John Lawson (Texas)
John Lawson was a 2015 candidate for District 7 of the Dallas, Texas City Council.
In 2014 and 2012, Lawson was a Republican candidate for District 23 of the Texas State Senate.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Lawson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Jobs
- Excerpt: "District 23 needs to be the kind of district where investors and job creators will want to do business. We can employ thousands who are now unemployed if we had a more friendly attitude toward business."
Education
- Excerpt: "School Vouchers are educational funding directed toward the individual families rather than the school district. This will provide families with the opportunity to move their child from a low performing school to a higher performing one. Results should be the thing that matters most in the education of our children."
Life
- Excerpt: "The Declaration of Independence states that we are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I believe that we must protect the life of our unborn children."
Elections
2015
- See also: Dallas, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Dallas, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. Early voting began on April 27, 2015.
All 14 city council seats were up for election.[3][4] In District 7, candidates included Hasani Burton, Kevin Felder, Baranda J. Fermin, John Lawson, Randall Parker, James Turknett, Juanita Wallace and Tiffinni A. Young. Because no candidate received a majority in the general election, the top-two candidates — Felder and Young — advanced to a runoff election on June 13.[5] Young was the winner.[6] Incumbent Carolyn Davis did not run for re-election.[7]
| Dallas City Council, District 7, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Tiffinni A. Young |
55.1% | 1,094 | |
| Kevin Felder | 44.9% | 892 | |
| Total Votes | 1,986 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official runoff election results," accessed August 17, 2015 | |||
| Dallas City Council, District 7, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Tiffinni A. Young |
40.5% | 1,304 | |
| Kevin Felder |
14.2% | 456 | |
| Baranda J. Fermin | 13.5% | 433 | |
| Hasani Burton | 12.8% | 413 | |
| Juanita Wallace | 7.5% | 240 | |
| John Lawson | 5.1% | 165 | |
| Randall Parker | 4.1% | 131 | |
| James Turknett | 2.3% | 74 | |
| Total Votes | 2,846 | ||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official election results," accessed July 30, 2015 | |||
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 Royce West was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while John Lawson was unopposed in the Republican primary. West defeated Lawson and Libertarian Jonathan Erhardt in the general election.[1][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Royce West Incumbent |
79.4% | 99,102 | |
| Republican | John Lawson | 18.8% | 23,520 | |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Erhardt | 1.8% | 2,204 | |
| Total Votes | 124,826 | |||
2012
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012
Lawson ran in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate, District 23. Lawson ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and was defeated by Royce West (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Royce West Incumbent |
81.9% | 187,407 | |
| Republican | John Lawson | 18.1% | 41,429 | |
| Total Votes | 228,836 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Dallas, Texas
- United States municipal elections, 2015
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas State Senate
- Texas State Senate elections, 2014
External links
- City of Dallas - 2015 Official Candidate List
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012
- John Lawson on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ johnlawsonfor23.com, "Issues," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Upcoming Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Dallas, "Notice of Deadline to File," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Runoff Election Results," accessed June 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Dallas, "2015 Official Candidate List," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Election Brackets," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 Election and Candidate Information," accessed June 12, 2012
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