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Danny Campbell (Texas House of Representatives candidate)
Danny Campbell (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 23. He was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on March 1, 2022.
Biography
Danny Campbell lives in Mont Belvieu, Texas. Campbell served in the U.S. Army. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and economics from Texas A&M University. While serving in the Army, Campbell earned a bachelor's degree in intelligence studies and a master's degree in diplomacy. Campbell’s career experience includes owning a fitness center and serving in management for a construction company.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 5
Lance Gooden defeated Dan Wood in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lance Gooden (R) | 62.3 | 130,617 |
 | Dan Wood (D) | 37.5 | 78,666 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 224 | ||
| Total votes: 209,507 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 5
Lance Gooden defeated Bunni Pounds in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 5 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lance Gooden | 53.1 | 23,294 |
 | Bunni Pounds | 46.9 | 20,542 | |
| Total votes: 43,836 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 5
Dan Wood advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Wood | 100.0 | 16,923 |
| Total votes: 16,923 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 5
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lance Gooden | 30.0 | 17,551 |
| ✔ | | Bunni Pounds | 21.9 | 12,851 |
 | Sam Deen | 17.2 | 10,051 | |
 | Kenneth Sheets | 12.0 | 7,024 | |
 | Jason Wright | 11.4 | 6,690 | |
| Danny Campbell | 3.0 | 1,770 | ||
 | David Williams | 2.7 | 1,601 | |
 | Charles Lingerfelt | 1.7 | 1,022 | |
| Total votes: 58,560 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Danny Campbell participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on February 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Danny Campbell's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Decreasing federal government involvement in daily lives of citizens. 2) National security through increased border protections and changing foreign policy stance in regards to our involvement overseas. |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Foreign policy, more specifically, decreasing US entanglements in foreign nations’ affairs.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Danny Campbell answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | In the realm of public office, I look up to Ron Paul, former Congressman for the 36th district of Texas. He has led and continues to lead the liberty movement, which I wholeheartedly support.[4] | ” |
| “ | F.A. Hayek’s “Road to Serfdom” and Ron Paul’s “Liberty Defined”.[4] | ” |
| “ | Integrity, Trust, Transparency, and Work ethic.[4] | ” |
| “ | I am here to represent the common man because that is exactly what I am. I’m an outsider with no agenda except to represent the people, uphold the Constitution, and be accountable to the people. I have faithfully served the people of this nation in a difficult position before as an Infantry Platoon Leader in Iraq. Everyday I had to make difficult decisions, and I will be able to do the same as the representative for the 5th. People who know me know that I always choose the hard right over the easy wrong. Integrity is the backbone of a person, and my most important attribute.[4] | ” |
| “ | Uphold the Constitution and represent the people’s will within the district.[4] | ” |
| “ | To be known as a man who loved his God, his family, and his country, in that order. That when called to serve I did not back down but took action.[4] | ” |
| “ | Yes.[4] | ” |
| “ | Yes, three terms for representatives and two terms for senators.[4] | ” |
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 5th Congressional District election, 2018
- Texas' 5th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Danny Campbell, "Danny Campbell," accessed February 5, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Danny Campbell's responses," February 27, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
