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 ==Opposing President Trump==
-Unsurprisingly, Straus has bashed President [[Donald Trump]] on occasions. He stated in December 2020 that he did not vote for Trump due to his "character" and "rhetoric",<ref>Kling, Karina (December 1, 2020). [https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2020/12/02/joe-straus--i-didn-t-vote-for-donald-trump- Joe Straus: I Didn’t Vote for Donald Trump]. ''Spectrum News 1''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> instead backing the [[left-wing]] Democrat nominee [[Joe Biden]] who made racist statements and has a documented record of shilling for the [[CCP]].<ref>[https://thegoldenhammer.net/former-gop-house-speaker-joe-straus-admits-to-2020-vote-for-biden-opposes-basic-platform-planks/ Former GOP House Speaker Joe Straus admits to 2020 vote for Biden, opposes basic Platform planks]. ''The Golden Hammer''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> Interestingly enough, Straus in his early years was a staunch supporter of [[John Tower]], who opposed the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> and the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref>
+Unsurprisingly, Straus has bashed President [[Donald Trump]] on occasions. He stated in December 2020 that he did not vote for Trump due to his "character" and "rhetoric",<ref>Kling, Karina (December 1, 2020). [https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2020/12/02/joe-straus--i-didn-t-vote-for-donald-trump- Joe Straus: I Didn’t Vote for Donald Trump]. ''Spectrum News 1''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> instead backing the [[left-wing]] Democrat nominee [[Joe Biden]] who made racist statements (including the "you ain't black" comment<ref>Bradner, Eric; Mucha, Sarah; Saenz, Arlette (May 22, 2020). [https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/22/politics/biden-charlamagne-tha-god-you-aint-black/index.html Biden: 'If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black']. ''CNN''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref>) and has a documented record of shilling for the [[CCP]].<ref>[https://thegoldenhammer.net/former-gop-house-speaker-joe-straus-admits-to-2020-vote-for-biden-opposes-basic-platform-planks/ Former GOP House Speaker Joe Straus admits to 2020 vote for Biden, opposes basic Platform planks]. ''The Golden Hammer''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> Interestingly enough, Straus in his early years was a staunch supporter of [[John Tower]], who opposed the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> and the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref>
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 ==Opposing President Trump==
-Unsurprisingly, Straus has bashed President [[Donald Trump]] on occasions. He stated in December 2020 that he did not vote for Trump due to his "character" and "rhetoric",<ref>Kling, Karina (December 1, 2020). [https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2020/12/02/joe-straus--i-didn-t-vote-for-donald-trump- Joe Straus: I Didn’t Vote for Donald Trump]. ''Spectrum News 1''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> instead backing the [[left-wing]] Democrat nominee [[Joe Biden]] who made racist statements and has a documented record of shilling for the [[CCP]].<ref>[https://thegoldenhammer.net/former-gop-house-speaker-joe-straus-admits-to-2020-vote-for-biden-opposes-basic-platform-planks/ Former GOP House Speaker Joe Straus admits to 2020 vote for Biden, opposes basic Platform planks]. ''The Golden Hammer''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref>
+Unsurprisingly, Straus has bashed President [[Donald Trump]] on occasions. He stated in December 2020 that he did not vote for Trump due to his "character" and "rhetoric",<ref>Kling, Karina (December 1, 2020). [https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2020/12/02/joe-straus--i-didn-t-vote-for-donald-trump- Joe Straus: I Didn’t Vote for Donald Trump]. ''Spectrum News 1''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> instead backing the [[left-wing]] Democrat nominee [[Joe Biden]] who made racist statements and has a documented record of shilling for the [[CCP]].<ref>[https://thegoldenhammer.net/former-gop-house-speaker-joe-straus-admits-to-2020-vote-for-biden-opposes-basic-platform-planks/ Former GOP House Speaker Joe Straus admits to 2020 vote for Biden, opposes basic Platform planks]. ''The Golden Hammer''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> Interestingly enough, Straus in his early years was a staunch supporter of [[John Tower]], who opposed the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> and the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref>
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 ==Opposing President Trump==
-Unsurprisingly, Straus has bashed President [[Donald Trump]] on occasions. He stated in December 2020 that he did not vote for Trump due to his "character" and "rhetoric",<ref>Kling, Karina (December 1, 2020). [https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2020/12/02/joe-straus--i-didn-t-vote-for-donald-trump- Joe Straus: I Didn’t Vote for Donald Trump]. ''Spectrum News 1''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> instead backing the [[left-wing]] Democrat nominee [[Joe Biden]] who made racist statements and has a documented record of shilling for the [[CCP]].
+Unsurprisingly, Straus has bashed President [[Donald Trump]] on occasions. He stated in December 2020 that he did not vote for Trump due to his "character" and "rhetoric",<ref>Kling, Karina (December 1, 2020). [https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2020/12/02/joe-straus--i-didn-t-vote-for-donald-trump- Joe Straus: I Didn’t Vote for Donald Trump]. ''Spectrum News 1''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> instead backing the [[left-wing]] Democrat nominee [[Joe Biden]] who made racist statements and has a documented record of shilling for the [[CCP]].<ref>[https://thegoldenhammer.net/former-gop-house-speaker-joe-straus-admits-to-2020-vote-for-biden-opposes-basic-platform-planks/ Former GOP House Speaker Joe Straus admits to 2020 vote for Biden, opposes basic Platform planks]. ''The Golden Hammer''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref>
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 ==Opposing President Trump==
-Unsurprisingly, Straus has bashed President [[Donald Trump]] on occasions. He stated in December 2020 that he did not vote for Trump.<ref>Kling, Karina (December 1, 2020). [https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2020/12/02/joe-straus--i-didn-t-vote-for-donald-trump- Joe Straus: I Didn’t Vote for Donald Trump]. ''Spectrum News 1''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref>
+Unsurprisingly, Straus has bashed President [[Donald Trump]] on occasions. He stated in December 2020 that he did not vote for Trump due to his "character" and "rhetoric",<ref>Kling, Karina (December 1, 2020). [https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2020/12/02/joe-straus--i-didn-t-vote-for-donald-trump- Joe Straus: I Didn’t Vote for Donald Trump]. ''Spectrum News 1''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> instead backing the [[left-wing]] Democrat nominee [[Joe Biden]] who made racist statements and has a documented record of shilling for the [[CCP]].
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 In the primary, Matt Beebe led the field with 4,351 votes (29.5 percent) and faced the runner-up, Steve Allison, who polled 3,884 (26.3 percent), in the May 22 runoff election. Soules barely finished third with 13.2 percent of the vote. The four eliminated candidates divided the remaining 44.2 percent of the ballots cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> The next month Straus endorsed Allison as his preferred successor. Beebe noted that Allison opposes the failed "bathroom bill" and has hostile "views on the [[Second Amendment]], [and an] unwillingness to enable parents to have meaningful options for their children's education, [and refuses] to pledge support for the Republican caucus choice for House Speaker." Beebe added that he finds "voters increasingly realizing Steve Allison is out of touch with their values."<ref>Jasper Scherer, "Straus endorses Allison for District 121", ''The San Antonio Express-News'', April 20, 2018, p. A4.</ref>
 Beebe favored having the Republican caucus choose the party's nominee for Speaker. Allison in contrast favors opening the floor for all nominations, with 76 of the 150 members required for a simple majority to become the Speaker. Beebe noted that statewide and in the district voters in the Republican primary approved a non-binding referendum that the Republican caucus should submit the party's nominee for Speaker.<ref>Jasper Scherer, "Allison, Beebe disagree on how to pick speaker", ''The San Antonio Express-News'', April 28, 2018, pp. 1, A11.</ref> Straus's candidate, Allison won the runoff over Beebe, 6,054 (57.5 percent) to 4,482 (42.5 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/may22_326_race3.htm|title=Republican Primary Runoff Election Returns for Congressional District 21|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|date=May 22, 2018|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref>
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 |birth_place=[[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]
 |occupation=[[Business]]man
-|office=Texas State Representative for<br> District 121 (Bexar County)
+|office=Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
-|term_start=January 2005
+|term_start=January 2009
 |term_end=January 8, 2019
-|preceded=Elizabeth Ames Jones
+|succeeded=Dennis Bonnen
-|succeeded=[[Steve Allison]]
+|office2=Texas State Representative for<br> District 121 (Bexar County)
-|office2=Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
+|term_start2=January 2005
 |term_end2=January 8, 2019
-|succeeded2=Dennis Bonnen
+|preceded2=Elizabeth Ames Jones
 }}

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 {{Infobox officeholder
-|name=Joseph Richard "Joe" Straus, III
+|name=Joseph Richard “Joe” Straus, III
 |image=Joe Straus of TX.jpg
 |party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
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 |succeeded2=Dennis Bonnen
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-'''Joseph Richard Straus, III''', known as '''Joe Straus''' (born September 1, 1959), is a [[Moderate Republican]] former state representative from [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], who served as [[Speaker]] of the Texas House of Representatives from 2009 to 2018. He was initially elected to the House in a special election held in January 2005 to succeed Elizabeth Ames Jones, who resigned from the legislature to join the [[Texas Railroad Commission]], a post she since vacated in an unsuccessful bid for the Texas State Senate.
 A youthful admirer of the late [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Tower]], for whom he was once a part-time chauffeur.<ref>Scharrer, Gary (February 29, 2009). [https://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2009/02/speaker-meets-with-daughter-of-old-boss-sen-john-tower/ Speaker meets with daughter of old boss – Sen. John Tower]. ''chron.com''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> Straus, like Tower later in his Senate career, supported [[pro-abortion]] interests. His critics claim that he has also undermined [[free enterprise]] economics,<ref>http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=49917</ref> but he counters with the claim that he is a champion for economic development, transportation, and public education.

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 '''Joseph Richard Straus, III''', known as '''Joe Straus''' (born September 1, 1959), is a [[Moderate Republican]] former state representative from [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], who served as [[Speaker]] of the Texas House of Representatives from 2009 to 2018. He was initially elected to the House in a special election held in January 2005 to succeed Elizabeth Ames Jones, who resigned from the legislature to join the [[Texas Railroad Commission]], a post she since vacated in an unsuccessful bid for the Texas State Senate.
-A youthful admirer of the late [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Tower]], for whom he was once a part-time chauffeur, Straus, like Tower, supported [[pro-abortion]] interests. His critics claim that he has also undermined [[free enterprise]] economics,<ref>http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=49917</ref> but he counters with the claim that he is a champion for economic development, transportation, and public education.
+A youthful admirer of the late [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Tower]], for whom he was once a part-time chauffeur.<ref>Scharrer, Gary (February 29, 2009). [https://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2009/02/speaker-meets-with-daughter-of-old-boss-sen-john-tower/ Speaker meets with daughter of old boss – Sen. John Tower]. ''chron.com''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> Straus, like Tower later in his Senate career, supported [[pro-abortion]] interests. His critics claim that he has also undermined [[free enterprise]] economics,<ref>http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=49917</ref> but he counters with the claim that he is a champion for economic development, transportation, and public education.
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 On January 27, 2018, the sixty-two elected members of the Texas State Republican Executive Committee<ref>The sixty-two members do not include state party chairman [[James Dickey]] of Spicewood, west of [[Austin]], and the vice chairman. Therefore the committee has a total of sixty-four members.</ref> voted by just over the required two thirds vote, 44–19, to [[censure]] Straus for the "blocking of much of the conservative agenda advanced in 2017 by [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]]. [[Mark Dorazio]], the former interim Bexar County GOP chairman and a member of the state executive committee, said that Straus had subverted the party's platform and kept the state from becoming the conservative "shining city on the hill", as [[Ronald W. Reagan]] often spoke.<ref>Jonathan Tilove, "State GOP executive panel censures Straus: House speaker didn't go along with agenda," ''San Antonio Express-News,'' January 28, 2018, p. A6.</ref>
-Despite the snub among conservatives in his own San Antonio, community leaders across West Texas hailed Straus' leadership of the state House. Moderate Republican Mayor Dan Pope of [[Lubbock]] said that Straus represented rural Texas "admirably. His common-sense leadership in support of business and education - often in the face of criticism - will be his legacy.”<ref name=laj/> Straus championed the request of [[Texas Tech University]] to establish a school of veterinary medicine in [[Amarillo]] despite opposition coming from within the GOP. Texas Tech System Chancellor Robert Lloyd Duncan, a Moderate Republican former state senator, described Straus as "an advocate for higher education and its importance in making our state better. He is also a common-sense legislator who recognizes state needs and works to address them. His support was instrumental in the Texas Tech University System receiving funding to pursue a dental school and school of veterinary medicine. We will miss his pragmatic leadership.”<ref name=laj>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/2017-10-25/speaker-straus-commended-keeping-west-texas-policy-decisions|title=Speaker Straus commended for keeping West Texas in policy decisions|author=Matt Dotray|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=October 25, 2017|accessdate=February 16, 2018}}</ref> State Representative John T. Smithee of Amarillo called Straus "a critical ally" for the needs of West Texas.<ref name=laj/>
+Despite the snub among conservatives in his own San Antonio, community leaders across West Texas hailed Straus' leadership of the state House. Moderate Republican Mayor Dan Pope of [[Lubbock]] said that Straus represented rural Texas "admirably. His common-sense leadership in support of business and education - often in the face of criticism - will be his legacy.”<ref name=laj/> Straus championed the request of [[Texas Tech University]] to establish a school of veterinary medicine in [[Amarillo]] despite opposition coming from within the GOP. Texas Tech System Chancellor [[Robert Duncan]], a Moderate Republican former state senator, described Straus as "an advocate for higher education and its importance in making our state better. He is also a common-sense legislator who recognizes state needs and works to address them. His support was instrumental in the Texas Tech University System receiving funding to pursue a dental school and school of veterinary medicine. We will miss his pragmatic leadership.”<ref name=laj>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/2017-10-25/speaker-straus-commended-keeping-west-texas-policy-decisions|title=Speaker Straus commended for keeping West Texas in policy decisions|author=Matt Dotray|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=October 25, 2017|accessdate=February 16, 2018}}</ref> State Representative [[John T. Smithee]] of Amarillo called Straus "a critical ally" for the needs of West Texas.<ref name=laj/>
 On June 6, 2018, Straus called for the removal of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] plaque in the state Capitol. In a legal brief to state Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]], a strong conservative, Straus claimed the plaque "misleads visitors about the cause of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com|title=Meanwhile in Texas, Confederate Plaque|publisher=''Texas Monthly''|accessdate=June 8, 2018}}</ref>