John Gay (Texas)
John Gay was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 129 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]
Gay was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 14th Congressional District of Texas.
Biography
Gay earned his B.S. in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University in 1998. His professional experience includes working as a school district administrator. He served in the United States Coast Guard.[2]
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. John Gay was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Sheryl Berg and Dennis Paul defeated Briscoe Cain, Mary Huls, Jeff Larson, Chuck Maricle and Brent Perry in the Republican primary. Paul defeated Berg in the May 27 Republican primary. Paul defeated Gay in the general election.[1][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Dennis Paul |
67.8% | 26,415 | |
| Democratic | John Gay | 32.2% | 12,540 | |
| Total Votes | 38,955 | |||
Recent news
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2012
Gay ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 14th District. He was defeated by Felicia Harris and Randy Weber in the Republican primary on May 29, 2012.[5][6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Randy Weber |
27.6% | 12,088 |
| Felicia Harris |
18.9% | 8,287 |
| Michael Truncale | 14.2% | 6,212 |
| Jay Old | 14% | 6,143 |
| Robert Gonzalez | 9.8% | 4,305 |
| Bill Sargent | 7.6% | 3,328 |
| John Gay | 4.7% | 2,075 |
| George Harper | 1.9% | 813 |
| Mark Mansius | 1.3% | 554 |
| Total Votes | 43,805 | |
Campaign themes
2012
Gay's campaign website listed the following issues:[7]
- Freedom
- Excerpt: "Our American Freedoms are founded on a Fundamental Belief in God, on which a Constitutional Government was designed to SERVE the PEOPLE."
- Economy
- Excerpt: "By now, almost all of us have heard the expression “it’s the economy stupid” but evidently President Obama is not one of those people. His only answer is to haphazardly throw more money at the problem and raise taxes."
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Texas' 14th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Texas' 14th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Texas GOP, "Republican candidate list," accessed May 10, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Unofficial Republican primary results," May 29, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website
