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Aspen Dunaway

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Aspen Dunaway
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Aspen Dunaway was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 49 of the Texas House of Representatives.

Campaign themes

2016

Dunaway's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“
  • Raise The Homestead Exemption to $50,000.00 and Double the Exemptions for Disabled Veterans and Seniors.
  • Fully Fund Medicaid in Texas Using Federal Funds to Cover 80% of the Cost.
  • Freeze Tuition at State Universities for 2017 and 2018
  • Raise the Texas minimum wage to $10.10 per hour and index it to inflation.
  • Immediate 10% Raise for State Employees with 5% raises in 2017 and 2018
  • Decriminalize Marijuana.
  • Expand Revenues from Gaming in Texas Including Casino Pilot Project in Austin.
  • Tenant’s Bill of Rights Strengthening Rights of Tenants.
  • Increase State Transportation Funding for High Growth Areas Including Austin.
  • State Funding for Body Cameras on Officers Statewide To Preserve Civil Rights.[1]
 ”
—Aspen Dunaway[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives 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 Elliott Naishtat (D) did not seek re-election.

Gina Hinojosa defeated Rick Perkins in the Texas House of Representatives District 49 general election.[4]

Texas House of Representatives, District 49 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gina Hinojosa 84.41% 68,398
     Libertarian Rick Perkins 15.59% 12,631
Total Votes 81,029
Source: Texas Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the Texas House of Representatives District 49 Democratic Primary.[5][6]

Texas House of Representatives, District 49 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gina Hinojosa 56.96% 17,485
     Democratic Heather Way 18.74% 5,752
     Democratic Huey Rey Fischer 14.08% 4,322
     Democratic Blake Rocap 3.21% 985
     Democratic Aspen Dunaway 2.82% 866
     Democratic Matthew Shrum 2.34% 718
     Democratic Kenton Johnson 1.85% 569
Total Votes 30,697


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Dunaway for Texas, "Issues," accessed February 24, 2016
  3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
  4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
  5. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
  6. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016


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