Al Zolli
Al Zolli was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 150 of the Texas House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2016
Zolli's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Schools: Why do we continue to allow our schools to fail us because of politics? We need to expand the charter schools and the virtual online public school system we have in Texas, and we need to give respect to the home school parents and kids for what they have achieved. We need to get rid of the end of course exams that deny kids with four years of good grades a graduation certificate. Security at our schools is very important, some of the grammar schools are not secure and we need to change that. Why do we force grammar school kids to walk up to 2 miles to school everyday crossing many streets without crossing guards, we must do better to protect them. Gun rights: You have the right to purchase all the guns and ammunition you want, the myth that controlling the sale of guns will stop crime is not logical, a gun never killed anyone just like a vehicle never killed anyone or a rope never hung anyone. They are inanimate objects and do not have the capability on their own to do anything. Some people are always looking to blame the object while removing responsibility from the human. Abortion: I stand stronger on protecting life then my opponents because I believe we need to protect all life, from the unborn to every member of our community. We need to protect life from violent crime, from drunk drivers, we need to protect life from being used as human sex slaves and child abuse. How can politicians claim to protect life when they do nothing about protecting all life after birth? Home owners rights HOA’s are granted the power to tax and foreclose on homes if the tax is not paid, they can also tell you how to maintain your property and take you to court if you ignore their demands...these are special powers given to them by the state. Yet when an HOA violates the trust of its membership the state does nothing to help the homeowners and that is wrong. I have served on my HOA board for a total of 10 years, we have had to replace our Board twice when they violated our trust and it was not easy, so why does the state not help the members of an HOA when the HOA board violates the homeowners rights? We have consumer laws and the state will investigate any violations of Texas consumer law and the state should investigate HOA’s. Texas border Every election cycle our Texas politicians whine about the Federal Governments refusal to secure the Texas border, it is a game they use to stir up your emotions by blaming the Democrats and Washington politicians while they also fail to secure the border. If you have any doubt the politicians use this issue to play us think of what happened on 9/11/2001, President G.W. Bush, also the former Governor of Texas, had the most opportunity ever given a POTUS to secure our Texas border for National Security reasons, did he?? No instead they forced you to get almost naked if you want to board a commercial airliner.[1] |
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| —Al Zolli[2] | ||
Elections
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[3]
Valoree Swanson defeated Michael Shawn Kelly in the Texas House of Representatives District 150 general election.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 150 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Valoree Swanson |
63.19% | 47,892 | |
| Democratic | Michael Shawn Kelly | 36.81% | 27,893 | |
| Total Votes | 75,785 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Michael Shawn Kelly ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 150 Democratic Primary.[5][6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 150 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Michael Shawn Kelly (unopposed) | |
Valoree Swanson defeated incumbent Debbie Riddle, Theresa Hearn-Haynes and Al Zolli in the Texas House of Representatives District 150 Republican Primary.[5][6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 150 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Valoree Swanson |
52.48% | 12,166 | |
| Republican | Debbie Riddle Incumbent | 39.63% | 9,186 | |
| Republican | Theresa Hearn-Haynes | 5.20% | 1,205 | |
| Republican | Al Zolli | 2.69% | 623 | |
| Total Votes | 23,180 | |||
Primary
- Main article: Notable Texas primaries, 2016
Riddle received endorsements from the following state professional groups:[7]
- Texas Association of Business
- Texas Association of Firefighters
- Texas Restaurant Association
- Houston Realty Business Coalition (HBRC)
Swanson, who challenged Riddle, received endorsements from the following state conservative groups:[8][9]
- Texas Eagle Forum
- C Club of Houston
- Conservative Republicans of Texas
- Texas Right to Life
- Texas Patriots PAC
- Grassroots America We the People (GAWTP)
- Texas Home School Coalition Association
- Empower Texans
- Young Conservatives of Texas
Hearn-Haynes and Zolli's websites did not list any endorsements.[10][11]
Recent news
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See also
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives District 150
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Texas State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Voice of Texas, "Issues," accessed February 23, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Debbie Riddle, "Endorsements," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ Valoree Swanson, "Endorsements," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ C Club, "C Club 2016 Primary Endorsements," accessed March 1, 2016
- ↑ The Voice of Texas, "Home Page for Al Zolli 2016 Campaign," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ Vote Theresa Hearn-Haynes, "Endorsements," accessed February 22, 2016
