Justin Calhoun
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Justin Calhoun (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 73. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Calhoun completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Calhoun served in the U.S. Army from 2010 to 2015. He earned a bachelor's degree from Austin Peay State University in 2019. He earned a graduate degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2021. Calhoun's career experience includes working in social work.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 73
Carrie Isaac defeated Justin Calhoun in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 73 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carrie Isaac (R)  | 70.4 | 67,491 |
 | Justin Calhoun (D) | 29.6 | 28,441 | |
| Total votes: 95,932 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 73
Carrie Isaac defeated Barron Casteel in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 73 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carrie Isaac | 50.6 | 11,239 |
 | Barron Casteel | 49.4 | 10,968 | |
| Total votes: 22,207 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 73
Justin Calhoun advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 73 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Calhoun | 100.0 | 6,913 |
| Total votes: 6,913 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 73
Barron Casteel and Carrie Isaac advanced to a runoff. They defeated George Green in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 73 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barron Casteel | 45.7 | 13,198 |
| ✔ | | Carrie Isaac | 44.7 | 12,897 |
| George Green | 9.6 | 2,769 | ||
| Total votes: 28,864 | |||
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Libertarian convention
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Justin Calhoun completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Calhoun's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Justin Calhoun grew up in Marion, Texas, in a single-parent household. He had to drop out of high school to take on a full-time job to help support his family. He then completed high school on time through an advanced learning program, joined the US Army in 2010, deployed to Afghanistan in 2012-2013, and was then medically retired in 2015. He returned home to Texas to pursue a master’s in social work. During his education, he has worked closely with people struggling with homelessness, Veterans, juvenile justice, Texas legislature, and most recently, dialysis patients. He graduated with his master’s in December of 2021. His primary focus is on education equality, environmental protection, and individual rights.
- Elected Officials have ignored large groups of people simply because they didn’t vote for them. A representative is elected by the majority to represent ALL of their constituents, not just those that voted for them.
- For years politicians use issues like education, and the environment as political fatter doing little if anything to actively solve these issues. We need representation that focuses on issues rather than flip flopping to whatever is trending.
- Texas has grown and our diversity with it. We need to celebrate that growth and ensure all voices are heard in the legislative process.
I am passionate about education, the environment, and individual rights.
Integrity, by far, is the most crucial attribute any elected official should have. We select these individuals to represent us, and if they are not trustworthy, they will act on their self-interests rather than what's best for the people.
Honesty, I am not ashamed of who I am or where I have come from. I have worked hard for where I am in life, and I'm proud of every experience. I tend to be direct with my beliefs and ideas, though I am not ashamed to change when new information is provided that give me the opportunity to grow. Listening to people is a big part of who I am. Everyone has different experiences, cultures, and beliefs I enjoy learning the intersectionalities of peoples lives.
When I was a sophomore in high school, I got a job at Tacobell/KFC in Universal City, Tx. I ended up dropping out of school to focus on work and help support my family, and I took up a second job making cider furniture. It was tough to get back into high school, let alone graduate on time with my class. I got lucky and was accepted into Alison L. Steele Enhanced Learning Center and was able to work hard and graduate on time. Let's do better to protect the youth from having to experience what I did. Kids should be focused on their education and figuring out who they are, not worried about being homeless or where their next meal will come from.
Blueneck by Chris Housman, the lyrics really speak to me.
Redistricting should always be done by a third party separate from the legislative body or any interest groups. It should be based on population alone with no consideration to other identifiers. The people should have an active role in redistricting to voice their opinions at every step and level.
Yes, every system that can directly impact citizens should have a system of checks and balances to ensure that no one is using it outside of its intention. Emergency powers are no different, though you would want a system that doesn't create a lot of red-tape delaying action when an emergency arises.
Yes, we too often perceive compromise as a weakness. Compromise is how we ensure diversity in our legislative process. One person's perception and, therefore, the solution to an issue may negatively impact another. The compromise allows us to hear the other people's perception of a problem and determine a solution for the primary issue limiting any unintended consequences.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 17, 2021
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