Keith Thurgood

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Keith Thurgood

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 1, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Keith Thurgood was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Texas. Thurgood was defeated by incumbent Sam Johnson in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Texas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Sam Johnson (R) defeated Adam Bell (D), Scott Jameson (L), Paul Blair (G), and write-in candidate Billy Wayne Engle Jr. in the general election on November 8, 2016. Johnson defeated Dave Cornette, John Slavens, and Keith Thurgood in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Adam Bell defeated Michael Filak to win the Democratic nomination.

U.S. House, Texas District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sam Johnson Incumbent	61.2%	193,684
	Democratic	Adam Bell	34.6%	109,420
	Libertarian	Scott Jameson	3.3%	10,448
	Green	Paul Blair	0.9%	2,915
Total Votes				316,467
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 3 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sam Johnson Incumbent	74.6%	65,451
John Slavens	11.5%	10,043
Keith Thurgood	8.2%	7,173
Dave Cornette	5.7%	5,037
Total Votes		87,704
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Adam Bell	64.8%	17,270
Michael Filak	35.2%	9,395
Total Votes		26,665
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Thurgood's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Health Care: There is no debate that the health care system needs to be revamped. The rate of health care spending is 18% of GDP and it is unsustainable. There is also broad agreement that we need to improve transparency and service, reduce costs, and align the financial outcomes with the clinical outcomes, the so-called “triple aim.” All three of these important outcomes can be accomplished while ensuring that the consumer controls key decisions across the entire health care continuum. We should keep what makes sense: improved transparency and data; allowing children to stay on the health care plan to age 26; not denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions and focusing attention on the health care cost structure and scrap the rest. Immigration: The United States was founded upon the “Rule of Law.” However, the current Administration’s failure to enforce existing immigration laws has undermined that founding. We are also, by in large, a nation of immigrants. I am pro-legal immigration; but illegal immigration is both a threat to the economy and, potentially, to national security. To address illegal immigration, one of the first things I will do is to secure our own borders. National Security: How we deal with the Islamic jihadist terrorist is one of the central issues of our times and I will take very aggressive action to destroy ISIS and its affiliates wherever they are found. Doing so supports our national interests at home and abroad. I will fight to strengthen and maintain our defense spending to between 3-5 % of GDP and build a military that our allies trust and our enemies fear. Minimum Wage: Wages are best managed by business owners not the government. If a business owner determines that increasing wages is a good investment, he or she should have the freedom to do that without government intervention. Additionally, two-thirds of minimum-No, wage workers earn raises within a year without the government’s help. Wage Gap: The gap in wages is not just a concern between the rich and the poor, it also includes disparity between men and women wage earners. In 2013, women earned on average 78% of what men earned for similar type work. This is wrong. Business leaders should take a hard look at their respective data and ensure that employees are paid based on the value they bring to the business not on gender. Like minimum wage increases, this is best handled by the market place not by the government. But, where discrimination is obvious, our national policies should help close the gap. I will support legislation that eliminates this type of discrimination.	”
—Keith Thurgood's campaign website, http://www.keithforcongress.com/issues.html

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Texas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
• Texas' 3rd Congressional District

External links

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• Campaign website
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Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

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

Monica De La Cruz (R)

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)