Brian Elliott (Texas)
Brian Elliott (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 136. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elliott completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elliott completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Brian Elliott obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Waterloo and a law degree from the University of Miami School of Law. He studied disruptive strategy at Harvard Business School and obtained a Texas real estate license. As of 2020, Elliott was a corporate lawyer and business executive. He has operated his own law practice. He was licensed to practice law in Texas, Nevada, and Georgia.[1][2]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 136
Incumbent John Bucy III defeated Mike Guevara and Brian Elliott in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 136 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Bucy III (D) | 53.3 | 53,887 |
| Mike Guevara (R) | 43.1 | 43,533 | ||
 | Brian Elliott (L)  | 3.6 | 3,653 | |
| Total votes: 101,073 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 136
Incumbent John Bucy III advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 136 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Bucy III | 100.0 | 21,383 |
| Total votes: 21,383 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 136
Mike Guevara advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 136 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Guevara | 100.0 | 11,121 | |
| Total votes: 11,121 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 136
Brian Elliott advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 136 on March 21, 2020.
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| ✔ | | Brian Elliott (L) |
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brian Elliott completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Elliott's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I believe that we need viable third parties to add rational voices to moderate our public discourse and advocate for real solutions that are not connected to a political party power agenda. My agenda is to fight for your liberty.
I have been a corporate lawyer, business executive and entrepreneur for more than 20 years. I believe in a citizen legislature and I am proud of the work I do helping my clients build and protect their businesses, employ more people, and contribute to the economic growth of our great state.
I live in Cedar Park with my wife and son and our house full of rescues dogs, foster dogs, and foster fails.- SCRAP THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM - A vote for Brian Elliott as Texas State Representative will send the message that the status quo is not OK and the two party duopoly days are over.
- GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY - Only an independent State Representative who does not have to answer to the power brokers in the Capitol will be able to shine a light on waste, fraud and abuse.
- ELIMINATE PROPERTY TAXES - Property taxes are immoral, inequitable, inefficient, wasteful and hurt the working poor. Texas needs to eliminate Property Taxes.
Our Country and our communities have become increasingly polarized and fragmented. The "us" versus "them" mentality is entrenched by a political system that will not tolerate rational voices of third parties. This has led to more regulation, bigger government, deeper debt and higher and higher taxes as the old two power hungry parties are content to pass the baton between team red and team blue. We see each party becoming more extreme, less tolerant and more hostile. The only way to prevent extremism in our politics is to scrap the two-party system. Ranked choice voting or approval voting systems are examples of rational changes that can be made to better reflect the will of all Texans and restore civility and discourse in our political system.
Several Leander restaurant owners reached out concerning City sign inspectors who hassled them about non-compliance with sign ordinances - this is in the middle of a global pandemic - apparently sign inspectors are deemed "essential." I spoke out, raised awareness for the issue, and we managed to have the inspectors called off and the City of Leander reversed its guidance and waived compliance with the sign ordinances for the duration of the crisis.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 29, 2020
- ↑ Brian Elliott 2020 campaign website, "About Elliott," accessed April 3, 2020
