Audrey Spanko
Audrey Spanko (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 1. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Spanko completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Audrey Spanko received a bachelor's degree in 2011 and a master's degree in 2019 from the University of Texas at Austin.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 1
Incumbent Bryan Hughes defeated Audrey Spanko in the general election for Texas State Senate District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bryan Hughes (R) | 75.3 | 267,404 |
 | Audrey Spanko (D)  | 24.7 | 87,885 | |
| Total votes: 355,289 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 1
Audrey Spanko advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 1 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Audrey Spanko | 100.0 | 29,162 |
| Total votes: 29,162 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 1
Incumbent Bryan Hughes advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 1 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bryan Hughes | 100.0 | 99,356 |
| Total votes: 99,356 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
To view Spanko's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Audrey Spanko completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Spanko's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Spanko identifies public education funding, access to equitable health care, and voting rights as her top priorities.
- Spanko believes that without access to health coverage, health concerns go undiagnosed or untreated, often forcing individuals to miss work and lose wages because of severe but preventable health issues. She will fight to expand Medicaid coverage and income qualifications through the Affordable Care Act, which would increase the eligibility for hundreds of thousands of Texans.
- Currently, about 75% of eligible voters in Texas are registered to vote, but over the last 20 years, no more than 60% of registered voters have turned out for an election. Texas makes it is too difficult to be an active voter in Texas. Spanko will work to increase voting rights of eligible voters.
Currently, 54% of households in the district make less than $50,000 annually, forcing individuals and families to make hard financial decisions. I plan to fight for an increase to the state minimum wage to elevate all residents of the district. East Texans work really hard to support their families and they deserve to be paid a living wage.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 18, 2020
