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Antonio Swad
Antonio Swad (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 32nd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Swad completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Antonio Swad was born in Canton, Ohio. Swad's career experience includes founding Pizza Patron and Wingstop Restaurants Inc. and working as their CEO, and as the CEO of Latin Life Inc.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 32
Incumbent Colin Allred defeated Antonio Swad in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 32 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Colin Allred (D) | 65.4 | 116,005 |
 | Antonio Swad (R)  | 34.6 | 61,494 | |
| Total votes: 177,499 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32
Antonio Swad defeated Justin Webb in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antonio Swad | 57.0 | 6,929 |
 | Justin Webb | 43.0 | 5,226 | |
| Total votes: 12,155 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32
Incumbent Colin Allred advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Colin Allred | 100.0 | 31,805 |
| Total votes: 31,805 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antonio Swad | 40.3 | 8,962 |
| ✔ | | Justin Webb | 18.0 | 4,007 |
 | Nathan Davis | 16.0 | 3,549 | |
 | Darrell Day | 10.4 | 2,321 | |
 | Brad Namdar | 10.2 | 2,270 | |
 | Ejike Okpa | 5.1 | 1,128 | |
| Total votes: 22,237 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Montgomery Markland (R)
- Ricardo Salazar (R)
- Gary Slagel (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 32
No candidate advanced from the convention.
Candidate | ||
| Nathan Bosley (L) | ||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Antonio Swad completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Swad'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 want to help preserve the American Dream.
- Government overreach is at an all time high.
- We need to reduce the size of Federal Government and return power to the states.
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Campaign website
Swad's campaign website stated the following:
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The Biden Economy "Our government is bankrupt, it's time to fix the problem at the source." I want to cut and reform our broken tax code, send Americans back to work, and put America first by securing our border. I have built two successful businesses from scratch, without abusing debt, and always paying my bills. Ronald Reagan famously asked, "are you better off now than you were four years ago?" President Biden has dragged us into malaise of inflation, a broken job market, and a wide-open border in just 18 months. We need no-nonsense business smarts to Make America Great Again.
"Border security is national protection." My family came to this country the right way. We must stop punishing industrious Americans, and instead penalize lawbreakers. For decades, Washington has paid lip service to securing the border. The American people have had enough. Thousands of people are illegally pouring across our Southern border. We must build the wall and close our border to illegal immigration. We must put policies in place that send illegal crossers home or Americans will suffer.
"Our men and women in blue are under siege, we must support them." Violent criminals belong in jail, citizens deserve protection, and the police deserve the funding and respect they have earned. Left-wing radicals in big cities across America have advanced efforts to defund the police and roll back laws that protect businesses both large and small. Law-abiding citizens have suffered the consequences. Texans must never submit to the chaos and violence plaguing Democrat-run cities where crime is rampant and often going unpunished.
"America is the world's energy superpower. We must act like it." When we secure our energy future, we can further develop the key nuclear, solar, and other natural energy sources to push into a new century. There is no reason Americans should be paying higher prices at the gas pump. Democrats in Washington have crushed the energy industry, canceling key pipelines, demonizing Texas oil and gas reserves, and subsidizing expensive and unreliable sources of energy. The answer to America's energy crisis is to utilize our massive advantage in natural resources to not only keep the lights on, but to sell to our friends and allies.
"America should lead by example from a position of strength." When we operate from a position of strength, there is peace. When we operate from a position of weakness there is chaos. President Biden’s leadership is weak and predictable. Russia and China are evaluating our nation as they consider their opportunities. Meanwhile, both our military and government are obsessed with lowering standards in the name of being inclusive and are driving seasoned warriors out of the military with a vaccine mandate. I support President Trump's approach to robust, strength-based foreign policy.
"Parents must play a key role preparing kids for the future." Parents should have school choice and the power to oversee their children’s education. Education needs to prepare our children for their future including higher education or the workforce. It is not about pushing an agenda or social experimentation. Bureaucrats in Washington kept our kids at home rather than in school, causing untold problems in social development and education. They have tried to push parents out of the decision-making processes. Our tax dollars should never support left wing propaganda like Critical Race Theory, which perpetuates the very notions it claims to oppose. American kids should learn to read and write, as well as balance a checkbook. Young children must not be ‘groomed’ through exposure to sexuality before puberty is even on the horizon. Political ideology has no place in our schools.[3] |
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| —Antonio Swad's campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 20, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Antonio Swad," accessed February 13, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Swad For Congress, “Issues,” accessed November 1, 2022
