Keith Henry
Keith Henry (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 23. He was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on March 5, 2024.
Henry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Keith Henry was born in Galveston, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from Buffalo State College in 2009 and a graduate degree from Texas Southern University in 2012. His career experience includes working as a government consultant and educator.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 23
Incumbent Terri Leo-Wilson defeated Dev Merugumala in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 23 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Terri Leo-Wilson (R) | 66.9 | 53,841 |
 | Dev Merugumala (D)  | 33.1 | 26,680 | |
| Total votes: 80,521 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 23
Dev Merugumala advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 23 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dev Merugumala | 100.0 | 4,385 |
| Total votes: 4,385 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Keith Henry (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 23
Incumbent Terri Leo-Wilson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 23 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terri Leo-Wilson | 100.0 | 16,093 |
| Total votes: 16,093 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Henry in this election.
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 23
Terri Leo-Wilson defeated Keith Henry in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 23 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terri Leo-Wilson (R) | 63.8 | 35,559 |
 | Keith Henry (D) | 36.2 | 20,192 | |
| Total votes: 55,751 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 23
Terri Leo-Wilson defeated Patrick Gurski in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 23 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terri Leo-Wilson | 57.7 | 5,224 |
| Patrick Gurski | 42.3 | 3,835 | ||
| Total votes: 9,059 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 23
Keith Henry advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 23 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Henry | 100.0 | 5,350 |
| Total votes: 5,350 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 23
Patrick Gurski and Terri Leo-Wilson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Abel Longoria and Gina Smith in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 23 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patrick Gurski | 31.4 | 5,236 | |
| ✔ | | Terri Leo-Wilson | 28.1 | 4,690 |
| Abel Longoria | 22.0 | 3,670 | ||
 | Gina Smith | 18.5 | 3,084 | |
| Total votes: 16,680 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Danny Campbell (R)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Keith Henry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Henry'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 seek to become your next state representative of District 23, as I will be the legislative voice for our district's citizens. Throughout my nearly two decades of public service, I have been an active leader in responding to many of our district’s challenges. Moreover, I am always boots on the ground for education, access to mental health policy, public safety, substance abuse prevention, equal pay, jobs, and ensuring that our coastal spine is protected. As your representative, I will collaborate with local leaders, clergy, and communities to ensure everyone’s voice is heard. Therefore, I will ardently fight in the state legislature on behalf of the citizens of District 23!
- Moreover, Commissioner Henry's wife, Dionne, has an ardent passion for supporting single mothers and advocating for women's rights. Correspondingly, Commissioner Henry is motivated by the imperative to look his daughters in the eye and candidly tell them they can be a CEO and make a comparable salary to their brother when they grow up. Additionally, Commissioner Henry's shares an indomitable will to answer his son when asked, were his father's initiatives influential relative to assisting the least vulnerable among us.
- d/or training do you have that would prepare you to serve in this position? I have over twelve years of government experience at every level, in addition to professional leadership experience in nonprofit and education. Notably, my public administration experience includes fiscal and governmental affairs leadership roles. Markedly, those responsibilities encompassed serving as a state liaison and manager of federal grants of 143million dollars, a workforce development manager responsible for managing $20million in public funds, and a government grant consultant. I am a former city Commissioner in the City of Texas City; notably, my accomplishments include being named 2020 40 under 40 Honoree for Galveston County Daily News and a 20201 40 u
writing legislation into law on behalf of Citizens
attending public functions,
Ensure fiscal responsibility by providing a balanced budget per the Texas constitution.
writing legislation into law on behalf of Citizens
attending public functions,
Ensure fiscal responsibility by providing a balanced budget per the Texas constitution.
Citizens concerns.
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2022
Keith Henry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Henry's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- JOBS!
- Education
- Women's Rights
Women's Rights
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 24, 2022
