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Elaina Fowler
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Elaina Fowler (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 47. Fowler lost in the Democratic primary runoff on May 22, 2018.
Biography
Elaina Fowler's career experience includes working as executive director with AFSCME Texas Retirees and as chief of staff for State Representative Helen Giddings.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 47
Vikki Goodwin defeated incumbent Paul Workman in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 47 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vikki Goodwin (D) | 52.4 | 55,307 |
 | Paul Workman (R) | 47.6 | 50,244 | |
| Total votes: 105,551 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 47
Vikki Goodwin defeated Elaina Fowler in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 47 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vikki Goodwin | 58.0 | 4,638 |
| Elaina Fowler | 42.0 | 3,359 | ||
| Total votes: 7,997 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 47
Vikki Goodwin and Elaina Fowler advanced to a runoff. They defeated Sheri Soltes, Candace Aylor, and Will Simpson in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 47 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vikki Goodwin | 33.6 | 5,347 |
| ✔ | Elaina Fowler | 29.2 | 4,651 | |
 | Sheri Soltes | 23.7 | 3,774 | |
 | Candace Aylor | 7.4 | 1,177 | |
| Will Simpson | 6.1 | 970 | ||
| Total votes: 15,919 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Paul Workman defeated Jay Wiley and Patty Vredevelt in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 47 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Workman | 59.5 | 9,079 |
 | Jay Wiley | 31.2 | 4,767 | |
 | Patty Vredevelt | 9.3 | 1,420 | |
| Total votes: 15,266 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Elaina Fowler participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Elaina Fowler's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Socially and Environmentally Responsible Development |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | The land in House District 47 is highly coveted for its abundant green space near Austin's urban jungle. But developers only see dollar signs when they look at our homes, as residents we see a place worth protecting and investing in through conservation and responsible development. The lesson from this year's natural disasters could not be clearer. We must create a comprehensive state flood mitigation plan, begin utilizing conservation easements and create a comprehensive plan for future growth if development is to continue. My experience in this area includes beginning the first recycle and reuse program in my home town which included the reuse of construction materials, founding an environmental remediation business and working for Texas Campaign for the Environment. The state instituted Chapter 41 recapture to even out funding for public education 25 years ago as a temporary solution and never addressed the inequities in our system. Previously known as "Robin Hood", recapture has resulted in a decrease in state funding for public education from 45% to 38% in the last 10 years--if open-enrollment charter schools are not included, the state funds only 31% of the costs for traditional public schools--and has essentially become a state property tax which takes from the students living in poverty in Austin and gives to suburban districts like Katy ISD. We must identify new revenue streams and end the diversion of tax dollars to experiments which have failed and federal responsibilities like border control. We must also subject business properties to the same scrutiny that residential properties receive--publicizing business property values in sales and limiting their use of "equal and uniform" to properties within a reasonable proximity. No Texan should fear that they will be the victim of sexual harassment or assault when engaging with their government. We must institute a comprehensive sexual misconduct policy for the Capitol and all state agencies with an online reporting system with the option for those reporting to reporting to remain anonymous--we just provided this protection to anyone at a post-secondary institution last session. In 2013, the legislature passed a bill guaranteeing equal pay regardless of gender, but then Gov. Perry vetoed it. This provides us an opportunity to pass a more comprehensive equal pay law which takes into account pay gaps based on both gender and ethnicity as well as providing employment and housing protections to all Texas residents.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- Campaign Instagram page
- LinkedIn page
- Texas Legislature website
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Elaina Fowler for Texas House District 47," accessed February 14, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Elaina Fowler's responses," March 27, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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