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Joel Shapiro
Joel Stephen Shapiro was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 5 of the Texas State Senate.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Shapiro's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
- Excerpt: "We need to work together to ensure that ALLTEXANS:
- Have a good EDUCATION
- Have quality HEALTHCARE
- Have the right of CHOICE
- Have the opportunity to VOTE
- Have Equal Rights And Equal Pay
- Have a real VOICE in Austin"
Elections
2014
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. 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 Charles Schwertner was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Joel Shapiro was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Schwertner defeated Shapiro and Matthew Whittington (L) in the general election.[1][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Charles Schwertner Incumbent |
65% | 112,930 | |
| Democratic | Joel Shapiro | 31.2% | 54,286 | |
| Total Votes | 173,811 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Joel + Shapiro + Texas + Senate"
See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas State Senate
- Texas State Senate elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Joel Shapiro on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ joelforsenate.com, "Official campaign website," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 26, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Senate Candidates List," accessed July 26, 2014
