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Jennifer Forgey
Jennifer Forgey (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 47. She lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2020.
Forgey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jennifer Forgey was born in Austin, Texas. She pursued her undergraduate education at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and La Universidad Iberoamericana, and she earned a J.D. from Baylor Law School in 2018.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Vikki Goodwin defeated Justin Berry and Michael Clark in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 47 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vikki Goodwin (D)  | 49.3 | 66,816 |
 | Justin Berry (R) | 48.3 | 65,474 | |
| Michael Clark (L) | 2.4 | 3,311 | ||
| Total votes: 135,601 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 47
Justin Berry defeated Jennifer Fleck in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 47 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Berry | 54.7 | 6,418 |
 | Jennifer Fleck | 45.3 | 5,319 | |
| Total votes: 11,737 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Vikki Goodwin advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 47 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vikki Goodwin | 100.0 | 30,089 |
| Total votes: 30,089 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 47
Jennifer Fleck and Justin Berry advanced to a runoff. They defeated Donald Zimmerman, Aaron Reitz, and Jennifer Forgey in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 47 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Fleck | 32.1 | 5,766 |
| ✔ | | Justin Berry | 22.9 | 4,105 |
 | Donald Zimmerman | 22.9 | 4,104 | |
 | Aaron Reitz | 15.2 | 2,733 | |
 | Jennifer Forgey | 6.8 | 1,228 | |
| Total votes: 17,936 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 47
Michael Clark advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 47 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Michael Clark (L) | |
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jennifer Forgey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Forgey's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Government should stay in its lane. Limited government means that folks who are elected to represent the people need to do the work of government - budgets and regulations - and spend less time focusing on social issues.
- As a Republican, I believe the role of government is to protect freedoms, especially our Constitutional freedoms as articulated in the Bill of Rights.
- As a Christian, I will prioritize the protection of life. This includes pro-life legislation, but it also goes beyond that. In certain circumstances, a social safety net is a legitimate role of government in order to help honor and value life.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 13, 2020
