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Aaron Sorrells
Aaron Sorrells (Republican Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas. He lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
Sorrells completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Aaron Sorrells was born in Lubbock, Texas.[1] Sorrells' career experience includes owning Stix Web and Media and working as the president of Blinds Brothers.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Incumbent Dan Patrick defeated Mike Collier and Shanna Steele in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Patrick (R) | 53.8 | 4,317,692 |
 | Mike Collier (D) | 43.5 | 3,492,544 | |
 | Shanna Steele (L) | 2.8 | 222,208 | |
| Total votes: 8,032,444 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jason Withers (Independent)
- Deauc Dentaen (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Mike Collier defeated Michelle Beckley in the Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Collier | 54.8 | 265,345 |
 | Michelle Beckley | 45.2 | 218,727 | |
| Total votes: 484,072 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Mike Collier and Michelle Beckley advanced to a runoff. They defeated Carla Brailey in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Collier | 41.7 | 422,379 |
| ✔ | | Michelle Beckley | 30.1 | 304,799 |
 | Carla Brailey | 28.2 | 285,342 | |
| Total votes: 1,012,520 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew Dowd (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Patrick | 76.6 | 1,425,717 |
 | Daniel Miller | 6.9 | 127,735 | |
 | Trayce Bradford | 6.5 | 120,514 | |
 | Aaron Sorrells | 3.9 | 73,031 | |
 | Zach Vance | 3.8 | 70,863 | |
 | Todd Bullis | 2.3 | 43,097 | |
| Total votes: 1,860,957 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Shanna Steele advanced from the Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on April 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Shanna Steele (L) |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
To view Sorrells' endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Video for Ballotpedia
| Video submitted to Ballotpedia Released December 8, 2021 |
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Aaron Sorrells completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sorrells' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Eliminate Property Taxes - Texans should be able to own their homes free from oppressive property taxes and will work to eliminate the Texas property tax by limiting unnecessary government spending and shifting toward consumption-based alternatives. Texans should not be punished for owning their own homes.
- Overhaul Education System - We must aggressively eliminate the Marxist indoctrination curriculum such as Critical Race Theory from our schools and universities. Texas education should focus on preparing our children to be productive, responsible citizens while respecting the rights of parents to choose the values with which their children should be raised.
- Individual Rights Texans should have the right to refuse vaccine and mask mandates and to speak their minds on social media free from censorship. I will fight for legislation that protects Texas workers from employment discrimination on the basis of their political views and medical choices.
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Campaign website
Sorrells' campaign website stated the following:
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Individual Rights Texans should have the right to refuse vaccine and mask mandates and to speak their minds on social media free from censorship. I will fight for legislation that protects Texas workers from employment discrimination on the basis of their political views and medical choices. Property Taxes Texans should be able to own their homes free from oppressive property taxes and will work to eliminate the Texas property tax by limiting unnecessary government spending and shifting toward consumption-based alternatives. Texans should not be punished for owning their own homes. Border Security We must secure the Texas border by deploying the Texas National Guard and finishing Trump’s border wall to end the flood of illegal aliens, drugs, and human trafficking into Texas. Election Integrity I strongly support strict voter ID verification, purging the Texas voter rolls of non-citizens and ineligible and deceased individuals, robust forensic audits, aggressive prosecution of election fraud, and eliminating unsecure electronic voting systems. Education We must aggressively eliminate the Marxist indoctrination curriculum such as Critical Race Theory from our schools and universities. Texas education should focus on preparing our children to be productive, responsible citizens while respecting the rights of parents to choose the values with which their children should be raised. State Sovereignty Federal interference in the Texan way of life should be resisted in every possible way. I will work to eliminate accepting federal money with strings attached that are contrary to Texas values and individual freedom. Right To Life I strongly support the right to life for unborn children. I am proud that Texas passed the Heartbeat Bill and will work to pass similar legislation in the future to further protect the unborn. Term Limits I believe having career politicians in office inevitably leads to corruption in government and lack of accountability to the people. I support a two-term limit on public office to end self-serving politics at the state and local level. Protect The Family Our family court system and child protective services has failed to protect the best interests of children and families in Texas. I support a full audit of the practices of both the family courts and CPS to identify undue and detrimental interference with the rights of Texas parents to make decisions in the best interests of their own children. We must immediately put a stop to parents and doctors performing irreversible gender modification procedures in children who are not mature enough to understand the long-term consequences of such procedures.[3] |
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| —Aaron Sorrells' campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Lieutenant Governor of Texas |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 21, 2021
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Aaron Sorrells," accessed February 12, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sorrells 4 Texas, “Issues,” accessed January 24, 2022
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