Danny Pelton
Danny Pelton was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 59 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Pelton's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Federal Attacks On Our God-Given Rights
- Excerpt: "Our rights are under constant assault with the NSA scandal, the IRS scandal, forcing business owners to violate their religious beliefs, and the constant attacks on our right to keep and bear arms. As your State Representative, I will assert our rights under the 10th Amendment."
Education
- Excerpt: "I will fight for control of our schools to be put back into the hands of our parents, teachers and administrators because that is where it belongs."
Growth Of Government
- Excerpt: "When government grows, our liberty shrinks! I will fight the growth of government at every turn."
Water And Property Rights
- Excerpt: "Texas is desperate for water. I will work to find creative solutions to this critical problem. Water rights are sacred. I will NEVER allow meters to be placed on private wells. I will stand firm!"
Elections
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent J.D. Sheffield defeated Danny Pelton and Howard Ray in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[1][3][4]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Danny + Pelton + Texas + House"
See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Danny Pelton on Facebook
- Danny Pelton on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from the Texas Tribune
- Texas Secretary of State
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Pelton for Texas, "Issues," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014