Kesha Rogers
Kesha Rogers (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 9th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Rogers was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Texas. Rogers was an anti-Obama Democrat and called for his impeachment and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.[1] Rogers was defeated by David Alameel in the Democratic runoff election on May 27, 2014.[2]
Rogers previously sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 22nd Congressional District of Texas in 2012. She was defeated by Republican incumbent Pete Olson on November 6, 2012.[3]
Campaign themes
2014
Rogers' campaign website listed the following policies:[4]
- Impeach Obama
- Excerpt: "President Barack H. Obama is willfully advancing the post-9/11 banker's dictatorship initiated by his predecessor, George W. Bush, Jr., and must be legally removed from office immediately, by impeachment, resignation, or Section IV of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution."
- Glass-Steagall
- Excerpt: "Glass-Steagall makes it illegal to bailout, or bail-in, Wall Street investments with the commercial assets of depositors. Reinstating this law will reveal that upwards of 98% of the world's money is really just worthless paper, and cause it to disappear, as if waking up from a nightmare."
- Constitutional Credit
- Excerpt: "The entire, global monetary empire of Wall Street is hopelessly bankrupt and in the process of near term collapse. Immediate, emergency measures must be taken to protect the sovereign welfare of the United States citizenry, and protect the value of our currency from collapsing with Wall Street."
- A Real Classical Education
- Excerpt: "I fully support the widespread revival of a Classical, truly human culture, one which cherishes and nurtures the creative spark of reason inherent in every individual human being through tasteful art, scientific discovery, and statecraft."
- Fusion Economy
- Excerpt: "I am committed to bringing controlled thermonuclear fusion energy into use as fast as possible. Our nation needs fusion, both a source of electricity, and as a strategically crucial objective for the future progress of our nation. Such a revolutionary transformation as this could never be squeezed out of taxes. Our only recourse is to use the American Credit System to create a capital budget, outside of the year to year fiscal budget, specifically for bringing thermonuclear fusion technology online, as fast as possible."
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 9
Incumbent Al Green defeated Phil Kurtz, Benjamin Hernandez, and Kesha Rogers in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Al Green (D) | 89.1 | 136,256 |
 | Phil Kurtz (L) | 3.9 | 5,940 | |
 | Benjamin Hernandez (Independent)  | 3.8 | 5,774 | |
 | Kesha Rogers (Independent) | 3.3 | 5,031 | |
| Total votes: 153,001 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9
Incumbent Al Green advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Al Green | 100.0 | 32,881 |
| Total votes: 32,881 | |||
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2014
Rogers ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Texas. Rogers and David Alameel advanced past the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.[5] Rogers was defeated by David Alameel in the Democratic runoff election on May 27, 2014.[2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 David Alameel |
47% | 239,914 | ||
| Kesha Rogers |
21.6% | 110,146 | ||
| Maxey Marie Scherr | 17.7% | 90,359 | ||
| Harry Kim | 8.9% | 45,207 | ||
| Michael Fjetland | 4.8% | 24,383 | ||
| Total Votes | 510,009 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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2012
Rogers ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 22nd District. She defeated KP George in the Democratic primary on May 29, 2012. She was defeated by incumbent Pete Olson (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Olson Incumbent |
64% | 160,668 | |
| Democratic | Kesha Rogers | 32% | 80,203 | |
| Libertarian | Steven Susman | 2.4% | 5,986 | |
| Green | Don Cook | 1.6% | 4,054 | |
| Total Votes | 250,911 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- United States Senate
- United States Senate elections in Texas, 2014
- Texas' 22nd Congressional District elections, 2012
- Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2018
- Texas' 9th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ dallasnews, "Anti-Obama Democrat Kesha Rogers files for U.S. Senate," December 6, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Associated Press, "Election Results May 27, 2014," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website, "Platform," accessed January 10, 2014 (dead link) (dead link)
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Primary 2014 Election Results," March 4, 2014
- ↑ Texas Democrats, "2012 Candidate list," accessed May 10, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Unofficial Democratic primary results," May 29, 2012
