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Austin Talley
Austin Talley (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 45. He lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2020.
Talley ran in one of 48 contested Texas state legislative Republican primaries in 2018. To read more about the conflict between Republican factions in the primaries, including who the factions were, which races were competitive and who key influencers lined up behind, click here.
Biography
Austin Talley is an 8th generation Texan. He served in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army.[1] Talley earned a bachelor's degree in international business and management with a minor in Latin American studies from the University of Tampa in 2012.[2] Talley is an entrepreneur. As of July 2019, he had opened and operated five companies.[3]
Talley serves as the Central Texas regional director for the Texas Young Republicans and as treasurer with the Central Texas Republican Assembly. Talley serves on the board of directors for We Are OSD, Project K9 Heroes, the Purple Heart Integration Project, and the Our Digital Heroes Foundation. He is an ambassador and mentor with Bunker Labs.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Erin Zwiener defeated Carrie Isaac in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 45 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erin Zwiener (D) | 50.5 | 57,383 |
 | Carrie Isaac (R)  | 49.5 | 56,175 | |
| Total votes: 113,558 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 45
Carrie Isaac defeated Kent Wymore in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 45 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carrie Isaac | 56.7 | 6,447 |
| Kent Wymore | 43.3 | 4,924 | ||
| Total votes: 11,371 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Erin Zwiener defeated Liliana Posada in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 45 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erin Zwiener | 69.1 | 16,120 |
| Liliana Posada | 30.9 | 7,195 | ||
| Total votes: 23,315 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 45
Carrie Isaac and Kent Wymore advanced to a runoff. They defeated Austin Talley in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 45 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carrie Isaac | 47.9 | 8,248 |
| ✔ | Kent Wymore | 41.4 | 7,135 | |
 | Austin Talley | 10.7 | 1,852 | |
| Total votes: 17,235 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 45
Erin Zwiener defeated Ken Strange in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 45 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erin Zwiener (D) | 51.6 | 43,207 |
| Ken Strange (R) | 48.4 | 40,531 | ||
| Total votes: 83,738 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 45
Erin Zwiener defeated Rebecca Bell-Metereau in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 45 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erin Zwiener | 51.4 | 3,003 |
 | Rebecca Bell-Metereau | 48.6 | 2,837 | |
| Total votes: 5,840 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 45
Rebecca Bell-Metereau and Erin Zwiener advanced to a runoff. They defeated Les Carnes in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 45 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rebecca Bell-Metereau | 45.4 | 5,133 |
| ✔ | | Erin Zwiener | 30.7 | 3,466 |
| Les Carnes | 23.9 | 2,705 | ||
| Total votes: 11,304 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 45
Ken Strange defeated Amber Pearce, Naomi Narvaiz, Austin Talley, and Amy Akers in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 45 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Strange | 54.7 | 7,257 | |
 | Amber Pearce | 24.4 | 3,233 | |
 | Naomi Narvaiz | 9.2 | 1,217 | |
| Austin Talley | 6.8 | 901 | |
 | Amy Akers | 4.9 | 651 | |
| Total votes: 13,259 | |||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| No. |
What made this a race to watch?
| Five Republicans filed to run in the election to replace state Rep. Jason Isaac (R): Amy Akers, Naomi Narvaiz, Amber Pearce, Ken Strange, and Austin Talley. All candidates in this race signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. Endorsements for Narvaiz
Endorsements for Pearce
Endorsements for Strange
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Austin Talley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
Servant Leasership Is there anything you would like to add? Austin Talley is a 16 year US military veteran and an 8th generation Texan. He fought terrorism in the Middle East with U.S. Intelligence Agencies for over a decade before returning to Texas in 2013 and starting a new life as an entrepreneur. He has since opened and currently operates 5 companies, focusing on creating jobs, helping veterans, and improving his community. He has also been active with nonprofits that assist veterans in Central Texas transition to civilian life, find work, and overcome struggles with PTSD. He is highly active in Republican organizations throughout Texas and is committed to fighting for conservative ideas and principles. Austin now wants to take his fighting spirit to the State House, where he can continue working to champion conservative values, defend liberty, and improve the lives of his fellow Texans. Texas is facing difficult times, and needs someone who not only talks the talk, but has proven he can walk the walk. That is why Austin Talley is running for State Representative in House District 45. [4] |
” |
| —Austin Talley[2] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- LinkedIn page
- Texas Legislature website
Footnotes
- ↑ Austin for 45, "Bio," accessed February 14, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on August 14, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Austin Talley," August 10, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
