Representative Mike Conaway

March 20, 2016
Unit 4.1 Post


Mike Conaway is the representative in the House of Representatives for Texas' 11th district. Rep. Conaway has been a U.S. Representative since 2005. He served in the Army before working as an accountant. President George W. Bush appointed him to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy before he was elected to the House of Representatives. The largest contributor to his campaign in 2014 was the Texas Right to Life PAC. Currently Conaway is serving his 6th term in the House of Representatives, and he acts as a deputy Republican whip. Conaway is the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. He also serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The 11th district in Texas fits into the category of Republican Suburban Agriculture because it relies on agriculture for its income, but it is near both Austin and San Antonio Texas.

I believe that Rep. Conaway would be apposed to the bill on the Encryption Act. He serves on the Select Committee on Intelligence and this bill would prevent encryption from being made illegal. Allowing encryption to remain legal makes the gathering of intelligence and other evidence much more difficult or even impossible.

I believe that Rep. Conaway would support the bill on aviation reform. Conaway supports reducing spending and if this bill is passed federal spending on aviation would be reduced drastically.

I believe that Rep. Conaway would also support the sentencing reform bill because like the aviation reform bill reducing the number of inmates would reduce spending.