Bobby Vickery
Bobby Vickery was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 8 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1] Vickery was a 2012 candidate for District 8 of the Texas House of Representatives.
Biography
Vickery's professional experience includes owning Texas Environmental Training & Compliance, a company that trains landfill operators, and working as general manager of Republic Waste Services.[2]
Campaign themes
2014
Vickery's campaign weblog highlighted the following campaign issues:[3]
Illegal Immigration
Excerpt: "Pass an E-verify bill and a Sanctuary City bill. This is a start. We need to establish a simple, prudent Guest Worker program. The guest worker must pay taxes and must obey the laws of our nation and our state."
Education
Excerpt: "The Federal Government has to get out of the way of teaching our kids. We rely too much on the Federal funds and therefore, they are in control of how our education system works. We need more money going to the classroom, not to “other non-education” activities. No Child Left Behind has been taken off course from its original intent. We need to have two paths for our kids; Academia (College Bound) or Vocational (Trade School). Not all kids are college bound.... I will propose a bill that eliminates the School Property taxes, by increasing the Sales (Consumption) Tax rates."
Entitlements
Excerpt: "It was not the intent of our Founding Fathers to provide the general welfare, but to promote the general welfare. This means limited government. Giving something to someone who does not earn it means taking it from someone who did earn it. Proverbs says, “A lazy man will not eat”. I will propose a bill that requires anyone on an entitlement payment must take a drug test. Be perfectly clear, a benefit is earned; an entitlement is not earned."
Elections
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Byron Cook defeated Bobby Vickery and Charles Morgan in the Republican primary. Cook defeated John Wilford (L) in the general election.[1][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Byron Cook Incumbent |
87.9% | 25,897 | |
| Libertarian | John Wilford | 12.1% | 3,581 | |
| Total Votes | 29,478 | |||
2012
Vickery ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 8. Vickery was defeated by incumbent Byron Cook in the May 29 primary election.[6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Byron Cook Incumbent |
62% | 9,600 |
| Bobby Vickery | 38% | 5,885 |
| Total Votes | 15,485 | |
Endorsements
2012
In 2012, Vickery's endorsements included the following:
- Young Conservatives of Texas[8]
Personal
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Vickery and his wife, Milly, have two children. Vickery is a former county Republican precinct chair and district school board member.[2]
Additional reading
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Bobby + Vickery + Texas + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Bobby Vickery on Facebook
- Bobby Vickery on Twitter
- Bobby Vickery on WordPress
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from The Texas Tribune
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Facebook, "Bobby Vickery for State Representative - About," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Bobby Vickery Campaign, "Issues," October 31, 2013. accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Office of the (Texas) Secretary of State, "Race Summary Report," accessed July 12, 2012
- ↑ GOP Is For Me, "YCT Endorses Bobby Vickery In House District 8 Over Incumbent Byron Cook," January 21, 2012. accessed February 17, 2014
