Adryana Aldeen
Adryana Aldeen was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 102 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
Aldeen submitted the biographical information below to Ballotpedia:[2]
| “ | Adryana Aldeen (Formerly Adryana Boyne) is a consultant, analyst and strategist on public policy, politics, business marketing Hispanic issues and intergovernmental relationships with Adryana Aldeen.Among her clients are the Republican Party of Texas, PIC Public Integrated Communications, TXMX and many political campaigns. Adryana is frequent Political Analyst of NBC Universal -Telemundo, Univision and CNN Español. Adryana has been listed as a Spanish-speaking expert at top national conservative leadership organizations by the Media Research Center: MRC Latino in Washington, D.C. As a US Elections expert, she participated with the Bureau of International Information Programs at the Department of State. - She served for nine years as the National Director ofVOCES Action, educating and empowering Latinos regarding public policy and raising funds for scholarships for outstanding Hispanic students. Adryana is pro-business, a strong supporter of limited government, tax reform, border security, second amendment rights, national security, common sense immigration reform, free trade and pro-life legislation. Adryana served as the Director of Development for True the Vote’s Hispanic initiative: Voto Honesto and as an expert on democracy as viewed though the electoral process. Adryana is a Public Policy Advisor of the Executive Board of Cool Conservatives PAC, a Political Advisor and Recruitment Officer of the National Executive Committee of the RNHA, a Public Policy Advisor of the Asociacion de Empresarios Mexicanos (AEM) in Austin , a member of the Advocacy Committee of the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a columnist for Texas Insider and TexasGOPVote and a Vice President of Programs of theAustin Economic Club.
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| —Adryana Aldeen (June 20, 2019)[2] | ||
Campaign themes
2014
Aldeen's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]
Growing our Economy and Creating Jobs
- Excerpt: "I am a true fiscal conservative, and I am committed to reducing the cost and size of state government while increasing economic opportunity and quality of life for all Texas residents."
Fighting Obamacare
- Excerpt: "I strongly oppose Obamacare, and I will fight against its implementation in Texas. I have been a vocal opponent of Obamacare since it was first proposed, and expressed my opposition at both the state and national levels. I will oppose any efforts to expand Medicaid in our state."
Utilizing our Energy Resources
- Excerpt: "I will vigorously oppose any efforts by the Obama administration to interfere with the oil and gas production that is fueling our nation and driving our Texas economy."
Providing a Quality Education to our Children
- Excerpt: "I supported HB5, the significant and comprehensive public education bill that recently passed. This bill will help prepare a workforce that is ready to meet the needs of Texas business, but it’s not enough. We must get rid of CSCOPE and make sure we are instilling American values in our children."
Defending our 2nd Amendment Freedoms
- Excerpt: "I will stand strong in defending our constitutionally guaranteed right to keep, own and bear arms. I have been fighting in favor of this right as is clearly explained in our Constitution, and I will support campus carry and open carry laws. I will fight to make it easier for law-abiding Texans to obtain and maintain their CHL licenses, including lowering or eliminating the cost of obtaining their licenses."
Political philosophy
In an email submission to Ballotpedia on July 23, 2014, Aldeen explained her political philosophy:[2]
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FIRST- and most importantly, I believe that to be a State Representative is more than just a title. I believe it carries with it the sacred responsibility truly to represent the values of the people of District 102 and Texas and to carry those values to Austin. I believe it means being a strong voice in our state capitol in District 102’s defense. I will be there for you and I will listen to you. I am a proven servant leader and I want to serve YOU! SECOND- House District 102 is known as a Majority/Minority district. It is also a SWING district. In order for Republicans to hold the seat in the General Election in 2014, we must elect someone who can bring all voters to the polls on our behalf. The Democrats are working very hard to turn Texas from a Red state to a Blue state by pumping millions of dollars into our state, and right here in Dallas County. They want to elect Wendy Davis as our next Governor and put Texas in play in the next Presidential election. Battleground Texas has been registering new voters who feel disengaged and alienated from the Republican Party. Thousands of new voters in our district will show up in the general election and most of them will not vote for any of my opponents as they feel disengaged with them. We need a Republican nominee who CAN win the GENERAL election, someone who is a PROVEN defender of conservative values, a servant- leader with experience listening and communicating with the DIVERSE population of our district, someone committed to promises made to the constituents. This is very serious. The Texas House Seat is a position in which to act responsibly and with accountability. Besides being the most conservative candidate for the Republican primary, I am also a freedom-loving Hispanic American who will defend the constitution, protect our liberties, keep government from growing, keep taxes low and will meet frequently with my constituents. I will help strengthen families, secure our border, and help assure others that they, too, can live the American dream. If I am elected I will become the SECOND Hispanic woman in Texas’ History serving as a Republican in the Texas House and the only one who can communicate and debate issues in English and Spanish. THIRD- I not only want to win the District 102 House seat, I want to help build and strengthen the Republican Party in Texas so that we can remain the majority party for many years to come. We also can, once again, become the majority party across our great country. I have the strong support of my husband and family . Texas Legislative processes are NOT new to me. I am pro- business and pro jobs. The majority of the people who are endorsing me have known me for MANY years. I have already been supporting our conservative legislators in the 80th, 81st, 82nd, and 83rd Texas legislative sessions INCLUDING the special sessions. I am NOT new in Texas, NOT new in the district and NOT a new face in the party and conservative circles. Activism is NOT Politics is Leadership. We need experience and leadership in the house of representatives in Texas, not politics. FOURTH- My voting record as a citizen and my decades of service shows my conservative Republican views. I have expressed and fought for OUR conservative values, in English and in Spanish, on National TV, radio, and other media on a daily basis. I have debated Texas liberals MANY times including State Representatives Rafael Anchia, Jessica Farrar, Roberto Alonzo, Domingo Garcia, etc. At a national level, I have debated liberal US Congressmen Luis Gutierrez and Joe Garcia, among others. I have debated against Obamacare, against growth of government, and against rising taxes. I fought to pass Photo Voter ID in Texas and confronted Attorney General Eric Holder when he came to our state to tell us how to run Texas elections. I testified before the city council of Dallas on redistricting and on defending photo ID. I testified before the State Board of Education to protect our children’s education. I am PRO LIFE and have fought for the right to life for the last THIRTY YEARS, been a Crisis Pregnancy counselor, participating at every level of pro life legislation, debated standing for LIFE. I testified for the Sonogram Bill, the HB 2 Bill which ends abortions in Texas at 20 weeks and creates safer clinical conditions for women. I have stood strong for 2nd Constitutional Amendment rights as well as against the IRS abuses to nonprofit organizations. I have testified on the right of the Texas legislature, not liberal judges, to determine redistricting in our state. I am the only candidate in this race who recently signed a pledge to not to raise taxes. FIFTH- I have been out there with you and for you. I have been helping and volunteering for conservatives, serving in elections, block walking, giving Constitutions, being a spokesperson, etc. I was a National Delegate At-Large at the last two Republican National Conventions, a Delegate at the last three Republican State Conventions. I was invited to be a speaker at the Republican State Convention in 2010 and at hundreds of conservative events and TEA Parties for several years. We need a new representative who has been fighting for you, advocating for conservative legislation in TEXAS, and has expressed interest in you BEFORE this race, who can deliver the message EFFECTIVELY, who serves with transparency, who has been in Texas and interacting with Texans and who is not seeking to climb up political ladders. |
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| —Adryana Aldeen, Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on July 23, 2014 | ||
Elections
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Stefani Carter and Linda Koop defeated Adryana Boyne and Sam Brown in the Republican primary. Koop defeated Carter in the May 27 Republican runoff. George M. Clayton was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Koop defeated Clayton in the general election.[1][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Linda Koop |
62.5% | 20,394 | |
| Democratic | George Clayton | 37.5% | 12,243 | |
| Total Votes | 32,637 | |||
Endorsements
Aldeen received the following endorsements in her 2014 bid for Texas state representative:[2]
- Former Texas Railroad Commissioner Victor Carrillo
- Dr. James Beckett III
- Diane Beckett
- Keith Lewis
- Cindy Brinker Simmons
- Ramir Camu
- General Al Zapanta
- Ivan Andarza
- Former U.S. Congressman Francisco "Quico" Canseco
- Orlando Salazar
- Kelly Shackelford
- Former Texas State Representative Aaron Peña
- Don Knobler
- Sergio Banuett
- Chart Wescott
- Dan McCabe
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Adryana Aldeen | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | District-level delegate |
| Congressional district: | 32 |
| State: | Texas |
| Bound to: | Ted Cruz |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Aldeen was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Texas. Aldeen was one of 104 delegates from Texas bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[7] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.
Delegate rules
At-large delegates from Texas to the national convention were selected by a state nominations committee and approved by the Texas State GOP Convention in May 2016. District-level delegates were elected by congressional districts at the state convention and then approved by the convention as a whole. At the national convention, all delegates were bound on the first ballot unless their candidate withdrew from the race or released his or her delegates. A delegate remained bound on the second ballot if his or her candidate received at least 20 percent of the total vote on the first ballot. On the third and subsequent ballots, all delegates were to become unbound.
Texas primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Texas, 2016
| Texas Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 1.2% | 35,420 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 4.2% | 117,969 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 3,448 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz |
43.8% | 1,241,118 | 104 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 3,247 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0.1% | 1,706 | 0 | |
| Elizabeth Gray | 0.2% | 5,449 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 6,226 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 4.2% | 120,473 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 8,000 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 17.7% | 503,055 | 3 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 2,006 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump | 26.8% | 758,762 | 48 | |
| Other | 1% | 29,609 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,836,488 | 155 | ||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Texas had 155 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 108 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 36 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the primary vote in a district in order to be eligible to receive any of that district's delegates. If only one candidate met the 20 percent threshold in a district, he or she won all of the district's delegates. If two candidates met this threshold, the first place finisher received two of the district's delegates; the second place finisher received the remaining delegate. If no candidate won 20 percent of the vote, the top three finishers in a district each received one of the district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all of the district's delegates.[8][9]
Of the remaining 47 delegates, 44 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. If only one candidate broke the 20 percent threshold, the second place finisher still received a portion of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[8][9]
Personal
Aldeen sent the following biographical details to Ballotpedia via email:[10]
| “ | Boyne [Aldeen] got married during her college freshman year to Dr. Daryl Boyne and together they had two sons. She and her husband served as missionaries for 15 years to Mexico, Costa Rica and the USA with Fellowship International Mission. Adryana Boyne [Aldeen] filed for divorce on March of 2016 and divorced Daryl Boyne on July of 2016.[3] | ” |
Recent news
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See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Adryana Aldeen," June 20, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ "Adryana Boyne," Official Campaign Website," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Texas GOP, "National Convention," May 19, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ Email from Adryana Aldeen on August 19, 2016.
