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Evan Nagel

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Evan Nagel
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Libertarian Party

Education

High school

Huntsville High School, 2008

Evan Nagel was a 2016 Libertarian candidate for District 18 of the Texas House of Representatives.

Nagel's professional experience includes working as a laborer.[1] He is a graduate of the National Academy of Railroad Sciences.

Issues

Political philosophy

In a biographical submission to ballotpedia, Nagel outlined his political philosophy.[2]

“
  • Most important, I am a Christian and I place my life in Jesus Christ my savior.
  • My ultimate goal is to minimize government as much as possible. To let people live their lives to how they see fit as long as their decisions do not violently affect others. I believe decisions are best left to the individual and families; not bureaucrats.

Taxes and economic liberty:

  • I am strongly opposed to taxation and would be in favor of legislation that would reduce or repeal taxes.
  • I oppose the Gross Margins Tax adopted in 2006.
  • I support the repeal of all statutes regarding licensing occupations or professional practices.
  • I would be in favor of legislation that would place a moratorium on state bond issuance and government borrowing.
  • I am strongly opposed to a state income tax, property tax, and online sales tax.
  • New taxes that are passed should have sunset dates to keep government growth in check.

Gun laws and self-defense:

  • I favor any legislation that would repeal all gun control laws and regulation of weapons.

Pro-life ethics/Abortion:

  • I adhere to the consistent pro-life ethic. I am opposed to abortion, capital punishment/death penalty assisted suicide, euthanasia, and war.

Monetary Policy:

  • I favor Texas HB 483, which would provide Texans with more economic freedom and security. I support free banking, digital currencies, and other competitive currencies. Also, gold and silver should be treated as money and currencies again.

Criminal Justice:

  • I oppose the spending of taxes paying to fight the unending drug war policies. To start, I support the legalization of cannabis and the decriminalization of all drugs. I am in favor of eliminating prison sentences for drug use and possessions penalties. Drug addiction and use should be treated as a health issue and not a criminal issue.
  • I support the elimination of all civil asset forfeiture laws, where police can suspect you of a crime and take your belongings with no questions asked, thus the individual having to prove innocence in court first. Instead of being presumed innocent and having to be found guilty.
  • As a libertarian, I favor the legalization of prostitution. Prostitution is a victimless crime and should be treated that way since it is an exchange between two consenting adults.
  • I am in favor of legalization and deregulation of gambling on and offline.
  • I would oppose any legislation in support of the 3 strikes laws and mandatory minimums.

Education:

  • I think the track record of public education shows how badly socialized education works (it does not). I support the privatization of education and I believe school vouchers are a step in the right direction. I support eliminating state standardized testing of students and vehemently oppose Common Core standards. Education needs to be local and I support it being easier for parents to home school and educate their children to how they see fit.

Civil Liberties:

  • I strongly oppose the NDAA, militarization of police, and federal funding to police departments, which directly ties in with the war on drugs. Incentivizing military equipment and supplies given to police departments should be prohibited.
  • I would favor or propose preventing the NSA from operating in Texas.
  • I would favor legislation keeping the TSA out of Texas. [3]
 ”

Elections

2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[4] Incumbent John Otto (R) did not seek re-election.

Ernest Bailes defeated Evan Nagel in the Texas House of Representatives District 18 general election.[5]

Texas House of Representatives, District 18 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ernest Bailes 88.01% 40,966
     Libertarian Evan Nagel 11.99% 5,581
Total Votes 46,547
Source: Texas Secretary of State


Ernest Bailes defeated Keith Strahan in the Texas House of Representatives, District 18 Republican primary runoff.[6]

Texas House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ernest Bailes 67.43% 7,560
     Republican Keith Strahan 32.57% 3,651
Total Votes 11,211


The following candidates ran in the Texas House of Representatives District 18 Republican Primary.[7][6]

Texas House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Keith Strahan 28.14% 6,464
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ernest Bailes 25.80% 5,928
     Republican Wesley Hinch 20.47% 4,703
     Republican James Morrison 10.77% 2,474
     Republican J. Turner 9.01% 2,071
     Republican Van Brookshire 5.80% 1,333
Total Votes 22,973

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Biographical submission to Ballotpedia on July 10, 2016
  2. ↑ Biographical submission to Ballotpedia on August 28, 2016
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
  5. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
  7. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016


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