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Ben Rose
Ben Rose (Democratic Party) ran for election for Harris County Attorney in Texas. Rose lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Rose was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 134 of the Texas House of Representatives.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Harris County Attorney
Christian Menefee defeated John Nation in the general election for Harris County Attorney on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christian Menefee (D)  | 54.7 | 848,451 |
| John Nation (R) | 45.3 | 703,771 | ||
| Total votes: 1,552,222 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Attorney
Christian Menefee defeated incumbent Vince Ryan and Ben Rose in the Democratic primary for Harris County Attorney on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christian Menefee | 50.4 | 125,971 |
| Vince Ryan | 25.1 | 62,630 | ||
 | Ben Rose | 24.5 | 61,103 | |
| Total votes: 249,704 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Attorney
John Nation advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Attorney on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Nation | 100.0 | 152,793 | |
| Total votes: 152,793 | |||
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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.[1]
Incumbent Sarah Davis defeated Ben Rose and Gilberto Velasquez, Jr. in the Texas House of Representatives District 134 general election.[2]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 134 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Sarah Davis Incumbent |
53.56% | 48,192 | |
| Democratic | Ben Rose | 43.30% | 38,958 | |
| Libertarian | Gilberto Velasquez, Jr. | 3.15% | 2,831 | |
| Total Votes | 89,981 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Ben Rose ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 134 Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 134 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ben Rose (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Sarah Davis defeated David L. Palmer in the Texas House of Representatives District 134 Republican Primary.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 134 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sarah Davis Incumbent |
59.48% | 13,858 | |
| Republican | David L. Palmer | 40.52% | 9,439 | |
| Total Votes | 23,297 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ben Rose did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Issues
Political philosophy
Rose made the following statement to Ballotpedia regarding his political philosophy:[5]
| “ |
As a lawyer, I represented so many people that could not afford an attorney and could not stand up for their rights on their own that I earned a spot in the Pro Bono College of Texas. In the courts, I have fought to rescue homesteaders from toxic chemical polluters and protect people’s justice in civil and criminal matters. As a private citizen, I have stood up whenever the moment called for it. Texas ranks at the very bottom in education: we spend less on our children than virtually anywhere else and we have the school system to show for it. Our teachers are paid far less than they deserve and our politicians are more concerned with their political agenda than our kids. I have watched our government allow our streets to flood, our infrastructure to crumble and our people to go without healthcare. I have watched our government slash more than 5 billion dollars from education and then turn around and reject billions more of federal education dollars to satisfy an ideological agenda. I will fight to change Texas to the great state it is poised to be: a state where we value our people, plan for tomorrow and have enough compassion to ensure that all hardworking Texans can afford a decent life. [6] |
” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on August 29, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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