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Cecil Ince
Cecil Ince (b. December 29, 1975) was a 2014 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Texas. In 2010, Ince unsuccessfully ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives. He was defeated by Republican incumbent Linda Harper-Brown.[1]
Biography
Ince is a native Texan. In 2000, he joined the Libertarian party and has run in multiple elections.[2]
In 2002, he unsuccessfully ran for the Missouri Legislature representing the 137th District, under the name Christopher Davis.[3] In 2002, he announced an intention to run in the Missouri State Representative race representing District 23, but withdrew from the race. He had announced himself as a Republican candidate.[4] Once more under the name Christopher Davis, he tried his hand at Missouri politics in 2004, running as a Libertarian for Missouri Secretary of State. He was defeated by Robin Carnahan (R).[5]
Moving on to Texas politics, running as Cecil Ince, he was defeated by Linda Harper-Brown (R) in his bid for the Texas House of Representatives representing District 105 in 2010.[1]
In addition to his own campaigns, Ince has participated in other forms of political advocacy. He worked with elected officials to pass the Dominic James Memorial Foster Care Reform Act of 2004.[2] From 2006 through 2007, Ince was a member of the National Republican Congressional Committee's Business Advisory Council. In 2009, he was appointed to the Dallas County Libertarian Party's Executive Committee 4th District seat.[4]
Ince has also pursued a career in the entertainment industry as an actor, voice-talent, director, screenwriter, musician and stand-up comedian.[6] In 2008, he received an associate degree in applied arts with a concentration in acting performance from KD College, a subsidiary of KD Studio, Inc.[7]
Campaign themes
2014
Ince considers himself a Jeffersonian. The following excerpts are from issues listed on his Ince's Facebook campaign page:[2]
- Affordable Care Act: "the complete repeal of the Affordable Healthcare Act"
- National banks: "dissolving the central banking system"
- Immigration: "allowing the State of Texas to securing[sic] our border"
Elections
2014
Ince ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 3rd District. Ince was not nominated at the Libertarian state convention.[8]
Personal
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Ince lives in Greenville, Texas.[6]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Cecil + Ince + Texas + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Texas' 3rd Congressional District
External links
- Campaign website
- Official Facebook fan page
- YouTube
- Campaign Twitter
- Personal Twitter
- Wikipedia
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Secretary of State: "Race Summary Report, 2010 General Election," November 2, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Facebook: "Cecil Ince for U.S. Congress Third District of Texas, About," accessed November 22, 2013
- ↑ Missouri Libertarian Party: "2002 Candidates," accessed November 22, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Our Campaigns: "Ince, Cecil Anthony," accessed November 22, 2013
- ↑ US Election Atlas: "2004 Secretary of State General Election Results- Missouri," accessed November 22, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Facebook: "Cecil Anthony Ince, About," accessed November 22, 2013
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on November 20, 2013
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Federal Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
