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John Yoggerst
From Ballotpedia
John Yoggerst was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 35th Congressional District of Texas.
Campaign themes
2012
Yoggerst's campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "We need to reduce government regulation that is killing economic growth. Repealing Obamacare and approving the Keystone pipeline will be my first priority."
- Border Security
- Excerpt: "We cannot do anything to address the illegal immigrants already in the United States until the border is secure. I will introduce legislation to put more boots on the ground along our border."
- National Deficit
- Excerpt: "The 15 trillion dollars of funded debt is only the tip of the iceberg. The unfunded debt (Social Security and Medicare) is more than 62 trillion dollars."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Obamacare has introduced a level of uncertainty among employers large and small, and needs to be eliminated"
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "The current tax code needs to be tossed out or revised to eliminate many of the complex deductions available."
Elections
2012
Yoggerst ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 35th District. He was defeated by Susan Narvaiz in the Republican primary on May 29, 2012.[2][3]
Politico has listed the 35th District race as one of the five primaries to watch in 2012.[4]
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Footnotes
Senators
John Cornyn (R)
Ted Cruz (R)
Representatives
District 1
Nathaniel Moran (R)
District 2
Daniel Crenshaw (R)
District 3
Keith Self (R)
District 4
Pat Fallon (R)
District 5
Lance Gooden (R)
District 6
Jake Ellzey (R)
District 7
Lizzie Fletcher (D)
District 8
Morgan Luttrell (R)
District 9
Al Green (D)
District 10
Michael McCaul (R)
District 11
August Pfluger (R)
District 12
Craig Goldman (R)
District 13
Ronny Jackson (R)
District 14
Randy Weber (R)
District 15
District 16
Veronica Escobar (D)
District 17
Pete Sessions (R)
District 18
Vacant
District 19
Jodey Arrington (R)
District 20
Joaquin Castro (D)
District 21
Chip Roy (R)
District 22
Troy Nehls (R)
District 23
Tony Gonzales (R)
District 24
Beth Van Duyne (R)
District 25
Roger Williams (R)
District 26
Brandon Gill (R)
District 27
Michael Cloud (R)
District 28
Henry Cuellar (D)
District 29
Sylvia Garcia (D)
District 30
Jasmine Crockett (D)
District 31
John Carter (R)
District 32
Julie Johnson (D)
District 33
Marc Veasey (D)
District 34
Vicente Gonzalez (D)
District 35
Greg Casar (D)
District 36
Brian Babin (R)
District 37
Lloyd Doggett (D)
District 38
Wesley Hunt (R)
Republican Party (27)
Democratic Party (12)
Vacancies (1)
