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Kate Rumsey
Kate Rumsey (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 115. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Rumsey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kate Rumsey was born in Dallas, Texas. She has served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 2005 and a law degree from New York University School of Law in 2008. Her career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 115
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez defeated John Jun in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 115 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cassandra Garcia Hernandez (D)  | 54.3 | 37,692 |
 | John Jun (R) | 45.7 | 31,709 | |
| Total votes: 69,401 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 115
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez defeated Kate Rumsey and Scarlett Cornwallis in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 115 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cassandra Garcia Hernandez | 58.4 | 4,618 |
 | Kate Rumsey | 30.5 | 2,414 | |
 | Scarlett Cornwallis | 11.1 | 875 | |
| Total votes: 7,907 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 115
John Jun advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 115 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Jun | 100.0 | 8,119 |
| Total votes: 8,119 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rumsey in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kate Rumsey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rumsey's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I watched my parents engage with Texas legislators to save their community pharmacy whose mission was to serve children on Medicaid– a battle they ultimately lost due to Republican obstruction of Medicaid expansion. That experience solidified in me a spirit of prioritizing others and fighting for my community.
As a result, I have spent my life’s work serving and protecting my community as a federal prosecutor and as an officer in the U.S. Air Force.
I am running to fight for the community that made me the woman I am today and to advocate for the community where I am raising my family. I will use my experience and service background to champion women’s reproductive rights, pass common sense gun safety reform, fix the grid, and fund public schools.- I am the hometown candidate in this race. I grew up Carrolton, lived in Irving and now live in Coppell. I have seen where this community has been and look forward to helping this community in the future. I have a deep love for this area and returned here to raise my family.
- I have the real life experience on issues that are affecting our community: gun safety, fentanyl overdoses, and public corruption. I've personally spoken with fentanyl dealers and taken thousands of deadly pills off the streets. I've learned how firearms are made and sold to the cartels. I have also stood up to public officials who use their office for personal gain. I will use that real world experience on day one as a Representative in Austin.
- Finally, i have spent most of my life as a public servant - a DOJ prosecutor, an Air Force office, and a military spouse. My husband and I both took oaths of office to the Constitution, which embodies our democracy, an oath we take seriously. I will use my passion for public service to deliver for our district.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 9, 2024
