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Dan Jeffrey Spjut
Dan Jeffrey Spjut (Republican Party) was a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. He left office on December 31, 2018.
Spjut (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
He was first elected in 2014.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Juanita Jackson defeated Dan Jeffrey Spjut in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Juanita Jackson (D)  | 51.1 | 541,026 |
| Dan Jeffrey Spjut (R) | 48.9 | 516,891 | ||
| Total votes: 1,057,917 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Juanita Jackson defeated Thuy Le in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Juanita Jackson | 72.4 | 104,963 |
| Thuy Le | 27.6 | 40,020 | ||
| Total votes: 144,983 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Dan Jeffrey Spjut advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dan Jeffrey Spjut | 100.0 | 130,566 | |
| Total votes: 130,566 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Lee Harper Wilson defeated incumbent Dan Jeffrey Spjut in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lee Harper Wilson (D) | 56.4 | 664,576 | |
| Dan Jeffrey Spjut (R) | 43.6 | 514,381 | ||
| Total votes: 1,178,957 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Lee Harper Wilson advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lee Harper Wilson | 100.0 | 129,515 | |
| Total votes: 129,515 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Incumbent Dan Jeffrey Spjut advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dan Jeffrey Spjut | 100.0 | 110,988 | |
| Total votes: 110,988 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Spjut ran for election to the Harris County Criminal Court at Law.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 40.6 percent of the vote. He competed against Tonya Rolland McLaughlin, Mary Heafner and Ken Wenzel.
Runoff: Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, Spjut faced McLaughlin in a runoff election on May 27, 2014. He won, earning 59.0 percent of the vote.
General: He defeated George Barnstone and Brad Walters in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 51.8 percent of the vote.[1][2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dan Jeffrey Spjut did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Dan Jeffrey Spjut participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Dan Jeffrey Spjut's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Safety of the community, rehabilitation of offenders and judicial efficiency.[4][5] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I have a lot of young first time offenders. I am passionate about giving them every opportunity to get back on a successful path.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Dan Jeffrey Spjut answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | As a former police officer, I have tremendous respect for law enforcement, teachers and nurses.[5] | ” |
| “ | The biography of John Adams.[5] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, good judgement and a genuine passion for community service.[5] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, good judgement, and a passion to serve my community[5] | ” |
| “ | To run the court in an efficient manner while always being fair to both sides.[5] | ” |
| “ | I would like to be remembered as a fair judge who cared for the victims and offenders[5] | ” |
| “ | 1st man to walk on the moon, I was eight.[5] | ” |
| “ | Life guard , it was a summer job.[5] | ” |
| “ | Thanksgiving, I love the family Getting together[5] | ” |
| “ | Lonesome Dove. Historical, great story with amazing characters[5] | ” |
| “ | Balancing time for work, family and faith.[5] | ” |
| “ | I am a public servant. As a judge my responsibility is to make sure both parties receive a lawful, fair trial.[5] | ” |
| “ | Supreme court justice Antonin Scalia.[5] | ” |
| “ | Absolutely[5] | ” |
| “ | No.[5] | ” |
| “ | The Houston Bar Association has rated me in a Judicial survey.[5] | ” |
| “ | Its more a reflection of popularity among attorneys, but poorly performing judges can get pointed out.[5] | ” |
| “ | I really enjoy being the judge of a misdemeanor criminal court. Its a chance to help first time offenders get back on track if they choose to do so.[5] | ” |
| “ | A judge needs good judgement . There are many ways to develop good judgement.[5] | ” |
| “ | No.[5] | ” |
| “ | Overcrowding in our jails and not enough attention given to victims.[5] | ” |
| “ | We need to find a way to break the cycle of recidivism.[5] | ” |
| “ | No, I am happy in this court.[5] | ” |
Education
Spjut received his undergraduate degree from the University of Houston-Downtown. He went on to earn his J.D. from the South Texas School of Law.[6]
Career
Spjut practiced law for fourteen years prior to taking the bench. Before that, he was a Houston police officer, a job he held while obtaining his bachelor's degree and J.D.[6]
Awards and associations
Awards
- December 1, 2007: Lieutenant Dan J. Spjut Day, Houston, Texas
- 1989: Chief of Police Commendation[6]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Republican Party Cumulative Report - March 4, 2014 Primary Election," March 5, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Dan Jeffrey Spjut's responses," August 27, 2018
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Dan Spjut for Judge, accessed September 10, 2014
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