Brent Golemon
Brent Golemon was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 17 of the Texas House of Representatives.
Golemon was a 2015 special election Republican candidate for District 17 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]
Campaign themes
2016
Golemon's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Sanctuary Cities: We must push back against illegal immigration by abolishing sanctuary cities. This is legislation that has been killed in the Texas House by legislators in our own party. I will lead and fight to get this legislation passed. Sanctity of Life: We must continue to ensure that no taxpayer dollars are given to organizations that conduct abortions and fight to ensure that planned parenthood has no access to our public schools through sex education programs. Second Amendment Rights: We must advance our second amendment rights. They are rights meant to be protected, not granted by the government. It’s imperative that we pass open carry legislation and allow college students and professors to carry firearms on college campuses. Immigration: Washington has fundamentally failed to fulfill their responsibility to secure the border and protect American lives. We must fight to secure the border and end taxpayer subsidies of illegal immigrants. We must shut off access to welfare programs to those who are here illegally. Water Rights: We must have strong and effective representation to fight against urban interests who are trying to take our water resource away. Water is the greatest resource effecting our ability to prosper and it must be protected while insuring our private property rights are not infringed.[2] |
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| —Brent Golemon[3] | ||
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.[4]
Incumbent John Cyrier ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 17 general election.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 17 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Cyrier Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 41,694 | |
| Total Votes | 41,694 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent John Cyrier defeated Brent Golemon in the Texas House of Representatives District 17 Republican Primary.[6][7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 17 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Cyrier Incumbent |
64.54% | 13,520 | |
| Republican | Brent Golemon | 35.46% | 7,427 | |
| Total Votes | 20,947 | |||
2015
Shelley Cartier (D), Ty McDonald (D), John Cyrier (R), Brent Golemon (R) and Linda Curtis (I) faced off in the special election on January 6, 2015.[8] Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Cyrier and Golemon, met in a runoff election on February 17, which Cyrier won.[9][1]
The seat was vacant following Tim Kleinschmidt's (R) resignation to become general counsel for Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.[10]
A special election for the position of Texas House of Representatives District 17 was called for January 6, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 22, 2014.[10]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 17, Special Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Cyrier |
52.1% | 4,149 | |
| Republican | Brent Golemon | 47.9% | 3,821 | |
| Total Votes | 7,970 | |||
| Texas House of Representatives, District 17, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Cyrier |
46.1% | 3,520 | |
| Republican | Brent Golemon |
24.5% | 1,867 | |
| Independent | Linda Curtis | 13.7% | 1,046 | |
| Democratic | Ty McDonald | 11.9% | 907 | |
| Democratic | Shelley Cartier | 3.8% | 291 | |
| Total Votes | 7,631 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives District 17
- Texas State Legislature
- State legislative special elections, 2015
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016
External links
- Official campaign website
- Brent Golemon on Facebook
- Brent Golemon on Twitter
- Texas House of Representatives
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Brent Golemon for Texas House, "Issues," accessed February 23, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 25, 2014
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Three Elections, No Winners Yet," January 6, 2015
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Houston Chronicle, "Perry sets 3 special elections for Jan. 6," December 15, 2014
