Eisenhower Republican--what is it

[LeftInTX]

10. Joe Straus was the last in Texas. Although, he was born in 1959, so no Eisenhower vote from him!

During his career in the state House, Straus was a moderate,[3] "business-friendly, country club Republican"[4] who sometimes clashed with the party's social conservative wing.[3] Toward the end of his five terms as speaker, Straus faced opposition from more conservative factions within the Texas Republican Party, led by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who regarded Straus as insufficiently conservative,[5][6] and another conservative group that spent millions of dollars in attempts to defeat Straus and allied state legislators in Republican primary elections.[5]

His wife was on the board of Planned Parenthood in the early 90s.