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Christopher Jones (Texas)
Christopher Jones (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 37th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
Jones completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Christopher Jones was born in Mobile, Alabama.[1] Jones' career experience includes working as the director of video transaction optimization with Kapsch TrafficCom North America, a consultant with Austin Data Solutions, and a client services manager with Tangoe.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 37th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 37
Incumbent Lloyd Doggett defeated Jenny Garcia Sharon, Clark Patterson, and Sherri Taylor in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 37 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lloyd Doggett (D) | 76.8 | 219,358 |
 | Jenny Garcia Sharon (R) | 21.0 | 59,923 | |
 | Clark Patterson (L)  | 2.2 | 6,332 | |
| Sherri Taylor (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 176 | ||
| Total votes: 285,789 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Benjamin Ovard (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 37
Jenny Garcia Sharon defeated Rod Lingsch in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 37 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenny Garcia Sharon | 59.1 | 6,923 |
 | Rod Lingsch | 40.9 | 4,791 | |
| Total votes: 11,714 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 37
Incumbent Lloyd Doggett defeated Donna Imam, Christopher Jones, and Quinton Beaubouef in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 37 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lloyd Doggett | 79.3 | 60,007 |
 | Donna Imam | 17.7 | 13,385 | |
 | Christopher Jones | 2.0 | 1,503 | |
| Quinton Beaubouef | 1.1 | 804 | ||
| Total votes: 75,699 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hasani Burton (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 37
Jenny Garcia Sharon and Rod Lingsch advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jeremiah Diacogiannis in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 37 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenny Garcia Sharon | 46.8 | 9,087 |
| ✔ | | Rod Lingsch | 27.8 | 5,403 |
 | Jeremiah Diacogiannis | 25.4 | 4,938 | |
| Total votes: 19,428 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 37
Clark Patterson defeated Nazirite Perez in the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 37 on March 19, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Clark Patterson (L) |
| Nazirite Perez (L) | ||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Christopher Jones completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jones' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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From an early age, I have felt compelled to serve my community. This manifested itself in my involvement in church; in joining and starting clubs in school; in participation in leadership workshops and youth legislatures; and even today in fostering safe spaces for LGBTQ+ rock climbers. My experiences in these various groups have made me a firm believer that if you want to see change in your community, you must step up and make it happen. This is the time for change.
- I’m running for Congress to fight for progressive values that support social equity and encourage inclusion. Growing up in Alabama, I didn’t have to travel far to see the effects of income inequality or racial discrimination. I never had to imagine being dismissed for my inclusion in the LGBTQ+ community, I lived it. Today, we continue to see our most vulnerable communities denied equal access, protections, and opportunity in services like housing, medical care, education, and employment. Representation and support from allies are more important today than ever before.
- I’m running for Congress because I know representation matters. For too long we have seen the same faces and heard the same voices legislating on our behalf, however, the electorate has continued to become younger, more diverse, and more progressive. Without representation, those without power will continue to have their rights compromised. It is time to give our city a choice in electing someone who will fight to elevate the voices of all our communities.
- I’m running for Congress because I know that we cannot move our country forward by leaving others behind. I know we can build a better future by investing in America’s greatest asset, our people. I know meaningful change is closer than we think, and I know we can build a future that works for all of us.
While we continue to fight in the courts at the federal and state level, Congress should seek more opportunities to support individuals capable of becoming pregnant and to shield these individuals from further undue burden. Reproductive Justice doesn’t stop in the womb, it encompasses the entire journey an individual chooses to make and we should do everything in our power to create a system that encourages this freedom of choice without obstruction or fear. I will fight to:
• Eliminate barriers to contraceptive treatments
• Secure access to reproductive healthcare for all people capable of becoming pregnant
• Ensure economic opportunity for individuals who choose to continue a pregnancy
• Expand services for after-birth and early childhood care
Healthcare for All:
With an aging population, rising care costs, and a widening wealth divide, many Americans are facing tremendous challenges when making choices about their health. The Affordable Care Act made great advances in the fight to insure more Americans, however, we still need real solutions for solving access to healthcare for all. Healthcare is a human right and we need a system that truly covers all Americans equally. I will fight to:
• Separate healthcare from employment
• End in-and-out of network fees and restrictions
• Allow patients freedom of choice in their providers
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Campaign website
Jones' campaign website stated the following:
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Reproductive Justice It is the right of every individual to make their own choice when confronted with decisions that will affect their body and family. Immigration and Border Security Compassion for the humanity and the struggles of those who seek life in the US must be our highest priority. Voting Rights & Campaign Finance We must guarantee equal, unrestricted access to our polling locations, end partisan gerrymandering of our communities, and eliminate “dark money” from our elections to ensure our fundamental American right of fair representation is upheld for everyone. Climate Change Climate change demands that we act now to protect the most venerable Americans, to safeguard property, guarantee a high quality of life, and to preserve our environment. Medicare for All Healthcare is arguably the most critical issue facing our country today. With an aging population, rising care costs, and a widening wealth divide, many Americans are facing tremendous challenges when making choices about their health. Restorative Justice As a nation we must come to a unified understanding that many of our institutions are not designed to treat all Americans equally. This is especially true in our criminal justice system. Equality For All We must recognize that our institutions, while reformed, may still perpetuate practices that are either explicitly or implicitly biased against specific groups of people and continue to cause immeasurable harm. Veterans In the United States we are all called to serve our country in many ways, but no one has answered that call with more honor, courage, and self-sacrifice than our active military personnel and veterans. Unionized Labor If we look back through history, there has always been a struggle between the interests of Labor and management. This struggle is entirely necessary to protect the rights of the individual employee. Wage Reform It is clear to the American people that our current federal minimum wage of $7.25 is not sufficient to cover the increasing costs of housing, services, healthcare, and basic quality of life expenses. The stagnation of the minimum wage has greatly contributed to the wealth gap that we are grappling with across the county. Fostering Innovation We must maintain our role as the world leader of innovation to set the global agenda in critical areas like democratic norms, ethical business practices, human rights, and social equity.[3] |
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| —Christopher Jones' campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 22, 2021
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Chris Jones," accessed February 1, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Chris Jones, “Issues,” accessed January 17, 2022
