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Gary Louie
Gary Louie was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 16 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]
Louie served as mayor of Oak Ridge North from 1987 to 1996.[2]
Biography
Louie earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Texas Lutheran College. His professional experience includes owning an automotive repair business and working as a high school chemistry and physics teacher.[3]
Campaign themes
2014
Louie's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]
Water Resources
| “ | Representing District 16, I am committed to 1. Assure that water resource management decisions are made on sound scientific principles backed by reliable and trustworthy data; |
” |
Transportation
| “ | As your State Representative I will work to 1. Ensure that motor fuel taxes are dedicated entirely to transportation related needs; |
” |
Education
| “ | As the District 16 State Representative, I pledge to 1. Encourage parental involvement at home and at school and insure that all information on curriculum and child performance is made available to parents; |
” |
Access to Affordable Healthcare
| “ | Even with severe federal mandates restricting the State, as your State Representative, I will 1. Support the repeal and replacement of the federal Affordable Healthcare Act and encourage replacement with a market based health insurance system that protects patients and healthcare providers; |
” |
Elections
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Michael Hayles, Sr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Will Metcalf and Ted Seago defeated Duane Ham, Gary Louie, Jason Millsaps and Steve Simonsen in the Republican primary. Metcalf defeated Seago in the May 27 Republican primary. Metcalf defeated Hayles and Bob Townsend (L) in the general election.[1][6][7] Millsaps suspended his campaign before the Republican primary and endorsed Seago; he remained on the ballot.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Will Metcalf |
83.8% | 29,132 | |
| Democratic | Michael Hayles, Sr. | 13.7% | 4,748 | |
| Libertarian | Bob Townsend | 2.6% | 887 | |
| Total Votes | 34,767 | |||
Additional reading
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Gary + Louie + Texas + House"
See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Gary Louie on Facebook
- Gary Louie on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from The Texas Tribune
- Texas Secretary of State
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Villager, "Former ORN mayor joins District 16 race," September 7, 2013. Accessed February 19, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Gary Louie's Biography," accessed February 19, 2014
- ↑ Gary Louie, "Issues," accessed February 19, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Ted Seago Campaign, "Jason Millsaps Withdraws and Endorses Ted Seago!" February 5, 2014. accessed February 19, 2014
