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Jason Rowe
Jason Rowe (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 142. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Jason Rowe was born in Wichita, Kansas. He received a bachelor's degree in 2008 after attending Texas A&M University, Blinn College, and Houston Baptist University and received a Juris Doctor in 2012 from South Texas College of Law Houston. Rowe's professional experience includes working as an attorney and business owner. He was credentialed by the Texas Lawyers Bar Association, Texas Bar College, and the American Bar Association and was named Top Lawyer in Houston by Houstonia Magazine in 2016 and 2018. Rowe has been associated with the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo and the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 142
Incumbent Harold Dutton Jr. defeated Jason Rowe in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 142 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Harold Dutton Jr. (D) | 74.8 | 42,127 |
 | Jason Rowe (R) | 25.2 | 14,213 | |
| Total votes: 56,340 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 142
Incumbent Harold Dutton Jr. defeated Jerry Davis in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 142 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harold Dutton Jr. | 52.3 | 5,058 |
 | Jerry Davis | 47.7 | 4,619 | |
| Total votes: 9,677 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 142
Incumbent Harold Dutton Jr. and Jerry Davis advanced to a runoff. They defeated Natasha Ruiz and Richard Bonton in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 142 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harold Dutton Jr. | 45.3 | 5,750 |
| ✔ | | Jerry Davis | 25.3 | 3,214 |
| Natasha Ruiz | 20.5 | 2,599 | ||
| Richard Bonton | 8.9 | 1,135 | ||
| Total votes: 12,698 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 142
Jason Rowe advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 142 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Rowe | 100.0 | 2,182 |
| Total votes: 2,182 | |||
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Campaign finance
2019
See also: City elections in Houston, Texas (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 4
Letitia Plummer defeated Anthony Dolcefino in the general runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 4 on December 14, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Letitia Plummer (Nonpartisan) | 51.8 | 88,522 |
 | Anthony Dolcefino (Nonpartisan) | 48.2 | 82,222 | |
| Total votes: 170,744 | |||
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General election
General election for Houston City Council At-large Position 4
The following candidates ran in the general election for Houston City Council At-large Position 4 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anthony Dolcefino (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 39,627 |
| ✔ | | Letitia Plummer (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 30,223 |
 | Nick Hellyar (Nonpartisan) | 12.7 | 24,068 | |
 | Ericka McCrutcheon (Nonpartisan) | 11.2 | 21,195 | |
| Bill Baldwin (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 20,276 | ||
| Javier Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 15,912 | ||
| Jennifer Laney (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 11,589 | ||
 | James Joseph (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 11,054 | |
| Jason Rowe (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 6,347 | |
| Christel Bastida (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 5,017 | ||
| Tiko Hausman (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 4,288 | ||
| Total votes: 189,596 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jason Rowe did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Jason Rowe completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rowe's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am the only candidate in this race who has made Flood Mitigation my #1 priority since Day 1. While others may include flooding as an issue, I was the only Candidate in this race who showed up for important meetings hosted by the County to discuss the planned work they were doing with the City to address flooding in neighborhoods. I will fight for immediate and effective solutions that actually make a difference for Houston's worst hit areas first.
I am a regular legal contributor for the Isiah Factor on Fox 26 Houston. I have twice been named a Top Lawyer in Houston by Houstonia Magazine and am a member of the prestigious Texas Bar College of the State Bar of Texas.
For the last four years, I have served as Director of the largest voluntary Bar Association in Texas. During Hurricane Harvey, this group organized legal services and aid to those completing forms for FEMA aid or assistance at many shelters across Houston, including the George R. Brown Convention Center.
I volunteer at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Houston, and I'm a proud volunteer for the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show.- Flood Mitigation - My top priority, and it has been since the beginning. We literally cannot afford to flood again. We need to implement practical solutions to flooding, including additional drain inlets and suspending of recycling day when a tropical storm is over Houston so we don't have lawn clippings at the curbs, clogging our streets. It is also critical that we spend the drainage fee collected only on drainage projects, not on the 500 salaries where nearly half of it currently goes that has no positive impact on flood mitigation.
- Public Safety - With violent crime statistics on the rise, we need additional Police Officers in our communities. We need them out of their cars and engaging the community in healthy ways to rebuild the relationship between HPD and the people of Houston. With only around 2,000 HPD Officers actually committed to patrol in Houston, but over 23,000 registered gang members, the relationship between HPD and the community is more important now than ever. We also must implement the Voter approved Prop B, and restore a City government that respects and equips Houston's heroes.
- Government Transparency (End Pay to Play) - Shady and corrupt contracts with the City, passed out to those who make the biggest campaign contributions to the Mayor, will end in my term on City Council. These contracts will undergo a thorough review, and be fully transparent so people can know what is being bid on, and by whom. We will end the practice of changing subcontractors on projects after Council has approved the project, and we will fight to make sure truly local companies are the ones getting the business- not large, out-of-state campaign contributors. On City Council, not only will I be a leader in ending these practices at a City level, but I will work with state leaders to ban these practices at for County governments and ISDs.
Crime Reduction - We need additional police officers, not in an already bloated administration, but out in our communities rebuilding the trust between people and the Police.
Pay the Firefighters - Voters passed Prop B, and the Mayor should not have spent taxpayer money to overturn the will of those voters.
Government Transparency - We need a City Hall that works for the people, not for big donors, family friends, or interns. Pay to Play practices at City Hall must end immediately.
Education - We need to partner with private organizations to bring more Boys and Girls Clubs into Houston's hurting neighborhoods, and encourage more business partnerships with groups like Big Brothers/ Big Sisters. This will bring more after school programs and keep our kids safe and off the streets.
Lower Taxes - Houston's families are hurting after two floods in two years. I was the only candidate in At-Large #4 to speak out against the County's plan to raise taxes on residents of Houston. The revenue cap should be kept. We need to deliver smarter solutions, not higher tax bills.
Stray Animal Population - We need to dedicate additional resources to partnering with non-profit Groups addressing these areas so we can have an actual solution.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 3, 2019
