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Jessica Tiedt
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Jessica Tiedt (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 20. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Tiedt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jessica Tiedt was born in Denison, Texas.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Terry Wilson defeated Jessica Tiedt in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 20 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Terry Wilson (R) | 71.4 | 78,884 |
 | Jessica Tiedt (D)  | 28.6 | 31,648 | |
| Total votes: 110,532 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 20
Jessica Tiedt advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 20 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Tiedt | 100.0 | 13,092 |
| Total votes: 13,092 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Terry Wilson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 20 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terry Wilson | 100.0 | 26,102 |
| Total votes: 26,102 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Williamson County Clerk
Incumbent Nancy Rister defeated Jessica Tiedt in the general election for Williamson County Clerk on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nancy Rister (R) | 53.4 | 106,925 | |
| Jessica Tiedt (D) | 46.6 | 93,258 | |
| Total votes: 200,183 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Williamson County Clerk
Jessica Tiedt advanced from the Democratic primary for Williamson County Clerk on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Tiedt | 100.0 | 21,007 |
| Total votes: 21,007 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Williamson County Clerk
Incumbent Nancy Rister advanced from the Republican primary for Williamson County Clerk on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nancy Rister | 100.0 | 25,771 | |
| Total votes: 25,771 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jessica Tiedt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tiedt's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Jessica Tiedt is from Austin, Texas and ran for Williamson County Clerk in 2018. Born in Denison, Texas, Jessica spent most of her adult life in Austin, briefly moving to California for work before moving back to Williamson County in early 2017. Jessica has worked in technology for over 10 years and is now the Chief Court Administrator for newly elected Justice of the peace, Judge Stacy Hackenberg. Jessica was inspired to run for office the first time after witnessing the events of the 2016 election and reflecting on the serious threat to liberty having a government that didn't represent its people posed. In January, Jessica took on the Chief Court Administrator role and she is loving learning and help make changes in the way that the court is run in PCT 4, emphasizing technical and caring solutions. Above all, Jessica believes in the promise of progress and is working to bring that to her community.
Jessica is now running to represent House District 20 in the State House, with a focus on Infrastructure, Election Reform, Cannabis and Health Care.
- I want to work on infrastructure in and around the district in regards to clean water, clean air, and broad band internet access in every home because these things impact us every day and are important..
- This is a districting year and its more important then ever to make sure that every vote is equal and communities get to vote together.
- Healthcare should be a right and everyone is impacted when our insurance rates are so low, Texas needs the Healthy Texas Act!
My most personal issue going into this session is Cannabis reform. This is something that impacts me daily as I struggle with chronic pain, something that thousands throughout the state struggle with and who seek relief from cannabis. I lived in California for a couple of years and used cannabis there to manage my pain and being without it impacts my quality of life in measurable ways. Access to quality legal cannabis both medically and recreationally would be a benefit to so many people throughout the state and it's time that we tackle this issue head-on. We need to make sure that we expunge and release those in jail and who have been jailed due to its prohibition, and make sure that those most directly impacted by its prohibition benefit from its legalization with grants and license preference to those communities of color impacted most by its criminalization.
It sounds cliche, but I'm a big fan of my mother. Growing up I knew things were hard for her, but she was quite frankly a force to be reckoned with. I never felt unloved, though I know I had to been trying (I have ADHD and was a HANDFUL), and she largely raised me and my sister on her own while dad was overseas. She got her degree in nursing while we were in school, and while working a part-time job. When my parents got divorced we stayed with her and she kept raising us, building a great life for me and my sister as she went. She cares for all the members of our family who will let her, and never fails to be present when needed. I told her recently that me running for office was kind of her fault: growing up there were always examples of my mother seeing something that was wrong, no matter how seemingly minor, and she would work to make it right - even if it meant going against the tide to do it. With that as my example, how could I possibly not do everything in my power - including running for office - to help fix the issues that we face today?
Compassion, Ethics, and Hope. We need to trust that our leaders are beginning their solution finding processes with our well being in mind and with an idea towards compassion, that they are ethical and sound in their judgment making skills, and that they have a Hope for our futures as well as theirs.
Representatives in the statehouse should be making sure that the bills they sign on to and vote for are constitutional, good for the state and their communities, and not harmful to the vulnerable populations that might be impacted. This requires that they be studious, discerning and that they get out of their own sounding bubbles for advice and opinions on their actions. They should also have good management skills and should be expected to have a well run office that responds adequately to the needs of their constituents on their behalf.
I remember when the Gulf War started, I think I was 4 at the time. My dad was deployed to the area and I vividly remember a tv news broadcast that my mom was watching showing missiles being fired into a foreign city. I don't know if I understood then much more then that my dad was in the general area and that my mom was very upset. My memories of the Oklahoma City bombing, Columbine, and 9/11 are much more vivid.
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
The size of the district and the length of the term, House districts are smaller, and the terms are shorter, so representatives are much more involved in their districts as a whole when compared to the Senate.
Yes, but I do not believe it is a requirement. The main thing we should want from our legislators is good judgment and discernment so that the decisions they are faced with are hopefully responded to in ways that align with our communities' values and goals.
Breaking away from fossil fuel industries and going green is probably one of the most important things we need to do as a state, and also one of the most difficult. Gas and Oil in Texas have been such a large part of our economy and government that it's going to be hard to break the habits and norms that exist around the industries currently. Accomplishing the task of preventing permanent damage to our world by joining with the rest of the world in going green and working against the damage that these carbon-based industries have caused will also be transformative to our economy and day to day lives in a good way.
The governor should seak to provide the legislature with what it needs to enable the executive to function well and smoothly in service to the state's population. The governor should call special sessions when needful or requested, and should seak to sign off on bills that are in keeping with our values as a state. Beyond that, respect from the executive to the legislative and vice versa should be granted and held as co-equal branches of the Texas government.
We have a lot to get done, in a specific and small time frame to accomplish it. Working with other legislators is the only way to have that happen, and building relationships and rapport between representatives is an excellent way to make sure that bills and actions get the support that they need to get to Sine Die.
Calendars, Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, Energy Resources, Criminal Jurisprudence, and Public Health
I think not for my freshman year at the house, but eventually, I would be interested.
I am hoping that we will be able to accomplish much over the next cycle of terms or so and that I would not be tempted to go for a higher office, I would eventually be interested in maybe becoming a Justice of the Peace, as I have enjoyed working in a Justice court and could see myself fulfilling the role in a smaller district someday.
As a county, Milam lost 3 hospitals in December of 2019, this is something that has directly impacted the lives of many of the people who I have spoken to there, and is horrifying to me. Rockdale, the second-most populous city in Milam, does not have an ER in 30 minutes of it, and its citizens often have to drive hours to see a doctor. Those stories hit me the hardest because it was so preventable, and has had such an impact on so many lives.
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jessica Tiedt participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 6, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Jessica Tiedt's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Incorporate existing technologies into the office, streamlining filing and payment processes 2) Put into action existing procedures for civil and court filing to minimize burden and improve processing rates |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am most passionate about social justice and gender issues. As a woman in the workforce, I believe it is extremely important to recognize the barriers still in place for women in the modern world and to fight for true equality. Likewise, historically marginalized groups such as the LGBT community, people of color and those with disabilities still face discrimination and violence every day, and it is essential that those elected to office across the nation hold their equal protection and welfare at heart.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. Jessica Tiedt answered the following:
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
| “ | I have worked in the tech sector for over a decade, specifically helping individuals and businesses incorporate computer technologies into their work infrastructure to increase productivity and improve user experience. The skill sets I have developed in that time make me an ideal candidate for a position like county court clerk. I will be incorporating already available technologies and programs to dramatically improve an office that has been historically associated with long with times and burdensome paperwork.[4] | ” |
| “ | The duties of the office are spelled out clearly in state law, the county clerk is responsible for processing and keeping civil and criminal county court records and fees. However, I believe it is the core responsibility of the office holder to utilize all resources available so that those responsibilities can be fulfilled in a timely and efficient manner, and in a way that minimizes the burden on the citizens of the county, who depend on the clerks office for everything from property and birth records to criminal court filings.[4] | ” |
| “ | This office has no policy making responsibilities. County clerks cannot affect change in law or penal code. The only responsibility of the county clerk is to serve the people of the county they are elected, and that is not something deal making and traditional politics is going to accomplish. My background in business technology and record keeping are far more relevant to the office and will be far more effective in creating positive change within the office than any previous experience in government could provide.[4] | ” |
See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 21, 2020
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Jessica Tiedt's responses," April 6, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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