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Leighton Schubert
Leighton Schubert was a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 13 from 2015 to 2018. He was first elected to the chamber in a special election on February 17, 2015 and was sworn in on March 3, 2015.[1][2] Schubert left office on February 4, 2018, to work for a junior college.[3]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Energy Resources |
| • House Administration |
| • Special Purpose Districts |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Schubert served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Corrections |
| • County Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[4]
Incumbent Leighton Schubert defeated Cecil R. Webster in the Texas House of Representatives District 13 general election.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 13 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Leighton Schubert Incumbent |
78.63% | 55,073 | |
| Democratic | Cecil R. Webster | 21.37% | 14,965 | |
| Total Votes | 70,038 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Cecil R. Webster ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 13 Democratic Primary.[6][7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Cecil R. Webster (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Leighton Schubert ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 13 Republican Primary.[6][7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Leighton Schubert Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2015
Cecil R. Webster Sr. (D), Becky Berger (R), Carolyn Cerny Bilski (R) and Leighton Schubert (R) faced off in the special election on January 13, 2015.[8] Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Bilski and Schubert, met in a runoff election on February 17, which Schubert won.[9][1]
The seat was vacant following Lois Kolkhorst's (R) election to the Texas State Senate on December 6, 2014.[10]
A special election for the position of Texas House of Representatives District 13 was called for January 13, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 29, 2014.[11]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 13, Special Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Leighton Schubert |
57.1% | 6,352 | |
| Republican | Carolyn Cerny Bilski | 42.9% | 4,763 | |
| Total Votes | 11,115 | |||
| Texas House of Representatives, District 13, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Carolyn Cerny Bilski |
43.5% | 4,319 | |
| Republican | Leighton Schubert |
32.8% | 3,259 | |
| Democratic | Cecil R. Webster Sr. | 12.9% | 1,285 | |
| Republican | Becky Berger | 10.8% | 1,076 | |
| Total Votes | 9,939 | |||
Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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Recent news
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See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives District 13
- Texas House of Representatives Committees
- Texas Joint Committees
- State legislative special elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ kwhi.com, "Schubert Sworn in as State Representative," accessed March 17, 2015
- ↑ The Seattle Times, "Special election May 5 to fill Schubert’s Texas House seat," February 16, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Victoria Advocate, "Bilski, Schubert advance to runoff in state House race," January 13, 2015
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Perry sets Jan. 13 special election for Kolkhorst seat," December 22, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Special Election Proclamation," accessed December 24, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Lois Kolkhorst (R) |
Texas House of Representatives District 13 2015-2018 |
Succeeded by Ben Leman (R) |
