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Stickland, an oil and gas consultant who represents House District 92 in the 2013 Texas Legislature, describes his philosophy as constitutional conservatism, stitching together a belief in small government, free markets, social conservatism on issues such as abortion and a streak of civil libertarianism on issues such as privacy.
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