [[property tax]]es, but the measure passed the House, 89-56. A few weeks earlier she voted to raise [[tobacco]] taxes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/49891/carter-casteel#.UwjXpcuPIfg|title=Carter Casteel's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}</ref>

As a legislator, Casteel was rated 67 percent conservative in 2003 by [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], then managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former chairman of the Texas Republican Party. Her Eagle Forum rating dropped to 52 percent in 2005. By contrast, her successor Nathan Macias had a 96 percent Eagle Forum score in his one term in the office. The Young Conservatives of Texas ranked her 53 percent. She was rated 90 percent by Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee in 2003 but 75 percent in 2005. The National Abortion Rights Action League ranked her 27 percent in 2005. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated her 21 percent in 2003 but only 8 percent in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/49891/carter-casteel#.UwjWVcuPIfg|title=Carter Casteel's Interest Group Ratings|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref>

As a legislator, Casteel was rated 67 percent conservative in 2003 by [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], then managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former chairman of the Texas Republican Party. Her Eagle Forum rating dropped to 52 percent in 2005. By contrast, her successor Nathan Macias had a 96 percent Eagle Forum score in his one term in the office. The Young Conservatives of Texas ranked her 53 percent. She was rated 90 percent by Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee in 2003 but 75 percent in 2005. The National Abortion Rights Action League ranked her 27 percent in 2005. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated her 21 percent in 2003 but only 8 percent in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/49891/carter-casteel#.UwjWVcuPIfg|title=Carter Casteel's Interest Group Ratings|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 28, 2020}}</ref>