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Debbie Walker
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Debbie Walker (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 30th Congressional District. She lost as a write-in in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Walker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Debbie Walker was born in Houston, Texas. She earned a high school diploma from Cy-Fair High School, an associate degree from Southwestern Adventist College in 1982, and a bachelor's degree from Grand Canyon University in 2015. Her career experience includes working as a registered nurse, healthcare administrator, business owner/CEO of a home health agency, executive director/chaplain of a nonprofit ministry, and human rights advocate.[1]
Walker has been affiliated with the following organizations:[2]
- Texas Nurses Association
- American Nurses Association
- NAACP
- National Rifle Association (NRA)
- Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society for Nurses
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 30
Jasmine Crockett defeated James Rodgers, Zachariah Manning, Phil Gray, and Debbie Walker in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 30 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jasmine Crockett (D)  | 74.7 | 134,876 |
 | James Rodgers (R) | 21.7 | 39,209 | |
 | Zachariah Manning (Independent) | 2.1 | 3,820 | |
 | Phil Gray (L) | 1.0 | 1,870 | |
 | Debbie Walker (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.4 | 738 | |
| Total votes: 180,513 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric LeMonte Williams (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30
Jasmine Crockett defeated Jane Hamilton in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jasmine Crockett | 60.6 | 17,462 |
 | Jane Hamilton | 39.4 | 11,369 | |
| Total votes: 28,831 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30
James Rodgers defeated James Harris in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Rodgers | 56.9 | 3,090 |
 | James Harris | 43.1 | 2,339 | |
| Total votes: 5,429 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 30
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jasmine Crockett | 48.5 | 26,798 |
| ✔ | | Jane Hamilton | 17.1 | 9,436 |
 | Keisha Lankford | 7.8 | 4,323 | |
 | Barbara Mallory Caraway | 7.7 | 4,277 | |
 | Abel Mulugheta | 5.9 | 3,284 | |
| Roy Williams Jr. | 5.0 | 2,746 | ||
 | Vonciel Jones Hill | 3.4 | 1,886 | |
 | Jessica Mason | 3.4 | 1,858 | |
 | Arthur Dixon | 1.2 | 677 | |
| Total votes: 55,285 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 30
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Harris | 32.9 | 3,952 |
| ✔ | | James Rodgers | 31.3 | 3,754 |
 | Kelvin Goodwin-Castillo | 16.8 | 2,023 | |
 | Lizbeth Diaz | 11.8 | 1,416 | |
 | Dakinya Jefferson | 5.9 | 703 | |
| Angeigh Roc'ellerpitts | 1.3 | 160 | ||
| Total votes: 12,008 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 30
Phil Gray advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 19, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Gray (L) |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Debbie Walker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Walker's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am the youngest of five, the daughter of a minister and a pianist, born in Houston, Texas. My parents had a community garden and were advocates. I moved to District 30 in 1982, permanently in 1988, and currently reside in Ovilla, Texas . My career focused on policy development, health care advocacy and administration, community education, and population health. I volunteered as a Community Chaplain for over 25 years in District 30 and work at a major medical center in Dallas initially as a Stem Cell nurse and currently in Special Pathogens. I served in Nursing Leadership as Clinical Ladder Chair for "Nursing Excellence and Professional Development", as a Nurse Preceptor, and as Adjunct Faculty at a Preceptor Conference. As a wife and mother of three, I owned and operated a home health agency, tax, and auto business alongside my spouse, closing all to establish 411MAG Ministries in 1998 to address community needs through print, television, and radio.
I received numerous awards including Dallas Business Journal's "Top 40 under 40 Up and Coming Young Business Leaders”, and the American Heart Association’s Largest Group Speaker. I knew early on that I wanted to impact people with my life by serving.
- National Increase in Federal Minimum Wage Award. Pay people what they are worth, the minimum wage has not increased since 2009, and neither has the State of Texas. it is currently $7.25 hour, and at 40 hours work per week equates to $15,080 annually, barely enough for minimum living expenses, near poverty line. District 30 has many persons who are barely keeping afloat, and are struggling with rising food, housing , and gas prices. New home ownership is out of reach for many who are barely making rent, and see no end in sight, many are food and housing insecure and we will see increases in homelessness in the near future at this rate.
- Create great paying jobs in District 30 with job expansion and training to address the upcoming and current automation revolution and technology explosion. Many job markets are in a remote work space, and we also need to award no interest Federal Start -Up business loans for non-traditional and on-line home-based business that support talent, creativity, innovation, and technology in an eCommerce market place in a global business landscape. We must retrain a mature workforce that see technology and data analytics entering their industries, even in teacher classrooms, and for those who are not computer literate, we must offer training of basic skill sets to stay competitive.
- Health Care Advocacy, Population Health, Opt Out Donor Registry and Disaster Readiness in the face of Covid, other pathogens, increase in Heart Disease and Stroke, Diabetes, End Stage Kidney Disease and Dialysis, and Diabetes that largely affects District 30. We must attract more affordable grocery stores and pharmacies within the district, and greater access to quality health care in District 30. We need more partnerships with health care organizations and faith communities for community education.
In addition to the above three, Federal Income Tax Credits for essential workers and teachers who kept our economy going during the early pandemic months, and for school safety for the teachers, administrators, and students with safer laws for responsible gun ownership. I am also passionate about making certain that we are ready for the next special pathogen that comes America's way in protecting public safety, disseminating the information, having necessary public health information in place, and that we have an adequate nursing workforce for the future with the looming nursing shortage and the increasing mentally ill, addicted, aged, disabled, and diseased populations. In addition, with unprecedented weather and disaster events, having robust disaster plans in place for communities.
My mother and father definitely because they took us out to the inner city of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th wards in Houston to meet the people where they were stationed in life and help them. We were working-class yet always managed to take care of the downtrodden and spread hope and love. My parents had a community garden, fruit, and pecan trees, and we were the house where people played in our yard, learned piano, and ate from our garden. My father always advocated making the right decisions, and to learn about other people's walks in life, and never judging, but helping them along the way if we could. If there was an injustice, he taught me to speak up, and write letters, and the value of reading and writing. He encouraged me to be a nurse, my mother encouraged me to stay creative and budget.
Philadelphia Movie with Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington explores the ethical, legal, and social-emotional plight of two uncommon men, both attorneys, who find common ground during the HIV era, and explores the human spirit in a fight for rights in a complex unchartered landscape, it reminds me of where we are now with Covid and varied perspectives in the US.
First an authentic and caring spirit, tact, diplomacy, and strong communication skills with a person from various backgrounds, ages, gender, beliefs, emotional intelligence, respect, tenacity, winning personality, and undying hope for a better future. In addition a strong love for all of America, and the wonderful diversity that enriches our great nation.
The ability to critically think about all perspectives, respectful communication with people from all walks of life, tact, diplomacy, sharp and resourceful, thorough processing of information, kind caring spirit, common sense, and winning warm personality yet firm and tenacious with a strong work ethic and family values.
To make laws for all Americans, represent the people in your district to oversight the budget as financial stewards, and care for and educate the constituents. Congress can also declare war, approve or reject presidential appointments, and investigate indiscretions. This is a very important role that requires fair, even-headed critical thinking.
That I used my time and space on this Earth to make a difference in the lives of others by using my platform in life to raise those behind me and impact the future of humanity and the United States with my gifts, skill sets, knowledge, and truths. That I left my children a legacy of a better world and country.
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot, I sat curled under a table watching the TV screen with my mom dad, and 4 siblings glued to the screen. I was 5 and knew then I had to change the world somehow.
Age 14 worked in a Library for the Summer work program in the children's section, and came back the second year. I got to introduce the joys of reading to very young people, and help with the art during story time. It was rewarding to interface with children from different races and backgrounds from me and learn that we had much in common.
Trevor Noah's Born a Criminal-title true as a biracial child in South Africa child of a Swiss father and African mother. The book is really an homage to his mother, the true comedian that saw silver linings in a dirt poor life and difficult life, yet Trevor manages to bridge both perspectives of White and Black and uses humor and politics to bridge gaps, even today as a comedian
Storm-so I can change the weather
Happy Birthday to You because I had a birthday in August and it was sung 3 different ways/3 different artists
Not having enough time in the day, having a servant's heart, I have a deep understanding and desire to help people. The struggle has been finding like-minded people to collaborate with.
To care for and educate its constituents, areas that I have mastered over the past decades as a nurse and chaplain.
As many industries and organizations have some form of corporate governance and politics, I believe that skill sets within these systems prepare one for the US government and politics. While it is beneficial, I do not believe it is necessary as we need fewer career politicians and more people who care about people moving into political spaces.
Infectious Disease States-handling of special infectious pathogens
Disaster Relief/Readiness related to weather events
Federal Minimum Wage increases
Mental Health Crisis, Long-Covid, Drug Addiction, and Population Health Nursing Shortage
Housing and Homeless Crisis
Science Technology and the Automation Revolution
Science and Technology-Automation Revolution
Population Health and Infectious Diseases
Federal Minimum Wage Committee
School Safety
Yes it is appropriate
2-year term limits are appropriate to give changing demographics a chance to vote fairly, and the people to evaluate and make another choice for ineffective leadership for such a key role.
Shiela Jackson Lee-Houston
Eddie Berniece Johnson-TX District 30
Eddie Berniece Johnson-TX District 30
Impactful-a resident in my district lost several loved ones to Covid disproportionately and asked me hard questions related to why her community had a greater impact. It was memorable because I initially had the same questions, and could not give real answers in early 2020 as we were learning in real-time with conflicting information week to week from the federal administration, the CDC, and the WHO. I vowed to try to effect policy change to never have this situation in the US again.
I am not a comedian sorry, but I like comedy
Absolutely so that both sides can effectively arrive at real solutions for all of America. Mediation and bridging gaps across the aisles are key to moving the US forward and facing challenges together.
It will play an important role in critically thinking about cost versus benefit and long-term payoffs for the most cost-effective, yet impactful, bills that make sense and reduces waste.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia, “Email communication with Debbie Walker, " September 7, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 6, 2022
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