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Gavin Dass
Gavin Dass (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
Dass completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Gavin Dass was born in Tyler, Texas. Dass earned an associate degree from Tyler Junior College in 2015 and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020. His career experience includes working as a teacher.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 1st Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 1
Nathaniel Moran defeated Jrmar Jefferson in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nathaniel Moran (R) | 78.1 | 183,224 |
 | Jrmar Jefferson (D) | 21.9 | 51,438 | |
| Total votes: 234,662 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 1
Jrmar Jefferson defeated Victor D. Dunn in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 1 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jrmar Jefferson | 75.9 | 5,607 |
 | Victor D. Dunn | 24.1 | 1,783 | |
| Total votes: 7,390 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 1
Jrmar Jefferson and Victor D. Dunn advanced to a runoff. They defeated Stephen Kocen and Gavin Dass in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jrmar Jefferson | 45.5 | 7,411 |
| ✔ | | Victor D. Dunn | 27.9 | 4,554 |
 | Stephen Kocen | 15.1 | 2,457 | |
 | Gavin Dass | 11.5 | 1,881 | |
| Total votes: 16,303 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rosey Quinn (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 1
Nathaniel Moran defeated Joe McDaniel, Aditya Atholi, and John Porro in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathaniel Moran | 63.0 | 51,312 |
 | Joe McDaniel | 24.2 | 19,708 | |
 | Aditya Atholi | 7.6 | 6,186 | |
 | John Porro | 5.2 | 4,238 | |
| Total votes: 81,444 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gavin Dass completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dass' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We need to Municipalize. Local governments have the most impact on our everyday lives, but receive the least amount of tax dollars. The United States owes state and local governments over 1 trillion dollars, as much as we owe China. We can repay this debt and provide opportunities to communities who have been disenfranchised.
- Bring back the Civilian Conservation Corp. The CCC was the most popular program in FDR's new deal. It Provided jobs, experience, and helped reverse environmental destruction brought on by the Dust Bowl. By restoring ecosystems across the United States, we can create new soil, collect more water, and improve the economy. Workers in the CCC will receive a deferment on their student loans, and will receive education credits to help pay their student debt.
- Our healthcare system needs to be fixed. As someone with Muscular Dystrophy, I've spent my whole life in and out of hospitals. The system is broken. No one should be forced into medical debt just for being born. I support a single payer healthcare system, and price regulation. The United States spend the most on healthcare out of any country in the entire world, yet has the worst health outcomes out of any OECD country. The state of healthcare in our country in unacceptable
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 15, 2021
