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Chad Wilbanks
Chad Wilbanks was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House representing the 25th Congressional District of Texas.[1]
Campaign themes
2012
Wilbanks' campaign website listed the following issues:[2]
- American Economic Liberty: Reform Taxes
- Excerpt: "America can do better by reforming its current tax structure to a simple and easy to understand flat-tax without placing the tax-burden on the backs of every day, hard working Americans. "
- American Jobs: Create and Restore Wealth
- Excerpt: "America has the best innovators, the best universities, and the hardest workers. We must get government out of the way so that entrepreneurs and business can start hiring workers again. "
- American Spending: Balance The Budget / Cut Spending
- Excerpt: "America expects the federal government to go on an immediate strict spending diet to balance the budget, which means stop over spending, stop federal bailouts, and stop borrowing from foreign countries to fund our military."
- American Healthcare: Repeal Obamacare
- Excerpt: "America has the best doctors in the world who understand that health care is a very personal issue and should not be mandated by the federal government."
- American Religious Freedom: Pro-Life / Pro-Family / Pro-Liberty
- Excerpt: "America must always protect our religious freedoms."
Elections
2012
Wilbanks ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Texas' 25th District. He was defeated by Wes Riddle and Roger Williams in the Republican primary on May 29, 2012.[3][4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Roger Williams |
25.1% | 12,894 |
| Wes Riddle |
14.6% | 7,481 |
| Justin Hewlett | 12% | 6,178 |
| Dave Garrison | 11.9% | 6,133 |
| Michael Williams | 10.5% | 5,392 |
| Dianne Costa | 9.4% | 4,810 |
| Brian Matthews | 3.6% | 1,824 |
| Charlie Holcomb | 3.3% | 1,690 |
| Chad Wilbanks | 3.1% | 1,593 |
| Bill Burch | 3.1% | 1,575 |
| James Dillon | 2.3% | 1,174 |
| Ernie Beltz, Jr. | 1.2% | 596 |
| Total Votes | 51,340 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Wilbanks and his wife, Rachelle, have three children.
See also
- Texas' 25th Congressional District elections, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2012
- U.S. House elections, 2012
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Former TV reporter eyes Marchant's House District 24 seat," September 7, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ Campaign website, American Solutions (dead link)
- ↑ Texas GOP, "Republican candidate list," accessed May 10, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Unofficial Republican primary results," May 29, 2012
