Jason Villalba

Jason Villalba

Republican Party

Prior offices

Texas House of Representatives District 114

Successor: John Turner

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Elections and appointments

Last election

May 4, 2019

Education

Bachelor's

Baylor University

Law

University of Texas

Personal

Religion

Christian: Methodist

Contact

Personal website

Jason Villalba (Republican Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 114. Villalba assumed office in 2013. Villalba left office on January 8, 2019.

Villalba ran for election for Mayor of Dallas in Texas. Villalba lost in the general election on May 4, 2019.

Villalba is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 114 from 2013 to 2019.

Biography

Villalba earned his B.B.A. in economics and finance from Baylor University and his J.D. from the University of Texas.

Elections

2019

See also: Mayoral election in Dallas, Texas (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Dallas

Eric Johnson defeated Scott Griggs in the general runoff election for Mayor of Dallas on June 8, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Johnson (Nonpartisan)	55.6	41,247
		Scott Griggs (Nonpartisan)	44.4	32,918

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,165
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General election

General election for Mayor of Dallas

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Dallas on May 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Johnson (Nonpartisan)	20.3	16,402
✔		Scott Griggs (Nonpartisan)	18.5	14,921
		Lynn McBee (Nonpartisan)	14.0	11,324
		Mike Ablon (Nonpartisan)	13.5	10,878
		Miguel Solis (Nonpartisan)	10.7	8,647
		Regina Montoya (Nonpartisan)	10.4	8,440
		Jason Villalba (Nonpartisan)	6.7	5,444
		Albert Black (Nonpartisan)	5.2	4,210
		Alyson Kennedy (Nonpartisan)	0.6	469
	Submit photo	Steve Smith (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	21
	Submit photo	Miguel Patino (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	8
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	107

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 80,871
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2018

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018

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General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 114

John Turner defeated Lisa Luby Ryan in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 114 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Turner (D)	55.6	37,020
		Lisa Luby Ryan (R)	44.4	29,508

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,528
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 114

John Turner advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 114 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Turner	100.0	8,914

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,914
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 114

Lisa Luby Ryan defeated incumbent Jason Villalba in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 114 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Luby Ryan	53.1	6,387
		Jason Villalba	46.9	5,644

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,031
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries

See also: Factions in Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018 and Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018

The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.

The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.

The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.

Texas Senate Republicans
Party		Before March 6 primaries	After March 6 primaries
	Pro-Straus	2	1
	Anti-Straus	1	3
	Unknown	3	3
	Open seats	1	-
	Runoffs	-	-
	Too close to call	-	-
Total		7	7

Texas House Republicans
Party		Before March 6 primaries	After March 6 primaries
	Pro-Straus	20	20
	Anti-Straus	4	9
	Unknown	2	5
	Open seats	15	-
	Runoffs	-	7
	Too close to call	-	-
Total		41	41

Primary we watched

See also: Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/Races to watch

This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes.

What made this a race to watch?

Lisa Luby Ryan challenged state Rep. Jason Villalba, an ally of Speaker Joe Straus, in his primary. As of January 31, 2018, only Ryan had signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. On February 8, Ryan tweeted a video that featured Villalba's criticisms of President Donald Trump (R) during the 2016 presidential campaign. After Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee in May 2016, Villalba wrote an op-ed criticizing him and said he would not vote for him. On November 10, 2016, just two days after the presidential election, Villalba tweeted, "I 100% support President Trump and will pray daily for his success." Endorsements for Ryan Empower Texans Texas Right to Life Young Conservatives of Texas Endorsements for Villalba Texas Medical Association Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush Associated Republicans of Texas Texas Association of Business Dallas Morning News Texas Association of Realtors National Federation of Independent Business

Campaign finance

See also: Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/Campaign finance

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.

Incumbent Jason Villalba defeated Jim Burke and Anthony Holan in the Texas House of Representatives District 114 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 114 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Villalba Incumbent	55.72%	37,588
	Democratic	Jim Burke	40.57%	27,367
	Libertarian	Anthony Holan	3.71%	2,502
Total Votes				67,457
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Jim Burke ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 114 Democratic Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 114 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Jim Burke  (unopposed)

Incumbent Jason Villalba defeated Dan Morenoff in the Texas House of Representatives District 114 Republican Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 114 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Villalba Incumbent	55.16%	11,452
	Republican	Dan Morenoff	44.84%	9,308
Total Votes				20,760

2014

See also: Texas House of Representatives 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. Incumbent Jason Villalba was unopposed in the Republican primary. Villalba defeated Thomas Griffing (L) in the general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 114 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Villalba Incumbent	81.1%	25,334
	Libertarian	Thomas Griffing	18.9%	5,915
Total Votes				31,249

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Villalba won election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 114. Villalba advanced to the July 31 primary runoff where he defeated Bill Keffer. Villalba defeated Carol Kent (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Texas House of Representatives, District 114, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Villalba	54.2%	33,970
	Democratic	Carol Kent	45.8%	28,762
Total Votes				62,732

Texas House of Representatives District 114 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bill Keffer (advanced to runoff)	47.5%	4,745
Jason Villalba (advanced to runoff)	41.2%	4,114
David Boone	11.4%	1,138
Total Votes		9,997

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2017
• Business & Industry
• Economic & Small Business Development

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Villalba served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2015
• Business & Industry
• Economic & Small Business Development

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Villalba served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2013
• Business & Industry
• Environmental Regulation

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Campaign themes

2019

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Campaign website

“	Enough antiquated thinking and divisive politics, Dallas deserves better. It’s time to work together and get stuff done! Here’s my 5 Point Plan: 1. Reducing Taxes for Seniors. In my first act as your Mayor, I will personally draft and have the Texas Legislature file a bill to freeze the property tax rate and amount payable of all current Dallas residents on a fixed income. 2. Infrastructure. Recently, our efforts to address this issue have been solely reactive, rather than proactive. As your Mayor, I will personally engage directly with major private providers of infrastructure services for the city to negotiate with them to proactively engage in updating existing systems. If they fail to participate in our revitalization campaign voluntarily, then I will ask the City Council to provide compelling positive and negative incentives for these entities to become our partners. 3. Public Safety. As your Mayor, I will ensure that our police officers and firefighters receive a competitive wage and that their pension plan is fortified for generations to come. I will do this by working directly with the city manager, first responders and the Texas Legislature to find a workable compromise ahead of time, rather than at the 11th hour. As well, I will appoint a committee of the most respected business leaders in town to choose my appointee to the Pension Board, as is required under current law. 4. Southern Sector Revitalization. Unless we revitalize the southern sector of Dallas, we will not be able to become the world-class city of our aspirations. This begins with providing support to Trinity Groves, Bishop Arts and the Design District. Let’s give those who have been successful a helping hand and let’s give those who are aspirational in other parts of the city, the tools they need to succeed. 5. Dare to Dream. Together, we can harness that power to get big things done. Let’s fix our streets, bolster our infrastructure and mend our pension plans, but let’s also shoot for the moon. Five years ago, people said a high speed rail transit system was unrealistic. Today, we are breaking ground for the most advanced system in the country.	”
—Jason Villalba

2014

Villalba's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Creating Jobs & Supporting Businesses

• Excerpt: "Jason understands that the singularly most important issue to all Texans is the economy. Without a thriving and robust economy, families will struggle to pay their bills, send their kids to college, save for their future, or even feed their children."

Improving Schools for Our Future

• Excerpt: "Jason is a strong advocate supporting and improving the public education system through a variety of impactful initiatives that will create an educated workforce for our future."

Reining in Government

• Excerpt: "Jason understands that one of the most challenging issues that he will face as a State Representative in the next legislative session is how to reduce and cut government spending. As a Reagan-styled conservative, he believes that reducing the size of government by reducing wasteful and unnecessary spending is the path to a stronger economy and a stronger Texas."

Conservative Leadership We Can Trust

• Excerpt: "He believes in the power of economic freedom, the importance of personal liberty, the strength of free enterprise, the wisdom of limited government, and the sanctity of life and the family."

2012

Villalba's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Creating Jobs & Supporting Businesses

• "keeping taxes low for businesses and family owned proprietorships"
• "maintaining a fair and efficient civil justice system that keeps the trial lawyers at bay and reduces non-meritorious lawsuits against businesses"
• "creating incentives for businesses to relocate to or stay in Texas"

Improving Schools for Our Future

• "broadening and expanding the charter schools programs throughout the state"
• "providing for increased local control of Texas’ independent school districts"
• "expanding intra-district public-to-public school choice programs"

Reining in Government

• Excerpt: "Jason understands that one of the most challenging issues that he will face as a State Representative in the next legislative session is how to reduce and cut government spending. As a Reagan-styled conservative, he believes that reducing the size of government by reducing wasteful and unnecessary spending is the path to a stronger economy and a stronger Texas."

Campaign finance summary

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Jason Villalba campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2018	Texas House of Representatives District 114	Lost primary	$521,901	N/A**
2014	Texas House of Representatives, District 114	Won	$422,165	N/A**
2012	Texas State House, District 114	Won	$364,494	N/A**
Grand total			$1,308,560	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.

2017

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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15. Conservative Roundtable Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles. Empower Texans Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Environment Texas Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues. Equality Texas Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues. National Federation of Independent Business in Texas Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights. Texans for Vaccine Choice Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. Texas Alliance for Life Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues. Texas Association of Business Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families. Texas Right to Life Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. Texas Values Action Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Young Conservatives of Texas Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.

2015

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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1. Americans for Prosperity Texas - Texas Legislative Report Card 2015 Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation. Concerned Women for America of Texas: Legislative Scorecard for the 84th session Legislators are scored based on votes on bills relating to abortion, common core, and sex trafficking. Conservative Roundtable: Senate and House - 2015 Conservative Solutions Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles. Empower Texans - 2015 Fiscal Responsibility Index Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Equality Texas - Equality Texas rankings for the Texas House during the 84th legislative session Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues. Environment Texas - 2015 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues. Heritage Alliance - 2015 Texas Conservative Report Legislators are scored based on votes on social issues, economic issues, and other issues. National Federation of Independent Business in Texas: 2015 Legislative Voting Record Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. Texas Association of Business: Senate and House - For the Record 2015 Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families. Texas Eagle Forum - 2015 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues. Texas Right to Life - 2015 Legislative Scores Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas Tribune Guest Column: Mark P. Jones - The 2015 Texas House, From Right to Left Mark P. Jones, chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University, biennially ranks state representatives based on how liberal and conservative they are according to legislative history. Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom - 2015 Session Report Card Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.

2013

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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening. Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5. Concerned Women for America of Texas: Senate and House Legislators are scored based on votes on bills relating to abortion, common core, and sex trafficking. Conservative Roundtable - 2013 Conservative Solutions Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles. Empower Texans - 2013 Fiscal Responsibility Index Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Environment Texas - 2013 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues. Equality Texas - Equality Texas rankings for the Texas House during the 83rd regular legislative session Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues. NARAL Pro-Choice Texas: 2013 Legislative Scorecard on House Bill 2 Legislators are scored based on votes for House Bill 2. National Federation of Independent Business in Texas: 2013-2014 Legislative Voting Record Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. Texas Association of Business: Senate and House - For the Record 2013 Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families. Texas Eagle Forum - 2013 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues. Texas League of Conservation Voters - 2013 Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to environment and conservation issues. Texas Right to Life - 2013 Legislative Scores Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas Tribune Guest Column: Mark P. Jones - The 2013 Texas House, From Right to Left Mark P. Jones, chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University, biennially ranks state representatives based on how liberal and conservative they are according to legislative history. Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom - 2013 Session Report Card Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights. The American Conservative Union - 2013 State Legislative Ratings Guide Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Young Conservatives of Texas - 83rd Session House Budget Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes for Amendments 2, 12, 51, 95, and 118. Young Conservatives of Texas: House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes on conservative issues.

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Villalba's endorsements included the following:

• Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senate
• Hon. Florence Shapiro, Texas State Senate
• Hon. Maurine Dickey, Dallas County Commissioner
• Hon. Ann Margolin, Dallas City Councilperson
• Congressman Michael C. Burgess, MD, Representative of the Texas 26th Congressional District

• Texas Medical Association – TEXPAC
• Hispanic Republicans of Texas
• Texas Hospital Association – HOSPAC
• Texas Association of Business
• Texas Association of Realtors

Personal

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Villalba and his wife, Brooke, have two children.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Will Ford Hartnett (R)	Texas House District 114 2013-2019	Succeeded by John Turner (D)