Craig McMichael
Craig McMichael was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Texas.[1] McMichael was defeated by incumbent Kevin Brady in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[2]
McMichael was a 2014 candidate for the same seat.[3]
Biography
A Spring, Texas, native, McMichael graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1995.[4] He then joined the United States Marine Corps and served three combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.[5]
After 10 years in the military, McMichael was honorably discharged in 2006 and began working in the information and technology industry.[5] He earned his A.A. from Lone Star College System.[6] McMichael currently works at Right Click Technology as a system engineer.[7]
Military honors
McMichael earned the following military honors while serving in the United States Marine Corps:[5]
- Three Marine Corps Good Conduct Medals
- Two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals
- Three sea service deployment ribbons
- Iraq Campaign Medal
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
- Korean Defense Service Medal
- Two Humanitarian Service Medals
- Two National Defense Service Medals
- Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendations
- Three Navy Meritorious Unit Commendations
- Navy Unit Commendation
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Kevin Brady (R) faced no opposition in the general election on November 8, 2016. Brady defeated Steve Toth, Andre Dean and Craig McMichael in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016. No Democratic candidates filed to run in the race.[8][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Kevin Brady Incumbent |
100% | 236,379 | |
| Total Votes | 236,379 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kevin Brady Incumbent |
53.4% | 65,059 | ||
| Steve Toth | 37.3% | 45,436 | ||
| Craig McMichael | 5% | 6,050 | ||
| Andre Dean | 4.3% | 5,233 | ||
| Total Votes | 121,778 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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2014
McMichael ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 8th District. McMichael was defeated by incumbent Kevin Brady in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.[9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kevin Brady Incumbent |
68.3% | 42,368 | ||
| Craig McMichael | 31.7% | 19,687 | ||
| Total Votes | 62,055 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on McMichael's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Craig McMichael's campaign website, http://mcmichaelforcongress.com/issues.php | ||
2014
McMichael listed the following issues on his campaign website:[11]
- Budget: "Let us start each year at ZERO and require each government program to prove why they need the dollars they are allotted."
- Taxes: "A little known fact is individual income taxes only make up 40% of the revenue in our country, let us try to cut that in half and give the people 540 billion dollars of their money back."
- National security: "Maybe it is time for Congress to hold people accountable when they ignore federal law, and make federal employees follow the laws that Congress has passed. Enforcing these laws alone would help stop the flow of ILLEGAL immigrants across our borders."
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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McMichael returned to Houston after serving in the Marines. He now lives in Montgomery County, Texas.[12]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Craig + McMichael + Texas + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 8th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Texas' 8th Congressional District
External links
- Campaign Website
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn profile
- McMichael speaking at a meeting of the Texas Patriots PAC
- Twitter feed
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 10, 2013
- ↑ Facebook: "McMichael for Congress, About," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ LinkedIn: "Craig McMichael," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Primary 2014 Election Results," March 4, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ McMichael for Congress: "Issues," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ McMichael for Congress, "Biography," accessed November 12, 2014
