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Dan Sanchez
Dan Sanchez (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 34th Congressional District. He lost in the special general election on June 14, 2022.
Sanchez was a 2016 candidate for the Cameron County Court in Texas.[1] Sanchez lost in a primary runoff election on May 24, 2016.
Biography
Sanchez earned his B.A. in political science and government from St. Mary's University. He later received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.[2] Sanchez has been a county commissioner for Cameron County since 2011. He began his legal practice in 2002. Sanchez previously served as a justice of the peace for Cameron County from 2003 to 2010.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 34th Congressional District special election, 2022
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Texas District 34
Mayra Flores defeated Dan Sanchez, Rene Coronado, and Juana Cantu-Cabrera in the special general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mayra Flores (R)  | 50.9 | 14,799 |
 | Dan Sanchez (D) | 43.4 | 12,606 | |
 | Rene Coronado (D) | 4.2 | 1,210 | |
 | Juana Cantu-Cabrera (R) | 1.6 | 454 | |
| Total votes: 29,069 | |||
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2016
Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[3] Eddie Trevino Jr. defeated Dan Sanchez in the Cameron County Court Democratic primary runoff.
| Cameron County Court, Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Eddie Trevino Jr. |
52.82% | 9,163 |
| Dan Sanchez | 47.18% | 8,184 |
| Total Votes | 17,347 | |
| Source: Cameron County, Texas, "Democratic Primary Runoff Election," accessed May 24, 2016 | ||
| Cameron County Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Eddie Trevino Jr. |
43.98% | 12,935 |
| Dan Sanchez |
36.40% | 10,705 |
| Elizabeth Garza | 19.62% | 5,769 |
| Total Votes (100) | 29,409 | |
| Source: Cameron County, Texas, "Unofficial Results: 2016 Democratic Primary Election," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[4]
- be at least 25 years old;
- be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
- have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dan Sanchez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Sanchez’s campaign website stated the following:
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| —Dan Sanchez’s campaign website (2022)[6] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Dan Sanchez," accessed February 26, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dan Sanchez for Congress TX34, “About Dan Sanchez,” accessed May 30, 2022
