Dan Sawatzki

Dan Sawatzki (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 119. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.

Biography

Dan Sawatzki was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1982 to 2009. He earned a degree from the Community College of the Air Force in 2007. His career experience includes working as a home inspector and in software development for the Air Force, recruiting and human resources, marketing, mechanics, and homebuilding. Sawatzki has been affiliated with the home inspectors trade association and the Republican Party of Texas.^[1]

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 119

Incumbent Elizabeth Campos defeated Brandon Grable in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 119 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Elizabeth Campos (D)	63.7	38,160
	Brandon Grable (R)	36.3	21,763

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,923
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 119

Incumbent Elizabeth Campos defeated Charles Fuentes in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 119 on March 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Elizabeth Campos	83.5	6,104
	Charles Fuentes	16.5	1,204

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,308
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 119

Brandon Grable defeated Dan Sawatzki in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 119 on March 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Brandon Grable	56.1	2,668
	Dan Sawatzki	43.9	2,087

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,755
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 35

Greg Casar defeated Dan McQueen in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 35 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Greg Casar (D)	72.6	129,599
	Dan McQueen (R)	27.4	48,969

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 178,568
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

William Hayward (Independent)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35

Dan McQueen defeated Michael Rodriguez in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35 on May 24, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Dan McQueen	61.3	4,161
	Michael Rodriguez	38.7	2,632

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,793
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

Greg Casar defeated Eddie Rodriguez, Rebecca J. Viagran, and Carla-Joy Sisco in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 1, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Greg Casar	61.1	25,505
	Eddie Rodriguez	15.6	6,526
	Rebecca J. Viagran	15.6	6,511
	Carla-Joy Sisco	7.6	3,190

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,732
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Danielle Fewings (D)
Sass (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 1, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Dan McQueen	21.3	2,900
✔	Michael Rodriguez	14.9	2,034
	Bill Condict	11.2	1,529
	Marilyn Jackson	10.8	1,473
	Dan Sawatzki	10.4	1,414
	Jennifer Sundt	9.5	1,299
	Sam Montoya	9.0	1,227
	Alejandro Ledezma	6.1	833
	Jenai Aragona-Hales	4.3	589
	Asa Palagi	2.4	327

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,625
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 35

No candidate advanced from the convention.

		Candidate
		Michael Idrogo (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Dan Sawatzki completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sawatzki's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Dan is a Christian constitutional conservative. Veteran, former member of the United States Air Force serving 27 years, retired. Stationed overseas and Asia and Europe. He has been dedicated to service, sacrifice, and commitment to the United States of America and our way of life. Has firsthand witnessed the difference between the USA and other countries of the world. Believes America is a beacon of hope for the world to see. A shining example of what freedom, liberty, and opportunity with minimal government interference looks like. The continued economic and prosperity afforded those that seek if can only last as long as we don't take it for granted and get involved as the patriots have done in the past. People come here for the American dream from all over the world, we must not let it be taken away from future generations.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Border Security. Finish the wall. Funnel visitors through entry points, hinder the cartels business. Slow down drug and human trafficking.
Election Integrity. Numbered paper ballots. Voter ID, we are the only country of 46 that does not require. Bring back trust in our voting systems. Say no to black box counting machines that manufacturers won't allow audit of machine integrity.
Stop foreign involvement in our governing systems. Candidate transparency concerning donations where the Mayor, DA, and Sheriffs are not working for the people.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The constitution and all the amendments should be the guiding principles in which our county protects its citizens, equally and fairly. Judges who circumvent the principles and rule on opinion contrary should be held to account. The rule of law should be enforced equally, this is why immigrants want to come here, land of opportunity because where they came from the rule of law is inconsistent. Even today look at California and the mass exodus to the east. The governing officials there do not provide protections to the citizens as prescribed by the constitution. Many times, the mandate makers do not follow their own rules they impose on others. The big pharma is controlling the FDA and CDC indirectly. The pandemic should have first resorted to repurposing drugs already in use. Many physicians have made this point. Can't do that, big Pharma won't make windfall profits from We the Peoples money. The NIH wanted to use high dollar novel drugs that cost billions, rushed through clinical trials, cut corners, on the vaccines and did not make an effort on already in use tested possible treatments.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Jesus Christ in the bible. He is the righteous example to look up to. Do unto others as you would have them do to you. Love your neighbors as yourself. Love the lord your God with all your heart.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

A conflict of visions and The vision of the anointed by Thomas Sowell and origional intent by David Barton

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Do not make decisions based on next election cycle but generationally into the future.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Integrity - Doing what I say I am going to do within my means. Fighting for the constitution, Franklin said if we can keep it. Represent district, know my district

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Represent We the People in your district. Not them the lobbyists. The constitution might be an important reference guide.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Leave it better than I started with. Make a difference. Faith Freedom Family guiding principles.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

For me, Dad passed away at 10 years old, For the country, Reagan was elected president. in 1981, I was 23. Too busy making a living between those years.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

At the age of 16 framed homes for residential and commercial. Went from apprentice to supervisor/Forman at 20, then superintendent at 21. Entered the US Air Force after that for the next 27 years.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Bible

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Wake up all the people - Harold Melvin Blue notes

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Qualifying for Boston Marathon. came within 15 minutes.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Representation from all 50 states at districts level where they should be representing the constituency in their districts, not special interests.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Debt on the future children. Government overreach. Election integrity. Financial bondage these colleges are putting our students into unnecessary. Only 20% of the jobs require college level training. Vocational schools for the rest. How can some schools have a billion dollars in endowment and still charge over 50k per year? On schooling with no apparent earning potential. Should be disclosures .

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Maybe armed services, veterans' affairs, energy, oversight

If you are a current representative, why did you join your current committees?

N/A

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Not sure not there yet, but highly unlikely

What are your thoughts on term limits?

4 times for congress, 2 times for senators - not a hard fast rule but there should be an audit of congress tax records and their spouses every two years to insure they are not enriching themselves and no insider stock transactions, they and their spouses should give up that right.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Congressman Kevin McCarthy and Newt Gingrich come to mind

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

The other day seen a personal letter in a wall framed from President Ronald Reagan to a girl who lost her leg due to cancer at 13 years old.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

To a certain extent, I prefer to call them tradeoffs. See Thomas Sowell.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Unsure at this time but we the people have to balance our checkbooks and cannot spend more than we earn and should not have to pay more than our fair share of taxes to fund frivolous spending.

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Dan Sawatzki campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Texas House of Representatives District 119	Lost primary	$0	$750
2022	U.S. House Texas District 35	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	$750
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Texas House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Dustin Burrows

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Dan Sawatzki

Biography

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 119

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 119

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 119

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 35

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 35

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

2022

Campaign finance summary

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