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Greg Sagan
Greg Sagan (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 13th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary runoff on July 14, 2020.
Biography
Sagan lives in Amarillo, Texas. Sagan served in the U.S. Navy for 14 years and reached the rank of lieutenant commander. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University) and an M.B.A in organizational behavior from the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs. Sagan’s career experience includes working as a consultant.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas' 13th Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 13th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
Texas' 13th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 13
Ronny L. Jackson defeated Gus Trujillo and Jack Westbrook in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ronny L. Jackson (R) | 79.4 | 217,124 |
 | Gus Trujillo (D)  | 18.5 | 50,477 | |
 | Jack Westbrook (L) | 2.2 | 5,907 | |
| Total votes: 273,508 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 13
Gus Trujillo defeated Greg Sagan in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 13 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gus Trujillo | 66.4 | 4,988 |
 | Greg Sagan | 33.6 | 2,529 | |
| Total votes: 7,517 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 13
Ronny L. Jackson defeated Josh Winegarner in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 13 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronny L. Jackson | 55.6 | 36,684 |
 | Josh Winegarner | 44.4 | 29,327 | |
| Total votes: 66,011 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 13
Gus Trujillo and Greg Sagan advanced to a runoff. They defeated Timothy Gassaway in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 13 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gus Trujillo | 42.2 | 6,995 |
| ✔ | | Greg Sagan | 34.7 | 5,752 |
 | Timothy Gassaway | 23.1 | 3,825 | |
| Total votes: 16,572 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 13
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 13 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Winegarner | 38.9 | 39,062 |
| ✔ | | Ronny L. Jackson | 20.0 | 20,048 |
 | Chris Ekstrom | 15.3 | 15,387 | |
 | Elaine Hays | 7.7 | 7,701 | |
 | Lee Harvey | 3.8 | 3,841 | |
 | Vance Snider II | 3.5 | 3,500 | |
 | Mark Neese | 3.0 | 2,984 | |
 | Matt McArthur | 1.8 | 1,816 | |
 | Diane Knowlton | 1.5 | 1,464 | |
 | Richard Herman | 0.9 | 915 | |
 | Asusena Resendiz | 0.8 | 818 | |
 | Jamie Culley | 0.8 | 779 | |
 | Monique Worthy | 0.7 | 748 | |
 | Catherine Carr | 0.7 | 707 | |
 | Jason Foglesong | 0.6 | 579 | |
| Total votes: 100,349 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 13
Jack Westbrook advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 13 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jack Westbrook (L) |
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 13
Incumbent Mac Thornberry defeated Greg Sagan and Calvin DeWeese in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 13 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mac Thornberry (R) | 81.5 | 169,027 |
| Greg Sagan (D) | 16.9 | 35,083 | |
| Calvin DeWeese (L) | 1.5 | 3,175 | ||
| Total votes: 207,285 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 13
Greg Sagan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 13 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Sagan | 100.0 | 7,322 |
| Total votes: 7,322 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 13
Incumbent Mac Thornberry advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 13 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mac Thornberry | 100.0 | 71,018 |
| Total votes: 71,018 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Greg Sagan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Greg Sagan participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on February 26, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Greg Sagan's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Restore America's "safety net" of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security 2) Protect the status of Robert Mueller and support his investigation into possible election tampering |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am passionate about restoring fact- and science-based public policy because any other approach can only create effective policy by accident. I am passionate about extending single payer health care to everyone in the United States because competition in the health care industry drives costs up and not down. I am passionate about restoring international trade agreements such as NAFTA and TPP because cancelling these agreements will create financial calamity for a wide swath of American agriculture and will create higher prices for just about everything. I am for immigration reform because our fiscal viability depends on immigrants. I am for restoring political, economic and social justice for all because anything less than that creates privileged classes and constitutes the very kind of tyranny America was established to oppose.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Greg Sagan answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | “In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.” R.W. Emerson[4] | ” |
| “ | The Bhagavad Gita.[4] | ” |
| “ | Honesty. Courage. Independence. Humility. Willingness to learn. Ability to admit error.[4] | ” |
| “ | I believe I have a strong sense of service to others. I am blunt, outspoken and knowledgeable about a wide range of subjects. I am predisposed toward practical solutions. I can't be bought.[4] | ” |
| “ | Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong.[4] | ” |
| “ | Peace and progress.[4] | ” |
| “ | Eisenhower was elected to his first term. I was five.[4] | ” |
| “ | I delivered flowers for a florist while in college. I held it about two years.[4] | ” |
| “ | Shogun. The main character, Blackthorne, lives on the edge of life, constantly aware of how close he is to annihilation and with only his knowledge and wits to sustain him.[4] | ” |
| “ | My favorite "thing" is a person, my wife Dianne. She makes if possible for me to be the best "me" I can be.[4] | ” |
| “ | It's Probably Me by Sting[4] | ” |
| “ | Learning to listen to others with the intention to understand instead of with the intention to judge, argue and "be right."[4] | ” |
| “ | All revenue bills originate there.[4] | ” |
| “ | It can be. It isn't necessarily so.[4] | ” |
| “ | Rooting out all vestiges of the Trump administration and agenda and removing from office all senators and congressmen linked to extremist groups such as the Nazi Party and the KKK.[4] | ” |
| “ | Agriculture; Ethics; Armed Services; Energy and Commerce; Foreign Affairs; Science, Space and Technology; Small Business; Veterans Affairs; Intelligence[4] | ” |
| “ | It's too long for some, too short for others, and just right for the rest.[4] | ” |
| “ | Term limits is not a question that can be addressed in isolation. Right now congressional committee assignments are based on a combination of qualities, including party majority and congressional tenure. Before I could favor term limits I would want to know what process would control committee assignments other than "winner does what he damned well pleases."[4] | ” |
| “ | Politically neutral commissions, with members drawn from all recognized political parties and independent voters, with the power to determine congressional boundaries without the requirement of a majority vote in their state legislatures.[4] | ” |
| “ | I would not presume to seek such a role yet. On the other hand, if I were nominated for such a role then I would do my best to fulfill it.[4] | ” |
| “ | No.[4] | ” |
| “ | I am aware of a number of stories about military members on active duty who are on food stamps. I am aware of a number of stories reporting upwards of 30,000 homeless veterans. I am aware of a number of stories about veterans committing suicide - over 20 a day. For a nation as rich as we are, for a nation spending around $700 billion a year on defense, these conditions for our service members and veterans are obscene.[4] | ” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Greg Sagan for Congress, "About Greg," accessed February 16, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Greg Sagan's responses," February 26, 2018
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
