Blake Farenthold
Republican
TX
Representative, 27th District
Last year in office: 2018
Blake Farenthold is a former Republican U.S. Representative for Texas's 27th Congressional District. Farenthold first took office in Congress in 2011 and left office in 2018.
Blake Farenthold: Voting Record & Political Positions
Blake Farenthold's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 51 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 1282, 81 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Blake Farenthold Votes On
- Taxation
- Immigration
- Health Insurance
- Defense Spending
- Infrastructure
- Climate Change
How Blake Farenthold Voted on Recent Bills
- Yea on “Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes.” (2017-12-21) — Passed
- Yea on “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (2017-12-20) — Passed
- Nay on “Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027.” (2017-10-26) — Failed
- Yea on “Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017” (2017-09-28) — Failed
- Yea on “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017” (2017-09-08) — Passed
- Yea on “Broader Options for Americans Act” (2017-06-15) — Passed