Dan Hawkins (Texas)

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Dan Hawkins

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Libertarian Party

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Arlington, 1990

Graduate

University of North Texas, 1992

Personal
Profession
Librarian
Contact

Personal website


Dan Hawkins was a 2016 Libertarian candidate for District 99 of the Texas House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012.

Biography

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Hawkins' professional experience includes working as a librarian and technology professional. He earned his B.A. in English from the University of Texas - Arlington in 1990 and his M.S. in Library Science from the University of North Texas in 1992.[1]

Campaign themes

2012

Hawkins' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]

Cut Taxes and Spending

  • "I would vote to repeal the business margins tax that was proposed and signed in 2006 by Republican Governor Rick Perry, and filed by Rep. Jim Keffer (Republican from Eastland). "
  • "I would file a bill to cut the state sales tax from 6.25% to 4%."
  • "Those two tax reductions would reduce state revenue by about $25 billion over the next two years*. I propose cutting expenditures to match. (The current total budget is about $172 billion.) I support across-the-board cuts, and I note that most of the cuts will need to come from the two largest areas of state spending: education and health and human services."

Relief for Small Businesses

  • "I would file legislation to reduce the power of cities to use permitting ordinances to limit and block businesses."
  • "I would file legislation to repeal many anti-competitive occupational licensing laws."
  • "I would file a bill to prohibit local governments from using tax subsidies to pick winners and losers."

Individual Liberties

  • "I believe that government's sole function is to protect each individual's rights to life, liberty, and property. When government enacts and enforces laws that do anything beyond this, it is overstepping its bounds. I will work to get government back to this primary function."

Elections

2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives 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.[2]

Incumbent Charlie Geren defeated Dan Hawkins in the Texas House of Representatives District 99 general election.[3]

Texas House of Representatives, District 99 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Charlie Geren Incumbent 82.79% 45,201
     Libertarian Dan Hawkins 17.21% 9,393
Total Votes 54,594
Source: Texas Secretary of State



Incumbent Charlie Geren defeated Bo French in the Texas House of Representatives District 99 Republican Primary.[4][5]

Texas House of Representatives, District 99 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Charlie Geren Incumbent 58.23% 13,312
     Republican Bo French 41.77% 9,551
Total Votes 22,863

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hawkins ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 99. Hawkins ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and was defeated by incumbent Charlie Geren (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6]

Texas House of Representatives, District 99, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCharlie Geren Incumbent 66.2% 36,715
     Democratic Michael McClure 30.2% 16,763
     Libertarian Dan Hawkins 3.6% 2,009
Total Votes 55,487

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 electdanhawkins.com, homepage," accessed June5, 2012
  2. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
  3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
  4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
  5. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
  6. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014


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