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Kodi Sawin
Kodi Sawin (independent) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 19. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Sawin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sawin earned a bachelor's degree from Texas State University in 1995.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Incumbent Ellen Troxclair defeated Dwain Handley and Kodi Sawin in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ellen Troxclair (R) | 70.9 | 87,416 |
 | Dwain Handley (D)  | 25.5 | 31,486 | |
 | Kodi Sawin (Independent) | 3.6 | 4,478 | |
| Total votes: 123,380 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Dwain Handley defeated Zach Vance in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dwain Handley | 57.2 | 3,599 |
 | Zach Vance | 42.8 | 2,697 | |
| Total votes: 6,296 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Incumbent Ellen Troxclair defeated Kyle Biedermann and Manny Campos in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Troxclair | 52.1 | 20,826 |
 | Kyle Biedermann | 43.0 | 17,189 | |
 | Manny Campos | 4.9 | 1,942 | |
| Total votes: 39,957 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sawin in this election.
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Ellen Troxclair defeated Pam Baggett in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Troxclair (R) | 72.7 | 70,492 |
 | Pam Baggett (D) | 27.3 | 26,533 | |
| Total votes: 97,025 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Emilee Jordan (Independent)
- Kodi Sawin (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Ellen Troxclair defeated Justin Berry in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Troxclair | 56.5 | 12,573 |
 | Justin Berry | 43.5 | 9,677 | |
| Total votes: 22,250 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Pam Baggett advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pam Baggett | 100.0 | 5,898 |
| Total votes: 5,898 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19
Ellen Troxclair and Justin Berry advanced to a runoff. They defeated Nubia Devine and Perla Hopkins in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Troxclair | 38.2 | 12,435 |
| ✔ | | Justin Berry | 35.4 | 11,523 |
| Nubia Devine | 21.7 | 7,072 | ||
 | Perla Hopkins | 4.6 | 1,490 | |
| Total votes: 32,520 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kodi Sawin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sawin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- The distorted partisanship of our day keeps local communities from addressing local issues at the state policy level.
- My goal is to make politics local again. The campaign will focus on property taxes, water quantity and quality, land use, and issues important to local businesses.
- I hope to encourage neighbors to rise above the divisive politics of our time to address meaningful issues that impact our communities the most.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2022
Kodi Sawin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sawin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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She founded the Sawin Group, specializing in public and government affairs for infrastructure and natural resource projects. Kodi is recognized for her knowledge and expertise in water issues in Texas. She works with utilities, landowners, and non-profits.
Her work affords her the opportunity to travel both the proverbial and literal road between red and blue Texas on a regular basis and has for some time. She looks forward to traversing the same well-worn paths to talk about issues important to her neighbors including water/wastewater, fixing the grid, and land use and transportation.- The divisive politics of our day keep us from listening to each other about the ideas we share and the paths we wish to traverse together. I hope to play a role in helping us all find better ways to communicate with each other and motivate our elected officials to represent us—instead of representing a distant political boss or partisan donor.
I am running for State Representative of Texas House District 19 as an Independent. I will focus on issues important to this Hill Country district: property taxes, water quantity and quality, land use, and other meaningful day-to-day issues, not partisan talking points.
- Join me in telling the elected officials of this state that neighbors intend to come together to find common ground for the local good, free of extreme talking points. A campaign grounded in honest discussion where our everyday problems are addressed—because a Hill Country stream knows no political party nor a hilltop an ideological position.
However, I specialize in public and government affairs for infrastructure and natural resource projects. People usually know me for my knowledge of water issues in Texas. I work with diverse clients, including public utilities, landowners, and non-profits.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 19 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 3, 2022
