Who of the following is the current speaker of the Texas House of Representatives? (August 2022)

Who of the following is the current speaker of the Texas House of Representatives? (August 2022)

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Dade Phelan12%
Dennis Bonnen7%
Joe Straus9%
Nancy Pelosi31%
Don't know41%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Dade Phelan12%14%13%
Dennis Bonnen5%5%9%
Joe Straus6%10%11%
Nancy Pelosi31%34%28%
Don't know45%37%39%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Dade Phelan14%9%13%
Dennis Bonnen4%6%6%
Joe Straus2%6%8%
Nancy Pelosi24%33%34%
Don't know57%47%39%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Dade Phelan11%10%15%
Dennis Bonnen12%6%9%
Joe Straus14%7%12%
Nancy Pelosi27%34%26%
Don't know36%43%38%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Dade Phelan12%7%15%
Dennis Bonnen10%6%6%
Joe Straus8%5%12%
Nancy Pelosi30%35%30%
Don't know41%47%39%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Dade Phelan11%9%16%
Dennis Bonnen11%9%10%
Joe Straus6%9%9%
Nancy Pelosi27%34%26%
Don't know46%39%39%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Dade Phelan10%18%16%
Dennis Bonnen7%4%7%
Joe Straus10%12%13%
Nancy Pelosi32%31%26%
Don't know41%37%38%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Dade Phelan14%6%7%
Dennis Bonnen7%9%6%
Joe Straus10%4%7%
Nancy Pelosi29%33%36%
Don't know39%47%44%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Dade Phelan13%11%
Dennis Bonnen10%4%
Joe Straus11%7%
Nancy Pelosi22%39%
Don't know44%39%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Dade Phelan10%12%15%
Dennis Bonnen10%6%4%
Joe Straus8%10%7%
Nancy Pelosi36%28%33%
Don't know37%44%40%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Dade Phelan8%9%16%12%
Dennis Bonnen11%9%4%5%
Joe Straus5%6%8%15%
Nancy Pelosi25%32%35%29%
Don't know51%43%37%39%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Dade Phelan0%9%9%7%15%20%
Dennis Bonnen9%4%12%4%6%9%
Joe Straus8%6%8%5%10%15%
Nancy Pelosi42%34%34%28%27%28%
Don't know40%47%38%56%41%27%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Dade Phelan11%12%13%12%
Dennis Bonnen7%10%6%5%
Joe Straus10%8%11%5%
Nancy Pelosi34%29%32%28%
Don't know38%42%39%50%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Dade Phelan8%14%12%13%
Dennis Bonnen9%7%6%1%
Joe Straus8%10%7%5%
Nancy Pelosi40%26%32%21%
Don't know34%43%42%60%

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