Elizabeth Viney

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Elizabeth Viney

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 1, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

Washington & Lee University, 2007

Law

Southern Methodist University, 2010

Personal

Birthplace

Lafayette, La.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Attorney

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Elizabeth Viney ran for election to the Dallas City Council to represent District 14 in Texas. She lost in the general election on May 1, 2021.

Viney completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Elizabeth Viney was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. She earned a bachelor's degree from Washington & Lee University in 2007 and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University in 2010. Her career experience includes working as an attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Elections

2021

See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2021)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Dallas City Council District 14

Paul Ridley defeated incumbent David Blewett in the general runoff election for Dallas City Council District 14 on June 5, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Paul Ridley (Nonpartisan)	60.6	4,776
		David Blewett (Nonpartisan)	39.4	3,104

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General election

General election for Dallas City Council District 14

Paul Ridley and incumbent David Blewett advanced to a runoff. They defeated Elizabeth Viney in the general election for Dallas City Council District 14 on May 1, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Paul Ridley (Nonpartisan)	45.6	4,079
✔		David Blewett (Nonpartisan)	32.1	2,871
		Elizabeth Viney (Nonpartisan)	22.2	1,987

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,937
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Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Elizabeth Viney completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Viney's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Elizabeth is a mom, lawyer, and longtime advocate for justice. She is jumping into this race for one reason and one reason only—to make Dallas a safer and more prosperous place for our community. We are in a crisis. Rising crime, government shutdowns, and lack of preparedness have weakened our city, endangered our neighborhoods, and crippled small businesses. These are issues that go to the core of our vitality as a city and ones for which we need strong leadership at City Hall. Elizabeth is that leader. Strong, decisive, and responsive, she will fight for you and for our beloved Dallas community.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Public Safety: defend the innocent, not defund our officers
• Support small business and economic development
• Lower Taxes and efficient government.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I’m in this race because I believe every voice matters and every person matters. The rising crime in our city and its disparate impact on the Black and Hispanic community is the most pressing human rights issue facing our city right now. We must fully support our police, our fire fighters, and all public servants working to make our city safe. How we navigate this issue, support small businesses, lower the tax burden, and respond to our constituents will forecast the future success of Dallas

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

When I was young, my family grew a vegetable garden. With the eagerness to become an entrepreneur at a young age, I began selling the excess vegetables out of a little red wagon to our neighbors. My siblings joined in on the business, it flourished, and we earned enough to purchase our first video game console and the associated games. Having having achieved our goal that year, we deemed the vegetable business was a great success and continued it for many years thereafter. I consider this my first "job" and appreciate the valuable lessons it taught me in accounting, entrepreneurship, dedication, and hard work.

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