Texans, where’s your Democratic lawmaker?

Here’s a list of the Texas Democrats who have left the state in an effort to block GOP voting legislation.

By the latest count, at least 57 Democratic members of the Texas House and nine Democratic members of the Texas Senate have left the state. Lacking a quorum, the House is unable to conduct business, and the fugitive representatives are subject to arrest under House rules should they cross back into Texas.

The Senate still has enough members, including four Democrats, present to continue passing bills.

Here’s a list of who left, who stayed and a few whose locations remain unclear. (One note: Rep. Garnet Coleman, a Houston Democrat, is in Texas but recovering from surgery and not present in the Capitol.)

At least six representatives and four senators are in Texas

Rep. Abel Herrero, House District 34
Rep. Eddie Morales Jr., HD-74
Rep. Garnet Coleman, HD-147
Rep. John Turner, HD-14
Rep. Ryan Guillen, HD-31
Rep. Tracy King, HD-80
Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., Senate District 27
Sen. John Whitmire, SD-15
Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, SD-20
Sen. Judith Zaffirini, SD-21

57 representatives and nine senators are in Washington

Three representatives could not be reached

Photo: The House floor was almost empty the day after Texas Democrats left the state to break quorum over a Republican-led elections bill. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune

BY COLLEEN DEGUZMAN with Texas Tribune.

Texans, where’s your Democratic lawmaker?

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