Lynn Dale Stucky (born February 20, 1958) is an American

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originally from

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, who was a Republican member of the

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for the 64th District in

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in the northern portion of the state. Earlier, Stucky served on the board of the

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for fifteen years, four as the president. Stucky was elected to the House in 2016, when the incumbent Republican in the district,

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, of Lake Dallas, retired after sixteen years in the position. He was defeated by Republican Andy Hopper in 2024. In 2017, Stucky joined

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Kirk Watson Kirk Preston Watson (born March 18, 1958) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 59th mayor of Austin since 2023, previously holding the office as the 54th mayor from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United S ...

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in filing legislation to refer the issue of

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proliferation to a university study to determine what impact that poisoning these animals, as proposed by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, would have on the land, agriculture, and hunters. Stucky and Watson want the research conducted before Miller can proceed with his proposal to exterminate the hogs, which have caused millions of dollars in damage to area landowners.

Electoral history

In the

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held on November 6, 2018, Stucky won his second term with 36,195 votes (52.8 percent) to Democratic nominee Andrew Morris' 30,465 (44.5 percent).

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nominee Nick Dietrich held the remaining 1,384 votes (2.7 percent). Stucky narrowly defeated Andy Hopper in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022 by just 94 votes despite spending $474,806 to Hopper's $221,727. In the Republican primary runoff on May 28, 2024, Stucky was defeated by Andy Hopper by 2,493 votes, both early and Election Day votes, with 8,951-6,458 vote totals.::Texas Election Night Results:: (texas-election.com)

References

External links

Campaign website

State legislative page

Lynn Stucky at the Texas Tribune
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