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Dalton Lytle
Dalton Lytle was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 89 of the Texas House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2016
Lytle's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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State Budget: Dalton supports zero-based budgeting and constitutional spending limits. Each department and program should justify their budgetary needs every biennium. Taxation: Dalton opposes a state income tax and will support a substantial reduction or elimination of the Margins Tax, enabling small businesses and entrepreneurs to more effectively create jobs. Sanctity of Life: Dalton believes that life begins at conception and ends at natural death. We have a responsibility to protect the unborn and the aged. Education: The success of Texas and America depends on an educated citizenry. Public schools are essential and are supplemented by private schools (including home schools). As a father of homeschooled children, Dalton fully supports the rights of parents to educate their children at home. Parents have ultimate responsibility for overseeing the education of their children whether public or private, and active parental engagement and support is foundational to student success. We should search diligently for effective alternative solutions to the educational challenges we face. Expanded school choice will help in some areas, but alternative education methods coupled with enabling technology may have greater effect. We should encourage both vocational and post-secondary education. Immigration: Dalton welcomes and supports legal immigration and understands that many come here with hopes and dreams for a better tomorrow. Dalton fully supports those that follow the legal process. However, not all immigrants seek to build up our nation but to alter or destroy it. To ensure safety and orderly migration, the federal government is constitutionally mandated both to provide for the common defense, including securing and defending our borders and to regulate the flow of foreign nationals into our country as visitors or future citizens. When the federal government fails to fulfill its constitutional duties, Texans must secure their own border. We must remove incentives encouraging illegal immigration including sanctuary cities and post-secondary financial aid.[1] |
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| —Dalton Lytle[2] | ||
Elections
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[3]
Incumbent Jodie Laubenberg defeated Denise Hamilton and Bob Worthington in the Texas House of Representatives District 89 general election.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 89 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jodie Laubenberg Incumbent |
63.53% | 48,341 | |
| Democratic | Denise Hamilton | 32.67% | 24,861 | |
| Libertarian | Bob Worthington | 3.80% | 2,890 | |
| Total Votes | 76,092 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Denise Hamilton ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 89 Democratic Primary.[5][6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 89 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Denise Hamilton (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Jodie Laubenberg defeated Dalton Lytle in the Texas House of Representatives District 89 Republican Primary.[5][6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 89 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jodie Laubenberg Incumbent |
70.67% | 14,158 | |
| Republican | Dalton Lytle | 29.33% | 5,875 | |
| Total Votes | 20,033 | |||
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Lytle's endorsements included the following:[7]
- Collin County Conservative Republicans
- Texans for Toll-free Highways
- Grassroots McKinney
- Texas Grassroots
- Cathie Adams, President - Texas Eagle Forum
Recent news
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See also
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives District 89
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Texas State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dalton for Texas, "Issues," accessed February 24, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Dalton for Texas, "Endorsements," accessed February 24, 2016
