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Texas's 23rd Congressional District
Texas's 23rd congressional district stretches across the southwestern portion of Texas. It is a majority Hispanic district and has been represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Tony Gonzales since 2021. The 23rd district runs along the majority of Texas' border with Mexico, north of the Rio Grande. It stretches from western San Antonio to El Paso, encompassing numerous county seats and towns of regional economic importance. The district is predominantly rural. Campaigning is difficult due to its size and disparate influences; the population density is one of the lowest in any congressional district. Economic activities include farming, ranching, oil, and mineral extraction; also recreation, manufacturing, and tourism, as it encompasses all of Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park (Texas), Big Bend Ranch State Park. The 2010s iteration of this district was the only one in the U.S. to vote for the Republican candidate for President in 2012 Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas State Highway 23
State Highway 23 (SH 23) is a state highway in Lipscomb County, Texas, United States, in the Texas Panhandle, that connects U.S. Route 83 (US 83) (northwest of Canadian) with Oklahoma State Highway 23 (OK SH 23) at the Oklahoma state line. The highway's route designation is numerically continuous with subsequent routes in Oklahoma and Kansas and, together with OK SH 23 and Kansas Highway 23, forms part of a single route from US 83 in Texas to US 83 near Selden, Kansas. The route number was one of the original highways proposed by the state highway department on April 4, 1917, and was used over various shifting alignments in central and north central Texas in the 1920s and 1930s. The current highway was originally built as part of Texas' system of Farm to Market Roads on July 14, 1949. The state began signing the route as SH 23 on January 27, 1959, although the highway officially retained its Farm to Market designation until August 29, 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and retired politician. He served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Utah from 2019 to 2025 and as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. He was the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party's nominee in the 2012 United States presidential election, 2012 U.S. presidential election. Mitt Romney is a son of George W. Romney, a former governor of Michigan. Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Mitt spent over two years in France as a Mormon missionary. He married Ann Romney, Ann Davies in 1969; they have five sons. Active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) throughout his adult life, Romney served as Bishop (Latter Day Saints), bishop of his Ward (LDS Church), ward and later as a Stake (LDS Church), stake president for an area covering Boston and many of its suburbs. By 1971, he had participated in the political campaigns of both his paren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United States Senate Election In Texas
The 2020 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member to the United States Senate to represent the Texas, State of Texas, concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as 2020 United States Senate elections, other elections to the United States Senate in other states and 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various 2020 United States elections, state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican Senator John Cornyn won re-election to a fourth term against Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee MJ Hegar by 9.6%. Prior to the election, most news organizations projected this race as "Lean Republican", and was not expected to be as competitive as the contest for 2018 United States Senate election in Texas, Texas's other Senate seat two years prior, when Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Paxton
Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (born December 23, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the attorney general of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Texas Senate representing the eighth district and as a member of the Texas House of Representatives. Known for his conservative views, Paxton has been described as a staunch ally of President Donald Trump. Paxton was first elected attorney general in 2014, rising to power as an ally of the Tea Party movement,Paul J. Weber"Indicted Texas attorney general rode tea party to power", Associated Press (August 4, 2015). and has been described as ultraconservative and far-right.Kate McGee"As attorney general, Paxton's ideological crusades have drowned out his day job", ''Texas Tribune'' (May 27, 2023): "Undeterred by accusations of securities fraud, misuse of his political office and bribery, Paxton relentlessly pursued first a far-right agenda." Paxton was re-elected in 2018 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Texas Attorney General Election
The 2018 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton ran for re-election. The Texas Democratic Party, Democratic Party nominated attorney Justin Nelson. Paxton was narrowly re-elected to a second term by a 3.56% margin of victory. Republican primary Candidates * Ken Paxton, incumbent Texas Attorney General, attorney general Results *Percentage of turnout to registered voters Democratic primary Candidates * Justin Nelson, Susman Godfrey partner Results *Percentage of turnout to registered voters Libertarian convention Nominated * Michael Ray Harris, attorney General election Endorsements Polling Results By congressional district Paxton won 21 of 36 congressional districts, with the remaining 15 going to Nelson, including two that elected Republicans. See also * Texas Attorney General * 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Patrick (politician)
Dan Goeb Patrick (born Dannie Scott Goeb; April 4, 1950) is an American radio talk show host, television broadcaster, and politician serving since 2015 as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Texas, lieutenant governor of Texas under Governor Greg Abbott. Originally from Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, Patrick began his career as a radio and television broadcaster. After forming a chain of sports bars and subsequently going bankrupt, he became a radio host again, this time becoming a conservative commentator. From 2007 to 2015, Patrick was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Texas Senate for the Texas Senate, District 7, 7th District, which included a small portion of the city of Houston and several Greater Houston, Houston-area suburbs located mostly in northwest Harris County, Texas, Harris County. Patrick defeated three-term incumbent David Dewhurst in the runoff election, primary runoff for lieutenant governor on May 27, 2014. He then won the position in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Texas Elections
The 2018 general election was held in the U.S. state of Texas on November 6, 2018. All of Texas's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Texas's 36 seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican and Democratic Parties nominated their candidates by primaries held on March 6, 2018. Convention parties nominated their candidates at a series of conventions. County conventions were held on March 17, 2018; district conventions were held on March 24, 2018; and a state convention was held on April 14, 2018. There is currently only one convention party in Texas, the Libertarian Party. Other parties may seek to achieve ballot access. Turnout in the November general election reached historic levels, rivaling turnout in a presidential election. While the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party won every statewide position, the margin of victory was narrower than in previous elections. Federal United States S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Texas Gubernatorial Election
The 2018 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of Texas, concurrently with the 2018 United States Senate election in Texas, election of Texas's Classes of United States Senators, Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as 2018 United States elections, other congressional, state and local elections throughout the United States and Texas. Incumbent Republican Party of Texas, Republican governor Greg Abbott won re-election to a second term in office defeating Texas Democratic Party, Democratic nominee Lupe Valdez, the former sheriff of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County, and Libertarian Party of Texas, Libertarian nominee Mark Tippetts, a former member of the Lago Vista, Texas, Lago Vista city council. The Republican and Democratic party primaries were held on March 6, 2018, making them the first primaries of the 2018 electoral season. Abbott won the March 6 primary with 90% of the vote to receive the Republican nomination, while Democrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Cruz
Rafael Edward Cruz (; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz was the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 to 2008. After graduating from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Cruz pursued a career in politics, eventually serving as a policy advisor in the George W. Bush administration. In 2003, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott appointed Cruz to serve as Solicitor General, a position he held until 2008. Cruz was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012, becoming the first Hispanic American to serve as a U.S. senator from Texas. In the Senate, he has taken consistently conservative positions on economic and social policy. He played a leading role in the 2013 federal government shutdown, seeking to force Congress and President Barack Obama to defund the Affordable Care Act. Cruz was reelected in a close race in 2018 against Democra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 United States Senate Election In Texas
The 2018 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 6, 2018, along with 2018 United States Senate elections, other elections to the United States Senate and 2018 United States House of Representatives elections, elections to the United States House of Representatives in additional states. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz secured a second term, defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke. The primary for all parties was held on March 6, 2018, making it the first primary of the 2018 season. As Cruz and O'Rourke both won majorities in their primaries, they did not participate in the May 22 runoff primary that was held for some nominations in Texas. No Democrat has won a general election for statewide office in Texas since Bob Bullock was reelected as lieutenant governor in 1994, with election forecasters declaring it a safe Republican seat at the beginning of the 2018 cycle. However, O'Rourke gradually closed the gap, and leading up to the el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born into a wealthy family in the New York City borough of Queens, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He became the president of his family's real estate business in 1971, renamed it the Trump Organization, and began acquiring and building skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. He launched side ventures, many licensing the Trump name, and filed for six business bankruptcies in the 1990s and 2000s. From 2004 to 2015, he hosted the reality television show ''The Apprentice (American TV series), The Apprentice'', bolstering his fame as a billionaire. Presenting himself as a political outsider, Trump won the 2016 United States presidential e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Abbott
Gregory Wayne Abbott ( ; born November 13, 1957) is an American politician, attorney, and jurist who has served since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served from 2002 to 2015 as the 50th Texas Attorney General, attorney general of Texas and from 1996 to 2001 as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Abbott is the longest-serving incumbent governor in the United States. Abbott was the third Republican to serve as attorney general of Texas since the Reconstruction era, Reconstruction era. He was elected to that office with 57% of the vote in 2002 Texas Attorney General election, 2002 and reelected with 60% in 2006 Texas Attorney General election, 2006 and 64% in 2010 Texas Attorney General election, 2010, becoming the longest-serving attorney general in state history, with 12 years of service. Before becoming attorney general, Abbott was a justice of the Texas Supreme Court, a position to which he was appoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
