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Chris Royal
Chris Royal (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 34th Congressional District. He was disqualified from the general election scheduled on November 5, 2024.
Royal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Chris Royal was born in Kokomo, Indiana. He served in the U.S. Army from 1982 to 1990. He graduated from Glendale High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Southwest Missouri State University in 1982. His career experience includes working as a teacher, lawyer, author of a real estate textbook, computer programmer, and restaurateur. He has been affiliated with Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Gamma Delta.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. defeated Mayra Flores in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D) | 51.3 | 102,780 |
![]() | Mayra Flores (R) | 48.7 | 97,603 |
Total votes: 200,383 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brent Lewis (L)
- Chris Royal (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Vicente Gonzalez Jr. | 100.0 | 27,745 |
Total votes: 27,745 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Mayra Flores defeated Laura Cisneros, Mauro Garza, and Gregory Kunkle Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mayra Flores | 81.2 | 18,307 |
![]() | Laura Cisneros | 8.8 | 1,991 | |
![]() | Mauro Garza | 6.2 | 1,388 | |
![]() | Gregory Kunkle Jr. ![]() | 3.8 | 863 |
Total votes: 22,549 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ann Marie Torres (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 34
Brent Lewis advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Brent Lewis (L) |
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. defeated incumbent Mayra Flores and Chris Royal in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D) | 52.7 | 70,896 |
![]() | Mayra Flores (R) ![]() | 44.2 | 59,464 | |
![]() | Chris Royal (Independent) | 3.0 | 4,079 |
Total votes: 134,439 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ronald Mills (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Vicente Gonzalez Jr. | 64.8 | 23,531 |
![]() | Laura Cisneros | 23.3 | 8,456 | |
![]() | Beatriz Reynoso ![]() | 3.5 | 1,287 | |
![]() | William Thompson ![]() | 3.0 | 1,085 | |
Filemon Meza | 2.5 | 920 | ||
![]() | Diego Zavala | 2.0 | 718 | |
Osbert Rodriguez Haro III | 0.9 | 331 |
Total votes: 36,328 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rochelle Garza (D)
- Jaime Rodriguez (D)
- Ryan Trevino (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Mayra Flores defeated Frank McCaffrey, Gregory Kunkle Jr., and Juana Cantu-Cabrera in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mayra Flores ![]() | 60.3 | 9,490 |
Frank McCaffrey ![]() | 21.9 | 3,444 | ||
![]() | Gregory Kunkle Jr. ![]() | 10.7 | 1,677 | |
![]() | Juana Cantu-Cabrera ![]() | 7.1 | 1,115 |
Total votes: 15,726 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Larry Polsky (R)
- Philip Sotelo (R)
2020
See also: Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Filemon Vela defeated Rey Gonzalez Jr., Anthony Cristo, and Chris Royal in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Filemon Vela (D) | 55.4 | 111,439 |
![]() | Rey Gonzalez Jr. (R) ![]() | 41.8 | 84,119 | |
![]() | Anthony Cristo (L) | 1.6 | 3,222 | |
![]() | Chris Royal (Independent) | 1.1 | 2,247 |
Total votes: 201,027 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Filemon Vela defeated Diego Zavala and Osbert Rodriguez Haro III in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Filemon Vela | 75.1 | 39,484 |
![]() | Diego Zavala ![]() | 18.5 | 9,707 | |
Osbert Rodriguez Haro III ![]() | 6.5 | 3,413 |
Total votes: 52,604 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Rey Gonzalez Jr. defeated Rod Lingsch in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Rey Gonzalez Jr. ![]() | 56.3 | 10,665 |
![]() | Rod Lingsch | 43.7 | 8,271 |
Total votes: 18,936 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 34
Anthony Cristo advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Anthony Cristo (L) |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chris Royal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Royal's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- Inflation is the enemy of hard-working families in the RGV. As an Independent I've been out gathering 500 signatures of registered voters so I can be on the ballot in November. Everyone I talk to says they are having difficulties in paying the rent, buying clothing and food for their children, and buying gas and insurance for their cars. So what's the solution? Easy. Stop the spending by the Federal Government. My opponents in the Democratic and Republican parties spent around $3.5 each in their last campaigns, so they must do what their parties say to do, namely, spend. I don't have to listen to either party and I can simply say no to additional spending by our Federal Government. So Vote Chris Royal this November.
- Many politicians in Washington, D.C. say that we're a "Country of laws and not men." But do they really mean it? Currently, a hot issue is immigration. We wouldn't have this problem if the chief executive (the president) of our country would simply execute the laws on the books. If he did so, we would have a "country of laws" but he's not. When Richard Nixon authorized the burglarization of the DNC Headquarters (Watergate), the Democrats and Republicans could agree with what the law were and Richard Nixon resigned! We need new leadership who will do this exact thing, namely, executes the laws faithfully and don't look at political office as a way to line their own pockets.
- Our freedoms are in jeopardy. Our current president has compromised himself by accepting money from countries like Russia and China. Where is this going to lead to? We've had several Chinese spy balloons invade our country. President Biden did not shoot the first one down because he was afraid that the falling balloon might hurt someone in Montana. Is he serious? So the balloon traveled across our country while survelling our nuclear missile sites. And now we face adversaries on our college campuses, in the South China Seas and in the Middle East. We need new leadership that will standup for our country and let all foes foreign and domestic know that we will stand up and fight for our freedoms. Enough is Enough - Vote Royal
NETFLIX - Testament: The Story of Moses. I also love biographies on YouTube put out by Epic History (Napolean, Alexander the Great, etc.) The book Love Story which is a historical fiction book on John Adams (2nd president of US) and his wife, Abigail. The Movie "Patton" and "Lawrence of Arabia." House of Cards - NETFLIX - fiction that shows the underbelly of politics
Characteristics - honesty, truthfulness, above reproach - Government officials must be honest. If they are caught taking money under the table or tips on say the stock market, they should be banned from future work in the government sector.
That my wife and I brought up our children the best that we could. That I did the right things in government so people can live freely and with the least amount of government interference and taxes. That I helped to bring down spending, brought down inflation, and did those things that would make people's lives better. I want to be on the side of energy independence because we were once there. We can do it again.
Gasoline. We were once energy independent. Gas prices were low. It's like getting a pay raise. And when we have low energy prices, families can afford other things or save for a rainy day. EV cars are over-rated. They cost too much for the average worker. We're stuck to our used car because new cars are just too expensive. So it's a feel-good item to own an electric car. What they don't share with us is all the pollution that China is creating right now to create all those lithium batteries. The pollution is spilling out into the environment which is finding it's way into the seas which will end up in our country's rivers and streams. It's also said that to create the energy for these cars will cause a lot pollution because the energy suppliers will have to burn coal.
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2022
Chris Royal did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Chris Royal did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 14, 2024