Ky Griffin
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Ky D. Griffin was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 36th Congressional District of Texas.
Issues
Campaign website
2012
Griffin's campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- American Exceptionalism
- Excerpt: "America is the greatest country in the history of the world. The world is safest when America is strongest. America deserves leaders who not just believe in American exceptionalism as I do, but who will fight to keep America strong and the leader of the free world, as I will."
- Reject Amnesty, Secure the Border
- Excerpt: "As Your Next Congressman, I will support all efforts to strengthen border security and will reject any effort to reward law breaking by providing amnesty to illegal aliens. We have a legal immigration system in this country which needs to be streamlined and enforced."
- Private Sector Job Creation
- Excerpt: "As a career small businessman, I know that 70% of jobs in America are created by small business. We need to get big government out of the way and let American Businesses do what Big Government has proved it can’t- Create Jobs."
- Tax Relief
- Excerpt: "Tax increases hurt the economy and reduce personal liberty. Government should be limited to the role provided to it by the Constitution and only to those functions. Big government threatens the liberty and opportunity of every American and is fundamentally inefficient."
- Roll Back the Job Killing Obama Agenda
- Excerpt: "President Obama and his allies in Congress have passed bills and enacted regulations that do great harm to our private sector economy and unnecessarily keeps unemployment high. We must repeal as much of this agenda as possible."
Elections
2012
Griffin ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 36th District. He was defeated by Steve Stockman and Stephen Takach in the Republican primary on May 29, 2012.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Stephen Takach Incumbent |
22.4% | 12,208 |
| Steve Stockman |
21.8% | 11,858 |
| Mike Jackson | 19.8% | 10,786 |
| Jim Engstrand | 9.4% | 5,114 |
| Ky D. Griffin | 7.4% | 4,025 |
| Charles Meyer | 4% | 2,156 |
| Kim Morrell | 3.5% | 1,930 |
| Lois Dickson Myers | 2.9% | 1,558 |
| Jerry Doyle | 2.7% | 1,479 |
| Keith Casey | 2.3% | 1,225 |
| Daniel Whitton | 2% | 1,110 |
| Tim Wintill | 1.8% | 984 |
| Total Votes | 54,433 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Nathaniel Moran (R)
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Daniel Crenshaw (R)
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Keith Self (R)
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Pat Fallon (R)
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Lance Gooden (R)
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Jake Ellzey (R)
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Lizzie Fletcher (D)
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Morgan Luttrell (R)
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Al Green (D)
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Michael McCaul (R)
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August Pfluger (R)
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Craig Goldman (R)
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Ronny Jackson (R)
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Randy Weber (R)
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Veronica Escobar (D)
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Pete Sessions (R)
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Jodey Arrington (R)
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Joaquin Castro (D)
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Chip Roy (R)
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Troy Nehls (R)
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Tony Gonzales (R)
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Beth Van Duyne (R)
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Roger Williams (R)
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Brandon Gill (R)
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Michael Cloud (R)
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Henry Cuellar (D)
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Sylvia Garcia (D)
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Jasmine Crockett (D)
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John Carter (R)
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Julie Johnson (D)
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Marc Veasey (D)
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Vicente Gonzalez (D)
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Greg Casar (D)
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Brian Babin (R)
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Lloyd Doggett (D)
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Wesley Hunt (R)
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