Charles Morgan (Texas)
Charles E. Morgan was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 8 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1] Morgan ran for the same position as a Democrat in 2012 and 2010.
Biography
Morgan attended the Air War College and earned his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M. Now retired, his professional experience includes working as Lead Civil Engineer and Chief of Sanitary Control for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Morgan served as a major in the U.S. Air Force, working as a civil engineering manager.[2][3]
Issues
Political Courage Test
2010
Morgan provided answers to the 2010 Political Courage Test by Project Vote Smart on the subjects of:
- Abortion and reproductive issues
- Budget, spending and tax issues
- Campaign finance and government reform issues
- Crime and public safety issues
- Economic issues
- Education issues
- Environment and energy issues
- Gun issues
- Health issues
- Social issues
- Legislative priorities
He stated his legislative priorities as: "My first priority is to pass a noise law to control Low Frequency Noise generated by industrial equipment, high power electric lines and micro-wave towers that is harming our citizens and causing deaths. Company owners will absorb this cost. Second will be to get control of our school drop-out rate. No new funding needed. Thirdly, will be to increase our teachers' pay to be commensurate with the education and certifications they must have to perform their jobs. Funding from corporate taxes."[4]
The full test can be accessed here.
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][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Byron Cook Incumbent |
87.9% | 25,897 | |
| Libertarian | John Wilford | 12.1% | 3,581 | |
| Total Votes | 29,478 | |||
2012
Morgan ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 8. Morgan ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election. He was defeated by Byron Cook (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Byron Cook Incumbent |
73% | 35,996 | |
| Democratic | Charles Morgan | 27% | 13,339 | |
| Total Votes | 49,335 | |||
2010
Morgan ran in the 2010 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 8. Morgan was unopposed in the March 2 primary election and was defeated by Byron Cook (R) in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[8]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 8 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Byron Cook (R)
|
22,969 | 74.39% | ||
| Charles Morgan (D) | 7,906 | 25.6% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Morgan and his wife, Rebecca, have four sons. He has been a county school board vice president and member of the Dew school board.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Charles + Morgan + 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
- Charles Morgan on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from The Texas Tribune
- Political Courage Test from Project Vote Smart
- Official Campaign Contributions
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Charles Morgan's Biography," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Charles E. Morgan - About," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Charles Morgan's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)," 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
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
