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John Porro
John Porro (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Porro received a bachelor’s degree in history from SUNY Binghamton and attended Cornell University’s physician assistant program. His professional experience included working as a teacher, EMT, physician’s assistant, and in hospital management.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Texas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 3
Incumbent Keith Self defeated Sandeep Srivastava in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Keith Self (R) | 62.5 | 237,794 |
 | Sandeep Srivastava (D) | 37.5 | 142,953 | |
| Total votes: 380,747 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 3
Sandeep Srivastava advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sandeep Srivastava | 100.0 | 17,422 |
| Total votes: 17,422 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Neil Efros (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 3
Incumbent Keith Self defeated Suzanne Cassimatis Harp, Tre Pennie, John Porro, and Jeremy Ivanovskis in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Self | 72.8 | 55,888 |
 | Suzanne Cassimatis Harp | 18.5 | 14,215 | |
 | Tre Pennie | 3.6 | 2,797 | |
 | John Porro | 3.4 | 2,634 | |
 | Jeremy Ivanovskis | 1.6 | 1,224 | |
| Total votes: 76,758 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Burt Thakur (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 3
Christopher Claytor advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | Christopher Claytor (L) |
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Endorsements
Porro received the following endorsements.
Pledges
Porro signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Texas' 1st Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 1
Nathaniel Moran defeated Jrmar Jefferson in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nathaniel Moran (R) | 78.1 | 183,224 |
 | Jrmar Jefferson (D) | 21.9 | 51,438 | |
| Total votes: 234,662 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 1
Jrmar Jefferson defeated Victor D. Dunn in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 1 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jrmar Jefferson | 75.9 | 5,607 |
 | Victor D. Dunn | 24.1 | 1,783 | |
| Total votes: 7,390 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 1
Jrmar Jefferson and Victor D. Dunn advanced to a runoff. They defeated Stephen Kocen and Gavin Dass in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jrmar Jefferson | 45.5 | 7,411 |
| ✔ | | Victor D. Dunn | 27.9 | 4,554 |
 | Stephen Kocen | 15.1 | 2,457 | |
 | Gavin Dass | 11.5 | 1,881 | |
| Total votes: 16,303 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rosey Quinn (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 1
Nathaniel Moran defeated Joe McDaniel, Aditya Atholi, and John Porro in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathaniel Moran | 63.0 | 51,312 |
 | Joe McDaniel | 24.2 | 19,708 | |
 | Aditya Atholi | 7.6 | 6,186 | |
| John Porro | 5.2 | 4,238 | |
| Total votes: 81,444 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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Campaign website
Porro’s campaign website stated the following:
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OUR Campaign for Congress Friends, that’s not me. I will never forget the fact that this is a nation of “We the People” This is not MY campaign, this is OUR campaign. Together, we can do great things for our country and our community. Our campaign is about Freedom, Prosperity, and Opportunity. It’s what makes America the greatest country on earth. INTRODUCTION I want to share with you my core principles: God, Country, and Community; in that order. These are the principles that will guide me as I represent you in Congress. By faith in God will always come first and my representation of our district will be guided through the prism of a Christian heart. Our founding fathers, in creating America, knew that faith and Judeo-Christian values were the cornerstone of its creation. Public schools were actually created to teach the bible…something that is lost to those in the ideological left today. We must restore our country back to the “Republic for which it stands, One Nation Under God." When elected, I promise there will be a bible on my desk in Congress to guide me every day I am there. Let's Make America Pray Again! Why can’t we start every school day the same way we do in Congress at the beginning of every session by having a word of prayer. I promise to be THE unapologetic conservative who puts Pro-Family, Pro-Life, Pro-Freedom, and Pro-America first as the Representative for CD3. PRO-FAMILY I am honored to have the support an endorsement of Matt Osborne, who is leading the fight against human sex trafficking by their abduction of children, who are introduced to this horrible underground and dark world. As our representative, I will introduce the STOP Act: Stop Trafficking Opportunities and Prosecute my first week in Congress. Matt and I will use a national platform to address this dire situation. Additionally, parents shouldn’t have to wonder if their children are going to come home indoctrinated instead educated. The sexualization and exploitation of our children must stop. It requires parental approval for an aspirin, on-biological gender identification or altering mutilation surgeries shouldn’t come as a surprise to a parent either. Parents should be a part of the curriculum discussion so that biology, intelligent design are taught in public schools. If not, parents should be able to take their tax dollars and transfer it to the school of their choice. PRO-LIFE Then the events of 9/11 unfolded. After completing my overnight ER shift that morning, like everyone I heard about the horrific events that happened when terrorists attacked America. I rushed back to the hospital to prepare for survivors. We fully anticipated they would arrive to the ER but sadly none did. The following morning, I made my way to Ground Zero and began working hand-in-hand with my brothers in arms by digging through the rubble In hopes we would find survivors. That day, September 12th, became the most challenging day of my life. Saving lives and fighting for the unborn are both in my DNA as a Christian. I will fight tirelessly against abortion. Scripture tells us in Psalm 139:13 that God ordained our creation within our mother’s womb, and it’s recognized that we are wonderfully made in his image. With a platform as a member of Congress, I will introduce the PSALM Act ‘Protecting the Sanctity of All Life Month’ where we recognize the 30 days prior to Mother’s Day as 30 days for Life. Federally recognizing that giving birth - not killing the child within the womb - makes you a mother. I will work with the Pro-Life community in all 50 states to help enact similar legislation on the state level as well. Texas became my home when I was recruited here too to manage Physicians Assistants and Nurse Practitioners for a large community safety net hospital here in North Texas. Today, I oversee a $45M budget and lead 70+ departments as a licensed Physicians Assistant and Healthcare Executive. It’s a blessing to continue to see that care for the community is put front and center. For me, pro-life isn’t a campaign talking point, it’s been my life’s work. PRO-AMERICA Washington has lost track of that and it’s time to bring those principles back ti the forefront in America. Doing so means securing our southern border, instituting a foreign policy that restores respect for Israel and protects it against those who wish to wipe it off the face of the planet and understanding government spending should address the needs of American citizens first before sending it off to foreign countries. We should concentrate on the southern border before the Ukrainian border and making sure homeless Americans, especially our veterans, who are homeless and sleeping on the streets come first before sending millions of dollars in foreign aid around the world. We were promised on 9/22 that we would never forget what happened the day before. But apparently Joe Biden did when he gave the same Islamic terrorists, who were trained and given safe harbor in Afghanistan before 9/12, millions of dollars' worth of military equipment and left Americans behind while allowing 13 brave soldiers to die. As someone who saw firsthand the results of what those terrorists did twenty years ago, I am appalled. Joe Biden had made America weak again. We cannot let the America Last ideology to continue to have influence over our foreign policy. PRO-FREEDOM Our founding fathers knew government doesn’t give us our liberties, they come from God. There is a reason why the right to keep and bear arms is the Second Amendment because it protects the First Amendment that gives us the rights of religious freedom and free speech. Our founders also knew that a free press was a way to protect our liberties as a constraint on too much government control. It was to call balls and strikes instead of being on the playing field for the other team. today, sadly, they are simply part of the democratic party machine working with big tech to constrain our right to free speech. Dictators during and after World War II knew that removing citizens’ rights to own firearms was the first step to take away their liberties. Marxism/socialism is an ideology based on atheism and that follow that ideology despise the fact that Americans rights are alienable rights. They come from God for whom they neither recognize nor respect. As President Reagan said, Freedom must be fought for. My father is a Korea Veteran, and my uncle was a sniper in the Marine Corps during Vietnam, so I understand the sacrifice that is required of those who serve in the military. This is why I am honored to have earned the endorsement of Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, Michael E. Thornton, who shed his own blood fighting the Communist in Vietnam. He knows firsthand what their desire was and what fighting for freedom means. Today, the roots of communism and socialism are taking route in America. We are falsely told by people like Bernie Sanders in Alexandria Ocasio Cortez so say there is such a thing as Democratic Socialism. Tell that to the families of the brave veterans whose names are etched on the walks of the Vietnam veterans Memorial. They did not sacrifice their lives for Democratic Socialism. This leftist ideology led to our rights being taken away from us during the pandemic. The right to worship, the right to choose, the right to choose to wear a mask or not, and even the right to choose our own medical decisions based on tried-and-true uses of long-standing medicines that are based on science or to be forced to take a vaccine that we would later learn did nothing to stop the spread of the virus. Those brave enough to fight for their rights, ostracized at the time, were eventually proven that they were not conspiracy theorists but were right all along. JOIN ME My T.A.L.K. Plan consists of Town-Halls to gather the community together, Advise the community of what’s taking place in Washington. Listen to the everyone in order to get feedback about what is important to them, and Keep the community engaged by attending club and community meetings/events throughout my term in Congress. When elected, as the incumbent, I will always be able to explain how I plan to vote and why I voted the way I did. I will never be a Representative in name only. I will also remember every dollar Congress spends is one less dollar from your family budget. democrat efforts to delegitimize legitimate Congressional investigations into the known corrupt practices by the Biden family, out-of-control federal spending, and the mismanagement of federal agencies weaponizing government or failing to follow the law must stop. Simply put, I will never forget the reason why you chose to cast your vote for me and I promise to a heart hard on your behalf. This is OUR campaign and can achieve great together. Sincerely, |
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| —John Porro’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
2022
John Porro did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Porro's campaign website stated the following:
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Our country, our state, and our cities can not continue to spend money that we do not have. I will fight for a balanced budget every legislative session to ensure our future generations are not saddled with out-of-control debt.
I am staunchly pro-life. I was put up for adoption at birth and given the opportunity at life with two amazing parents who were not able to have children of their own. I think the only exception to carrying a baby to full term would be to save the life of the mother. I will always be an advocate for the unborn and fight for their opportunity at life.
Education is clearly delineated as a responsibility of the States in the U.S. Constitution. There is no role for the federal government in education. Parents need the option to choose where their children are educated and to agree with the values that they are taught. I would be willing to put forth legislation outlawing the teaching of this Marxist ideology that tells our children to judge other people by the color of their skin.
I have a license to carry. I support constitutional carry and would fight any federal encroachment on our laws. You have the right to defend yourself and your family by all means necessary. We should have the right to purchase, wear, and use any firearm we wish for the purpose of keeping our family safe and to prevent the tyranny of the government.
I support those who immigrate here legally. America brings in approximately the population of Montana annually through legal immigration. We are not an anti-immigrant, xenophobic country. We do expect people to respect our borders and our laws. I will always fight against illegal immigration and for secure borders. I stand with Governor Abbott on strengthening our border wall. I will push for complete defunding of any cities that want to practice as a sanctuary city. If a city enacts these policies then they pay the full freight. We shouldn’t make it easy for illegal aliens to be in society.
The overwhelming majority of law enforcement officers are good people with good intentions. They need to be supported and not vilified. I am against defunding the police in any form. If anything, they need larger budgets for further training. If police departments need more training then we should give it to them. Having less police officers is not the solution.
I would support all measures that move voter integrity forward. The right to vote is sacred, but loses its sanctity when there are questions as to whether the vote is secure or not. I wholeheartedly support Voter I.D. laws, signature verification on mail-in ballots, and the outlawing of ballot harvesting and unsecured drop boxes in Texas.
Create an environment wherein free enterprise, free market, hard work, and virtuous capitalism will once again allow every Texas citizen who wants to experience positive growth and prosperity. Free Enterprise, Free Market, Virtuous Capitalism, and hard-working US citizens have made us the wealthiest nation. Americans are overtaxed and under-serviced. I will fight to lower taxes so the families in my district can keep more of their hard-earned income.[2] |
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| —John Porro[4] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ John Porro's campaign website, "Meet John," accessed January 12, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ John Porro for Congress, “Porro Plan,” accessed January 15, 2024
- ↑ John Porro's campaign website, “Issues,” accessed January 12, 2022
