Johnny Partain

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Johnny Partain

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Johnny Partain (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 20. He lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.

Partain completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas State Senate District 20

Incumbent Juan Hinojosa defeated Westley Wright in the general election for Texas State Senate District 20 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Juan Hinojosa (D)	59.2	102,280
		Westley Wright (R)	40.8	70,536

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 172,816
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 20

Incumbent Juan Hinojosa advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 20 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Juan Hinojosa	100.0	36,830

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 20

Westley Wright defeated Johnny Partain in the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 20 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Westley Wright	73.1	16,232
		Johnny Partain	26.9	5,959

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,191
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2016

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Vicente Gonzalez (D) defeated Tim Westley (R), Vanessa Tijerina (G), and Ross Lynn Leone (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. A runoff for both parties was held on May 24, 2016. In the runoff primaries, Westley defeated Ruben Villarreal, and Gonzalez defeated Juan Palacios Jr. Incumbent Ruben Hinojosa did not seek re-election.

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Vicente Gonzalez	57.3%	101,712
	Republican	Tim Westley	37.7%	66,877
	Green	Vanessa Tijerina	3.1%	5,448
	Libertarian	Ross Lynn Leone	1.9%	3,442
Total Votes				177,479
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 15 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tim Westley	45%	13,164
Ruben Villarreal	32%	9,349
Xavier Salinas	23%	6,734
Total Votes		29,247
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 15 Republican Runoff Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tim Westley	50.5%	1,384
Ruben Villarreal	49.5%	1,355
Total Votes		2,739
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Vicente Gonzalez	42.2%	22,151
Juan Palacios Jr.	18.9%	9,913
Dolly Elizondo	16.9%	8,888
Joel Quintanilla	11.7%	6,152
Ruben Ramirez Hinojosa	6%	3,149
Rance Sweeten	4.2%	2,224
Total Votes		52,477
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 15 Democratic Runoff Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Vicente Gonzalez	65.7%	16,071
Juan Palacios Jr.	34.3%	8,379
Total Votes		24,450
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District elections, 2014

Partain ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 15th District. Partain won the Libertarian Party nomination at the state convention in April 2014. He was defeated by incumbent Ruben Hinojosa Sr. (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Texas District 15 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ruben Hinojosa Incumbent	54%	48,708
	Republican	Eddie Zamora	43.3%	39,016
	Libertarian	Johnny Partain	2.7%	2,460
Total Votes				90,184
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas' 15th Congressional District elections, 2012

Partain ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 15th District. He was defeated by incumbent Ruben Hinojosa Sr. in the Democratic primary on May 29, 2012.

U.S. House, Texas District 15 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rubén Hinojosa Incumbent	71.2%	29,397
David Cantu	12.1%	5,008
Jane Cross	10.2%	4,208
Ruben Ramon Ramirez	4.9%	2,012
Johnny Partain	1.7%	687
Total Votes		41,312

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Johnny Partain completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Partain's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am an American man raised with unambiguous principles and clarity of thought, educated and practiced in different American cultures, international technologies, and law. I have decades of hard-earned experience bootstrapping and operating multiple successful businesses; and litigations to defend my successes against systemic corruption, incompetence, and laziness operating under the color of law and claims of government immunity. I have little tolerance for those who violate our god given rights, regardless of what podium they may occupy.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Empower people's rights through statutory protection against contradictory prosecutions and civil harassments.
• Public accountability requires individual recourse.
• Competency and genuine accountability to the law equals good government.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I have intense interest in attacking court derived immunities which puts public officials above the law and out of reach of accountability. Court derived immunities have fluid definitions but ultimately deprive citizens of fairness and their rights under the law, while stealing public resources. Texas nearly passed a law in the late 60's which would have ended these immunities, but it was vetoed by the governor on excuse that Texas could not afford the accountability. Texas has such a strong history of political malfeasance that the Texas Constitution was written to only allow Congress to write laws every two years. Unfortunately, the Texas Supreme Court still protects government corruption using "stare decisis" by coloring it sovereign immunity to the law. The Supreme Court further covers up and protects the corruption of its own judges through an excuse they call "absolute immunity": Corruption is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as an illegality; a vicious and fraudulent intention to evade the prohibitions of the law. The act of an official or fiduciary person who unlawfully and wrongfully uses his station or character to procure some benefit for himself or for another person, contrary to duty and the rights of others. Texas must learn to afford accountability because the injuries it causes are unreasonable and don't just go away. The place to start is at court derived immunities to the laws.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Ethical and fearless individuals with no interest in selling their legacy to the populace are the perfect candidates.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I have a broad and detailed understanding of government, economics, and law. I usually don't have to cookbook a solution or observation, but I can and I know where to look.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first jobs were delivering newspapers for the Boy Scouts, mowing lawns, and baby sitting when I was 10 years old.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Sia - Bird Set Free

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Taxes and spending are usually the greatest challenges. There must be a re-thinking of how taxation works since Texas relies heavily on recurring property taxes which deprive people of true ownership in their property.

If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

I strive for a position on the judiciary commission.

Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

I petitioned the 82nd and 87th Legislature regarding personal exposure to corruption in South Texas as identified by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2014. I requested relief and statutes defining government immunity to the law. Alternately, I request a constitutional amendment giving prosecutorial and civil protection to people exercising their constitutional rights. A few congressional attorneys showed interest, but most congressional members refused to act without permission from my representative on the excuse of respect to my congressman and senator. Unfortunately, my congressman and senator refused to act claiming existing litigation or misrepresenting that there was not enough time to write legislation. This is why I am campaigning for a place in the Texas Senate to pass individual protect for citizens exercising their civil rights under the constitution. People should never ask government for permission to exercise a right.

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Current members of the Texas State Senate

Leadership

Senators

District 1

Bryan Hughes (R)

District 2

Bob Hall (R)

District 3

Robert Nichols (R)

District 4

Brandon Creighton (R)

District 5

Charles Schwertner (R)

District 6

Carol Alvarado (D)

District 7

Paul Bettencourt (R)

District 8

Angela Paxton (R)

District 9

Vacant

District 10

Phil King (R)

District 11

Mayes Middleton (R)

District 12

Tan Parker (R)

District 13

Borris Miles (D)

District 14

Sarah Eckhardt (D)

District 15

Molly Cook (D)

District 16

Nathan Johnson (D)

District 17

Joan Huffman (R)

District 18

Lois Kolkhorst (R)

District 19

Roland Gutierrez (D)

District 20

Juan Hinojosa (D)

District 21

Judith Zaffirini (D)

District 22

Brian Birdwell (R)

District 23

Royce West (D)

District 24

Peter Flores (R)

District 25

Donna Campbell (R)

District 26

José Menéndez (D)

District 27

Adam Hinojosa (R)

District 28

Charles Perry (R)

District 29

César Blanco (D)

District 30

Brent Hagenbuch (R)

District 31

Kevin Sparks (R)

Republican Party (19)

Democratic Party (11)

Vacancies (1)