Air Quality - Laura Blackburn, Houston Support air quality and climate change legislation.

Campaign Finance-Maxine Barkan, Austin Support fair campaign finance laws to reduce the perceived influence of large contributions to candidates and office holders.

Capital Punishment - Marjorie Loehlin, Austin Promote a moratorium on the death penalty. Support the option of life sentence without parole in capital cases.

Child Abuse and Neglect - Carol Pino, Wimberley Support the development and implementation of adequate legislation, policies, services, and programs to protect children from abuse and neglect.

Early Childhood - Marlene Lobberecht, Houston Support early childhood education professional development. Expand access to high quality pre-kindergarten. Improve safe care for infants and toddlers.

Child Health - Susan Majors, Richardson Decrease the number of uninsured children with more efficient enrollment for CHIP and Children’s Medicaid. Support 12 months continuous eligibility for Children’s Medicaid. Expand CHIP to families with greater assets.

Constitutional Revision - Sandy Ashby, The Woodlands Support the revision of the State Constitution to make it a framework of basic law. The present Constitution, now 133 years old and with over 450 amendments, no longer serves the needs of good government.

Criminal Justice - Susan Smith, Amarillo Support a professional parole and probation staff and work to decrease their caseload. Provide a secure prison environment with maximum education opportunities.

Drug Laws - Elaine Talarski, San Antonio Support treatment programs for drug abuse and addiction as alternative to incarceration.

Education - Nan Clayton, Austin Promote adequate state funding for public schools, and changes in the state’s accountability rating system to make it more fair and less punitive.

Election Laws - Barbara Weinstein, Dallas Support election laws that facilitate citizen participation and voter convenience as well as monitor all legislation relating to HAVA.

Energy - Penny Miller, Wichita Falls Promote incentives for renewable and clean energy sources and energy conservation. Monitor the building of coal-fired plants and nuclear power plants. Promote energy policy to reduce global warming.

Equal Opportunity/Income Assistance Support policies that improve well-being for families in poverty, programs that provide job training for living wage jobs, and equal education opportunities from preschool to higher education.

Financing State Government-Bonnie Leitch, New Braunfels  Promote adequate, fair funding for major state responsibilities like public education and transportation.

Hazardous Waste - Melanie Barnes, Lubbock Support safe transportation, handling, and disposal of radioactive materials. Support legislation promoting recycling efforts, in particular for electronic waste.

Health Care System for Older Texans  Maria Johnson, Austin Support increased funding to provide adequate programs to serve the elderly.

Immigration-Millie Whittington, Houston Support state services for undocumented immigrants, especially in the areas of education and healthcare. Monitor any attempt to curb civil rights of immigrants.

Judicial Selection-Maxine Barkan, Austin Support the appointment/retention method and/or nonpartisan election of the judiciary.

Juvenile Justice-Jayne Krawietz, Midland Support and fund substance abuse treatment, mental health needs, and education for youth at risk and for those incarcerated.

Land Use - Karen Haschke, Austin Increase county authority to regulate land development. Support full funding for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Redistricting - Elaine Talarski, San Antonio Support an independent redistricting commission.

Reproductive Choice/Women’s Health  Julie Lowenberg, Dallas Promote and protect women’s access to health care, including all aspects of reproductive health.

Services, Seriously Mentally Ill - Molly Van Ort, Dallas Maintain and increase funding for services to persons with serious mental illness, and include post-crisis and crisis prevention community care.

State and Local Relations-Karen Rankin, Austin Support increased county authority in order to better manage growth in urbanizing areas.

Transportation - Edie Jones, Fort Worth Increase funding for public roads, mass transit, and light rail.

Water - Mary Vogelson, Dallas Support funding for safe and adequate water supplies, using sound ecological/economic strategies that emphasize conservation. Support enhanced protection for environmental flows; Texas rivers, bays, and estuaries.