Advocate

CAFB's Advocacy and Public Policy outreach works by building support for positive public policy outcomes that affect the lives of people at risk of hunger. CAFB also aims to secure government funding to meet the needs of food insecure individuals and families while ensuring that our clients’ ability to access food is not gained at the expense of other basic needs. Our work at the federal, state and local levels serves several purposes:

Protect federal nutrition assistance programs from legislation intended to weaken or damage them.
Build a network of community advocates to champion hunger and food access issues.
Address the root causes of hunger in concert with leading coalition groups.

Texas' 83rd Legislative Session

The Texas legislature is in session through May 27. The Capital Area Food Bank, supports legislative priorities proposed by the Texas Food Bank Network and the Texas Food Policy Roundtable.

Elected Officials by County

County	U.S. House	Texas Senate	Texas House

Bastrop	McCaul (CD 10); Farenthold (CD 27)	Watson (SD 14)	Kleinschmidt (HD 17)

Bell	Carter (CD 31)	Fraser (SD 24)	Aycock (HD 54); Sheffield (HD 55)

Blanco	Smith (CD 21)	Fraser (SD 24)	Issac (HD 45)

Burnet	Williams (CD 25)	Fraser (SD 24)	Farney (HD 20)

Caldwell	Farenthold (CD 27); Doggett (CD 35)	Zaffirini (SD 21)	Kleinschmidt (HD 17)

Coryell	Williams (CD 25)	Fraser (SD 24)	Sheffield (HD 59)

Falls	Flores (CD 17)	Birdwell (SD 22)	Kacal (HD 12)

Fayette	McCaul (CD 10)	Hegar (SD 18)	Kolkhorst (HD 13)

Freestone	Flores (CD 17)	Schwertner (SD 5)	Cook (HD 8)

Gillespie	Smith (CD 21)	Fraser (SD 24)	Miller (HD 73)

Hays	Smith (CD 21); Williams (CD 25)	Campbell (SD 25);21	Issac (HD 45)

Lampasas	Williams (CD 25)	Fraser (SD 24)	Aycock (HD 54)

Lee	McCaul (CD 10); Flores (CD 17)	Hegar (SD 18)	Kleinschmidt (HD 17)

Limestone	Flores (CD 17)	Schwertner (SD 5)	Kacal (HD 12)

Llano	Conaway (CD 11)	Fraser (SD 24)	Hilderbran (HD 53)

McLennan	Flores (CD 17)	Birdwell (SD 22)	Kacal (HD 12); Anderson (HD 56)

Milam	Flores (CD 17)	Schwertner (SD 5)	Farney (HD 20)

Mills	Conaway (CD 11)	Fraser (SD 24)	Sheffield (HD 59)

San Saba	Conaway (CD 11)	Fraser (SD 24)	Sheffield (HD 59)

Travis	McCaul (CD 10); Flores (CD 17); Smith (CD 21); Williams (CD 25); Doggett (CD 35)	Watson (SD 14); Zaffirini (SD 21); Campbell (SD 25)	Dukes (HD 46); Workman (HD 47); Howard (HD 48); Naishtat (HD 49); Strama (HD 50); Rodriguez (HD 51)

Williamson	Carter (CD 31)	Schwertner (SD 5)	Farney (HD 20); Gonzalez (HD 52); Dale (HD 136)

Learn About the Issues
What is Hunger?	Food Systems
Nutrition and Health	Older Adult Hunger
Hunger Safety Net	Child Hunger
Farm Bill 2012	Hunger Is UNacceptable Campaign

Texas' 83rd Legislative Session

Elected Officials by County