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David Balat
David Balat (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.
Balat ran in a contested Republican primary on March 6. To learn more about the primary, click here.
Biography
David Balat was born in Houston, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Houston, a masters of healthcare administration from the University of Hoston - Clear Lake, and an M.B.A. from the University of Houston - Clear Lake. Balat’s career experience includes working as a professional healthcare executive and a hospital CEO.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 2
Daniel Crenshaw defeated Todd Litton, Patrick Gunnels, and Scott Cubbler in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daniel Crenshaw (R) | 52.8 | 139,188 |
 | Todd Litton (D) | 45.6 | 119,992 | |
 | Patrick Gunnels (L) | 0.9 | 2,373 | |
 | Scott Cubbler (Independent) | 0.7 | 1,839 | |
| Total votes: 263,392 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 2
Daniel Crenshaw defeated Kevin Roberts in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 2 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Crenshaw | 69.5 | 19,430 |
 | Kevin Roberts | 30.5 | 8,523 | |
| Total votes: 27,953 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2
Todd Litton defeated J. Darnell Jones, Silky Malik, H. P. Parvizian, and Ali Khorasani in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Todd Litton | 52.8 | 15,113 |
 | J. Darnell Jones | 22.1 | 6,308 | |
 | Silky Malik | 9.7 | 2,770 | |
 | H. P. Parvizian | 7.9 | 2,259 | |
 | Ali Khorasani | 7.5 | 2,148 | |
| Total votes: 28,598 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Roberts | 33.0 | 15,273 |
| ✔ | | Daniel Crenshaw | 27.4 | 12,679 |
 | Kathaleen Wall | 27.1 | 12,524 | |
 | Rick Walker | 7.2 | 3,320 | |
| Jonny Havens | 2.0 | 936 | ||
 | Justin Lurie | 0.9 | 425 | |
 | Jon Spiers | 0.9 | 418 | |
| David Balat | 0.8 | 348 | ||
| Malcolm Whittaker | 0.7 | 322 | ||
| Total votes: 46,245 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
David Balat participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on February 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and David Balat's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Healthcare |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | As a Healthcare executive and Hospital CEO over the last 20 years, I've seen that our legislators are creating more harm by injecting more and more government into the business of healthcare. We have an issue with costs and affordability that can only be remedied by allowing the free market to work.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. David Balat answered the following:
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
| “ | I would highly recommend Milton Friedman's book, Free to Choose[4] | ” |
| “ | If I'm fortunate enough to be able to serve in this position, I would hope that what is said about me is that I supported and defended the Constitution of the United States.[4] | ” |
| “ | Medical Records Clerk in an acute care hospital[4] | ” |
| “ | Obviously not given I've had no political experience. However, I do believe that is important to have a good understanding of civics, history, and economics.[4] | ” |
| “ | Remembering who we are as a Nation.[4] | ” |
Campaign website
Balat's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Protecting Our Constitutional Rights We must uphold the Constitution as it is written. It is not a living and breathing document, it is the law of the land. We must protect our Constitutional liberties. As a Constitutional Conservative, I believe in national rights. The proper role of government is to preserve protect and defend those natural rights. Reconstructing Healthcare Healthcare is an intricate and complicated issue that needs to be addressed by an expert in the field. There are too many people trying to fix a system they do not understand. My plan, FreedomCare, has the support of many in the industry and is a free-market solution that gets government out of the business of healthcare. Improving Houston’s Economy and Infrastructure For too long Houston has been neglected and the key industries of Oil and Gas, Health Care, and Business have been ignored. We need a comprehensive plan in order to strengthen our economy and infrastructure in Houston and the U.S. Strengthening Our National Defense Our national defense is weak along the boarder, and our soldiers are not given the proper resources they need. We must continue to strengthen our national defense as a deterrent to other countries and groups that wish to do us harm, and protect Americans here at home. Returning to a Limited Government I plan on going to DC and deregulating government. Career politicians maintain their power and influence as legislators by increasing the size of government and consequently their role within it. Limited government is the ideal of the conservative base and of those that love liberty and that is what I will fight for to preserve. The last of my concerns will be my longevity in Congress. |
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| —David Balat’s campaign website (2018)[5] | ||
Campaign advertisements
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
- Texas' 2nd Congressional District
External links
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- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- Campaign YouTube page
Footnotes
- ↑ David Balat, "About," accessed January 26, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "David Balat's responses," February 27, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ David Balat for Congress, “Issues,” accessed January 18, 2018
