Jay Wiley
Jay Wiley (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 47. Wiley lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.
Wiley ran in one of 48 contested Texas state legislative Republican primaries in 2018. To read more about the conflict between Republican factions in the primaries, including who the factions were, which races were competitive and who key influencers lined up behind, click here.
Wiley unsuccessfully ran as a Republican candidate for District 47 of the Texas House of Representatives in 2016. Wiley also unsuccessfully ran as a candidate for District 6 of the Austin, Texas City Council in 2014.
Biography
Jay Wiley earned a bachelor's degree from The Citadel and a law degree from St. Mary's University.[1]
Campaign themes
2016
Wiley's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Protect The Border Now:
- Excerpt: "We must turn off the faucet of illegal immigration by employing 21st century technology to seal the border, monitor activity, and enforce our laws. While Paul Workman calls for a "national dialogue" on illegal immigration, I will work to completely eliminate economic magnets like "sanctuary cities" (such as Austin), and stop back door amnesty schemes like in-state tuition and relaxed hiring standards for illegals."
Eliminating Property Taxes = Economic Growth:
- Excerpt: "Texas should lower down our current property tax and eventually replace it with a small, understandable consumption, or sales, tax. Some of the most recognized economists in the country have estimated that such a replacement, dollar for dollar, would increase Texans’ personal income between 1.8% and 4.7% and trigger a net gain of hundreds of thousands of new jobs."
Strengthening Families:
- Excerpt: "Nothing is more important to Sally and me than how we raise our 2 boys. Family is the cornerstone of a healthy and successful life—that’s why I support the traditional definition of marriage as between one man and one woman. I also recognize the devastating effects of the cycle of poverty perpetuated by our welfare system, which divests people of the means to provide for themselves. I will work to implement random drug testing for welfare recipients and the limitation of benefits to food and vital essentials."
Our Rights As Texans:
- Excerpt: "I will work every day to turn back the tide of federal overreach by opposing all federal mandates that infringe upon our rights under the Tenth Amendment. This requires more than hollow resolutions and tough talk—we need leadership to build the grassroots coalitions we need to put pressure on our elected officials to stand up against federal mandates."
Educating Our Children:
- Excerpt: "Educating our children is the responsibility of parents. The state’s role is to facilitate our responsibility as parents. Texas should prioritize teachers and classrooms over top-heavy bureaucracies that drain resources and detract from the mission of schools – to prepare our children for success."
2014
On his campaign website, Wiley highlighted the following issues:[3]
Taxes
- Excerpt: "High taxes, irresponsible spending, and misplaced priorities are making Austin less and less affordable. Taxpayers deserve value for our dollar."
Business
- Excerpt: "Clear bureaucratic roadblocks that stifle productivity. Advocate repeal of the unnecessary and burdensome ban on retail plastic bags. Change the culture at City Hall from one which is hostile to business to one that fosters free markets."[4]
Transportation
- Excerpt: "Streamline the project and environmental review processes for new road construction. Oppose light rail, bike sharing, and other costly and ineffective distractions from our pressing transportation projects. Reasonable transportation solutions address roads first."[4]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 47
Vikki Goodwin defeated incumbent Paul Workman in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 47 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vikki Goodwin (D) | 52.4 | 55,307 |
 | Paul Workman (R) | 47.6 | 50,244 | |
| Total votes: 105,551 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 47
Vikki Goodwin defeated Elaina Fowler in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 47 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vikki Goodwin | 58.0 | 4,638 |
| Elaina Fowler | 42.0 | 3,359 | ||
| Total votes: 7,997 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 47
Vikki Goodwin and Elaina Fowler advanced to a runoff. They defeated Sheri Soltes, Candace Aylor, and Will Simpson in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 47 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vikki Goodwin | 33.6 | 5,347 |
| ✔ | Elaina Fowler | 29.2 | 4,651 | |
 | Sheri Soltes | 23.7 | 3,774 | |
 | Candace Aylor | 7.4 | 1,177 | |
| Will Simpson | 6.1 | 970 | ||
| Total votes: 15,919 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Paul Workman defeated Jay Wiley and Patty Vredevelt in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 47 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Workman | 59.5 | 9,079 |
 | Jay Wiley | 31.2 | 4,767 | |
 | Patty Vredevelt | 9.3 | 1,420 | |
| Total votes: 15,266 | |||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
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
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?
| Jay Wiley and Patty Vredevelt challenged state Rep. Paul Workman in his primary with the assistance of conservative groups. All candidates in this race signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. On February 12, Workman released a TV ad that featured Gov. Greg Abbott and discussed his support for banning sanctuary jurisdictions. Click here to see the video. Endorsements for Wiley
Endorsements for Workman
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Campaign finance
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.[6]
Incumbent Paul Workman defeated Ana Jordan and Scott McKinlay in the Texas House of Representatives District 47 general election.[7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 47 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Paul Workman Incumbent |
53.58% | 54,785 | |
| Democratic | Ana Jordan | 41.69% | 42,635 | |
| Libertarian | Scott McKinlay | 4.73% | 4,838 | |
| Total Votes | 102,258 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Ana Jordan ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 47 Democratic Primary.[8][9]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 47 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ana Jordan (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Paul Workman defeated Jay Wiley in the Texas House of Representatives District 47 Republican Primary.[8][9]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 47 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Workman Incumbent |
60.57% | 16,112 | |
| Republican | Jay Wiley | 39.43% | 10,488 | |
| Total Votes | 26,600 | |||
2014
- See also: Austin, Texas municipal elections, 2014.
The city of Austin held elections for city council on November 4, 2014. The candidate filing deadline was August 18, 2014. Because of redistricting and term limits, there was no incumbent for District 6.[10] The candidates were James T. Flannigan, Mackenzie Kelly, Lloyd "Pete" Phillips Jr., Matt Stillwell, Jay Wiley and Donald S. Zimmerman.[11] Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election, the top two vote-getters - Flannigan and Zimmerman - faced each other in a runoff election on December 16, 2014.[12] Zimmerman was the winner.[13]
| Austin City Council, District 6, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Donald S. Zimmerman |
51.2% | 4,012 | |
| James T. Flannigan | 48.8% | 3,821 | |
| Total Votes | 7,833 | ||
| Source: Travis County Clerk - 2014 Official Runoff Election Results | |||
| Austin City Council, District 6, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| James T. Flannigan |
24% | 3,702 | |
| Donald S. Zimmerman |
24.2% | 3,729 | |
| Mackenzie Kelly | 9% | 1,382 | |
| Lloyd "Pete" Phillips Jr. | 4.6% | 704 | |
| Matt Stillwell | 15.4% | 2,366 | |
| Jay Wiley | 22.8% | 3,513 | |
| Total Votes | 11,883 | ||
| Source: Travis County Clerk - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Wiley's endorsements included the following:[14]
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives District 47
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Texas State Legislature
- Austin, Texas
- Austin, Texas city council elections, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2014
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- Texas Legislature website
- Texas House of Representatives
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, “Jay Wiley,” accessed January 30, 2018
- ↑ Vote Jay Wiley, "Issues," accessed February 24, 2016
- ↑ Jay Wiley for Austin, "Priorities," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Slight structural modifications were made to this excerpt for stylistic purposes. The content, however, remains unchanged. For the original version see here
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedNFIB - ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Candidate List," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2014 Runoff Election Results," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ Vote Jay Wiley, "Endorsements," accessed February 24, 2016
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