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Republican · Texas Senate District 7

Paul Bettencourt

Paul Bettencourt voted for every marijuana restriction we scored.

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How this grade was calculated

Weighted score: 6/100 · See the formula

Recorded votes

55% of grade · scored 0/100

  • The second try at the THC ban (Senate Bill 5): voted YES (Read third time and passed)

    August 1, 2025 -8 pts source

  • The third try at the THC ban (Senate Bill 6): voted YES (Read third time and passed)

    August 19, 2025 -8 pts source

  • The THC ban (Senate Bill 3): voted YES (Senate concurs in House amendments (final passage))

    May 25, 2025 -10 pts source

Bill authorship

20% of grade · scored 23/100

  • Coauthor of the THC ban (Senate Bill 3)

    -0.6 pts source

  • Cosponsor of the medical expansion (House Bill 46)

    + 0.5 pts source

  • Coauthor of the second try at the THC ban (Senate Bill 5)

    -0.6 pts source

  • Joint author of the third try at the THC ban (Senate Bill 6)

    -0.9 pts source

Contact Paul Bettencourt

Legislators answer their own constituents and mostly ignore everyone else. If you live in Texas Senate District 7, say so in your first sentence.

District
713-464-0282
Email
[email protected]

senate.texas.gov