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Art Hall
Art Hall was the interim District 2 representative on the San Antonio City Council in Texas. He joined the council in January 2019 and served until June 2019.[1][2]
Hall was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 120 of the Texas House of Representatives. He was defeated in the primary election.
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] Incumbent Laura Thompson (I-Independent) was elected to the seat in a special election on August 2, 2016.
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins defeated incumbent Laura Thompson in the Texas House of Representatives District 120 general election.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 120 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Barbara Gervin-Hawkins |
77.65% | 31,510 | |
| Independent | Laura Thompson Incumbent | 22.35% | 9,072 | |
| Total Votes | 40,582 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins defeated Mario Salas in the Texas House of Representatives, District 120 Democratic primary runoff.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 120 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins |
55.83% | 1,983 | |
| Democratic | Mario Salas | 44.17% | 1,569 | |
| Total Votes | 3,552 | |||
The following candidates ran in the Texas House of Representatives District 120 Democratic Primary.[6][5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 120 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins |
26.31% | 2,684 | |
| Democratic | Mario Salas |
23.16% | 2,363 | |
| Democratic | Byron Miller | 18.76% | 1,914 | |
| Democratic | Art Hall | 12.36% | 1,261 | |
| Democratic | Latronda Darnell | 11.57% | 1,180 | |
| Democratic | Lou Miller | 7.85% | 801 | |
| Total Votes | 10,203 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
Hall's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Reinvest in Public Education: Education is the path to success. We have an obligation to invest in our youth and prepare them for the future job market by providing them with the best education possible. I want to fight for our fair share of public educational funding, equipping our classrooms with state of the art technology, competitive wages for teachers and an obstacle-free path to a college education. Our children deserve good schools, good teachers and a quality education. Promote Economic Development: Small business plays a crucial role in job creation and employment opportunities. It is beneficial for our communities to support and help grow small businesses. I will support legislation that will help business owners access more capital or financing to promote growth and hiring, provide tax relief and simplify regulations. It’s time for us to take the lead and create new jobs by investing in our small businesses. Improve our Criminal Justice System: Our criminal justice system is in need of major reform. There is great unrest and distrust of law enforcement in our (African American and Hispanic) or (minority) communities due to racial profiling, mass incarcerations, excessive use of force and unfair sentencing. I will support legislation to end racial profiling; provide more accountability and transparency for all parties; equality in the courtroom, funding for more body cameras, law enforcement training and prison to home transitional programs. I want to work to improve our criminal justice system to ensure equality and restore confidence in the process. Supporting our Veterans: Our military fights for our freedom everyday and it is our duty to support them in return when they need us most. I will fight to support our veterans and their families; to assist those families that are caring for veterans and wounded warriors; expand health care coverage; support funding for physical rehabilitation facilities and eliminate systemic problems within our government agencies that may cause long wait times for health care or claims processing. Our veterans deserve peace of mind knowing they will receive the services they need.[7] |
” |
| —Art Hall[8] | ||
See also
- San Antonio, Texas
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives District 120
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Texas State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- San Antonio City Council District 2
- Official campaign website
- Art Hall on Facebook
- Art Hall on Twitter
- Texas House of Representatives
Footnotes
- ↑ KTSA, "Art Hall Named Interim District 2 San Antonio City Councilman," January 10, 2019
- ↑ SanAntonio.gov, "Art A. Hall, City Council District 2," accessed January 31, 2019
- ↑ 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, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Art Hall for Texas, "Priorities," accessed February 25, 2016
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Succeeded by Jada Andrews-Sullivan |
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