Lou Gigliotti
Lou Gigliotti was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Texas.[1] Gigliotti was defeated by incumbent John Ratcliffe in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[2]
Gigliotti previously ran for election to the same office in 2014 and 2012.
Biography
Gigliotti attended American University. He then earned his teaching certificate and his B.A. in mathematics from Alfred University. Gigliotti is a former teacher and boxer. He is the owner of LG Motorsports Incorporated.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent John Ratcliffe (R) defeated Cody Wommack (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Ratcliffe defeated Lou Gigliotti and Ray Hall in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[4][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  John Ratcliffe Incumbent |
88% | 216,643 | |
| Libertarian | Cody Wommack | 12% | 29,577 | |
| Total Votes | 246,220 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
John Ratcliffe Incumbent |
68% | 77,254 | ||
| Lou Gigliotti | 21.1% | 23,939 | ||
| Ray Hall | 10.9% | 12,353 | ||
| Total Votes | 113,546 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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2014
Gigliotti ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 4th District. Gigliotti was defeated by incumbent Ralph Hall and John Ratcliffe in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.[5]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ralph Hall Incumbent |
45.4% | 29,848 | ||
| John Ratcliffe |
28.8% | 18,917 | ||
| Lou Gigliotti | 16.1% | 10,601 | ||
| John Stacy | 4.3% | 2,812 | ||
| Brent Lawson | 3.5% | 2,290 | ||
| Tony Arterburn | 1.9% | 1,252 | ||
| Total Votes | 65,720 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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2012
Gigliotti ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 4th District. He was defeated by incumbent Ralph Hall in the Republican primary on May 29, 2012.[6][7]
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Gigliotti's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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2014
Gigliotti's campaign website listed the following issues:[9]
- Spending
- Excerpt: "Government spending is out of control. Neither party has the will to stop this. Since 1980, our national debt has risen from $1 Trillion to $15 Trillion in 2011. Career politicians are not willing to cut anything meaningful."
- Immigration and Border Control
- Excerpt: "Border Control is necessary for the orderly immigration of new citizens into America. The USA was built on orderly, legal immigration — not what is going on today."
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "How much is enough? There has to be a fair tax or sales tax to replace our current income tax system. Legitimate functions of government that do not exceed 18% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are sustainable and justified."
- Second Amendment Gun Rights
- Excerpt: "This right should not even be in question, but that is why we need new strong representatives who understand and abide by the Constitution. Our current crop of Representatives is soft in many areas. They are more interested in “working across the aisle” than working within the Constitution."
- Energy, Oil, Gas, Coal
- Excerpt: "Why would a government get in the way of America’s greatest natural assets? The Energy department has gotten in the way of harvesting our natural resources (as does the EPA). The bureaucratic nonsense must stop and the government must get out of the way."
- Abortion
- Excerpt: "I am pro-life. How is it that a Florida sea turtle egg is more important to the federal government than a human fetus? If you break a sea turtle egg, you are committing a crime, but if you perform an abortion, you get a check from the government via Planned Parenthood?"
- Term Limits
- Excerpt: "I pledge to introduce a term limit bill immediately that will limit a Congressman to 6 years (3 terms) and a Senator to 12 years (2 terms). This will stop the lifetime legislators who are the root of our Washington, DC problems."
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Gigliotti and his wife, Karen, have two children.[3]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Lou + Gigliotti + Texas + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 4th Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 4th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, July 9, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Primary 2014 Election Results," March 4, 2014
- ↑ Texas GOP, "Republican candidate list," accessed May 10, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Unofficial Republican primary results," May 29, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Campaign website, "Action Plan," accessed January 17, 2014
