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Anthony Aguero
Anthony Aguero (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 16th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2020.
Aguero completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 16
Incumbent Veronica Escobar defeated Irene Armendariz-Jackson in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Veronica Escobar (D) | 64.7 | 154,108 |
 | Irene Armendariz-Jackson (R) | 35.3 | 84,006 | |
| Total votes: 238,114 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ben Leder (L)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 16
Irene Armendariz-Jackson defeated Samuel Williams Jr. in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 16 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Irene Armendariz-Jackson | 65.4 | 5,170 |
 | Samuel Williams Jr. | 34.6 | 2,731 | |
| Total votes: 7,901 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16
Incumbent Veronica Escobar advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Veronica Escobar | 100.0 | 54,910 |
| Total votes: 54,910 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jorge Artalejo (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Samuel Williams Jr. | 31.3 | 5,097 |
| ✔ | | Irene Armendariz-Jackson | 25.4 | 4,147 |
 | Anthony Aguero | 13.4 | 2,184 | |
| Jaime Arriola Jr. | 13.0 | 2,115 | ||
 | Blanca Ortiz Trout | 10.2 | 1,662 | |
 | Patrick Hernandez-Cigarruista | 6.7 | 1,100 | |
| Total votes: 16,305 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 16
Ben Leder advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | Ben Leder (L) |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Anthony Aguero completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Aguero's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I will fight for our nations heroes (Veterans) for the proper VA Facilities and programs they deserve and have earned through their sacrifices.
- I will fight not just for your 2nd Amendment Rights, but fight to protect all of your unalienable rights as outlined in the Constitution.
- I will fight to get our Border Patrol, CBP and ICE personnel the needed funding, equipment, training, and infrastructure to do their jobs safely, effectively, and efficiently.
Veteran Affairs Reform
Border and National Security
Social Security Reform
Foreign Aid Reform
Withdrawing the US from the UN
He is living proof that the American Dream can be achieved if you work hard to achieve it.
This is why I strongly support and believe in term limits for all government.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
