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Cheri Thomas
Cheri Thomas (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 2 judge of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Thomas was born in Houston, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2
Incumbent Kevin Jewell defeated Cheri Thomas in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Jewell (R) | 51.9 | 835,179 |
 | Cheri Thomas (D) | 48.1 | 772,544 | |
| Total votes: 1,607,723 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2
Cheri Thomas defeated Kyle Carter in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheri Thomas | 58.9 | 123,720 |
 | Kyle Carter | 41.1 | 86,401 | |
| Total votes: 210,121 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2
Incumbent Kevin Jewell advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Jewell | 100.0 | 251,056 |
| Total votes: 251,056 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Incumbent Ken Wise defeated Tamika Craft in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Wise (R) | 50.4 | 1,162,733 | |
 | Tamika Craft (D) | 49.6 | 1,143,040 | |
| Total votes: 2,305,773 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Tamika Craft defeated Cheri Thomas in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tamika Craft | 59.4 | 127,245 |
| Cheri Thomas | 40.6 | 86,910 | |
| Total votes: 214,155 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tamika Craft | 39.3 | 137,821 |
| ✔ | | Cheri Thomas | 24.9 | 87,207 |
| Walter Kronzer | 12.8 | 44,742 | ||
| Dominic Merino | 11.6 | 40,548 | ||
| Lennon Wright | 7.0 | 24,521 | ||
| Velda Faulkner | 4.5 | 15,943 | ||
| Total votes: 350,782 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Incumbent Ken Wise advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Wise | 100.0 | 277,757 | |
| Total votes: 277,757 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cheri Thomas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
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| Video submitted to Ballotpedia Released April 9, 2020 |
Cheri Thomas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thomas' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Cherí has trained with and mentored excellent lawyers throughout her career. Working with them has given her the skills to be a good Justice: good judgment and the ability to perform rigorous, meticulous legal analysis. If elected, Cherí will work to ensure Texas is a state we are proud to call home, one that values equality, dignity, generosity, and compassion. She will work hard, make well-reasoned decisions, and treat everyone with fairness and respect.
- Cherí has the skills to properly apply the law to the facts, and she understands that judicial decisions affect real people and real families appearing before the court.
- Cherí is open-minded, willing to listen and consider all sides of each party's position. She has maintained, and will continue to maintain, high ethical standards. Cherí's words and actions show fairness and respect for others, no matter their personal characteristics or station in life.
- Cherí has a strong work ethic and values efficiency but not at the expense of substance. She is professional, even-tempered, cooperative, and principled.
Cherí also believes judges should educate the community about our justice system and that judges should also participate in the community to increase their own knowledge, to be open to new ideas, evolving attitudes, legal developments, and change in general.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 4, 2020.
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