Texas List of politicians affiliated with the Tea Party movement

ron paul addressing tea party patriots



joe barton, republican u.s. representative texas s 6th congressional district (1985–present) , member of tea party caucus. barton described himself in october 2010 having been tea party when tea party wasn t cool.
michael burgess, republican u.s. representative texas s 26th congressional district (2003–present) , member of tea party caucus.
john carter, republican u.s. representative texas s 31st congressional district (2003–present), secretary of house republican conference , member of tea party caucus.
john culberson, republican u.s. representative texas s 7th congressional district (2001–present) , member of tea party caucus.
ted cruz, republican u.s. senator (2013–present). michelle cottle of daily beast called cruz delight of tea party anti-establishment conservatives
david dewhurst, republican lieutenant governor of texas (2003–2015). in april 2012 gary scharrer of houston chronicle wrote dewhurst emphasizes embraced core principles of tea party, before movement gained momentum .
blake farenthold, republican u.s. representative texas s 27th congressional district (2011–present) , member of tea party caucus.
john frullo, republican member of texas house of representatives since 2010 district 84 based in lubbock
louie gohmert, republican u.s. representative texas s 1st congressional district (2005–present) , member of tea party caucus.
ralph hall, republican u.s. representative texas s 4th congressional district (1981–2015) , member of tea party caucus.
jim landtroop, republican former member of texas house of representatives district 85; former resident of plainview residing in lubbock
kenny marchant, republican u.s. representative texas s 24th congressional district (2005–present) , member of tea party caucus.
debra medina, republican candidate governor of texas in 2010. in january 2011 richard dunham of houston chronicle described medina original texas tea party leader.
randy neugebauer, republican u.s. representative texas s 19th congressional district (2003–2017) , member of tea party caucus.
dan patrick, republican state senator (2007–2015) , lieutenant governor of texas (2015–present). state senator, patrick created tea party caucus in texas state legislature in late 2010.
ron paul, republican u.s. representative texas s 22nd (1976–77, 1979–85) , 14th (1997–2013) congressional districts , 1988, 2008 , 2012 presidential candidate. in november 2010, joshua green of atlantic described paul tea party s intellectual godfather .
ken paxton, republican texas attorney general (2015-present), state senator (2013-2015), , state representative (2003-2013).
ted poe, republican u.s. representative texas s 2nd congressional district (2005–present) , member of tea party caucus.
pete sessions, republican u.s. representative texas s 5th (1997–2003) , 32nd (2003–present) congressional districts, chair of national republican congressional committee , member of tea party caucus.
lamar smith, republican u.s. representative texas s 21st congressional district (1987–present) , member of tea party caucus.




^ levinson, alex (october 17, 2010). joe barton: tea party before tea party cool . daily caller. retrieved july 18, 2012. 
^ barton , burgess among texans join tea party caucus . fort worth star-telegram. july 21, 2010. retrieved july 18, 2012. 
^ blinder, alan (july 21, 2010). texas looms large in new house tea party caucus . austin american-statesman. retrieved july 18, 2012. 
^ blinder, alan (july 21, 2010). 7 texas republicans join new tea party caucus . houston chronicle. retrieved july 19, 2012. 
^ reinvention of ted cruz . daily beast. 
^ scharrer, gary (april 9, 2012). david dewhurst: re going proverbial toilet if don t change washington . retrieved august 3, 2012. 
^ mason, jeff; dixon, kim (april 19, 2011). white house , congress under pressure s&p move . reuters. retrieved july 19, 2012. 
^ svitek, patrick (july 2, 2012). louie gohmert doubles down on call supreme court justice investigation . huffington post. retrieved july 19, 2012. 
^ rep. hall joins tea-party caucus . herald democrat. july 24, 2010. retrieved july 31, 2012. 
^ former state rep landtroop running tx house dist. 84 . fox news in lubbock. retrieved february 24, 2016. 
^ park, minjae (may 18, 2012). former reporter challenges u.s. rep. kenny marchant . texas tribune. retrieved july 20, 2012. 
^ dunham, richard (january 14, 2011). list: sizing prospects kay bailey hutchison s senate seat . houston chronicle. retrieved august 3, 2012. 
^ mason, melanie (july 22, 2010). 8 texas lawmakers join u.s. house tea party caucus . dallas morning news. retrieved july 20, 2012. 
^ tinsley, anna m. (february 1, 2015) – tea party ready advise texas lt. gov. dan patrick . star-telegram. retrieved february 5, 2015.
^ koppel, nathan (january 21, 2015) – texas lt. gov. dan patrick moves advance conservative agenda . wall street journal. retrieved february 5, 2015.
^ grissom, brandi (december 16, 2010) – sen. dan patrick announces tea party caucus . texas tribune. retrieved february 5, 2015.
^ green, joshua (november 2010). tea party s brain . atlantic. retrieved july 21, 2012. 
^ fernandez, manny (may 27, 2014). lieutenant governor loses texas runoff tea party holds sway . new york times. retrieved december 3, 2016. 
^ grissom, brandi (may 28, 2014). tea party conservatives win top gop runoff contests . texas tribune. retrieved december 3, 2016. 
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^ gillman, todd j. (july 20, 2010). pete sessions joins tea party caucus, parries democrats attacks on exact same agenda , bush years . dallas morning news. retrieved july 21, 2012. 
^ mccullagh, declan (december 15, 2011). meet sopa author lamar smith, hollywood s favorite republican . cnet. retrieved july 21, 2012.