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Lyndon Laird
Lyndon Laird (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 58. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Laird completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Lyndon Laird was born in Cleburne, Texas. He earned a high school diploma from Grandview High School in 1977. He went on to a bachelor's degree from Baylor University in 1983 and a law degree from the Baylor University School of Law in 1985. His career experience includes working as an attorney and businessman.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 58
Helen Kerwin defeated Richard Windmann in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 58 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Helen Kerwin (R)  | 82.1 | 63,760 |
 | Richard Windmann (L) | 17.9 | 13,935 | |
| Total votes: 77,695 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 58
Helen Kerwin defeated incumbent DeWayne Burns in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 58 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Helen Kerwin | 57.5 | 7,685 |
 | DeWayne Burns | 42.5 | 5,670 | |
| Total votes: 13,355 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 58
Helen Kerwin and incumbent DeWayne Burns advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lyndon Laird in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 58 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Helen Kerwin | 48.9 | 11,535 |
| ✔ | | DeWayne Burns | 41.2 | 9,724 |
 | Lyndon Laird | 9.9 | 2,330 | |
| Total votes: 23,589 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 58
Richard Windmann advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 58 on March 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Windmann (L) |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Laird in this election.
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Greg Allen Kauffman was unopposed in the Democratic primary. DeWayne Burns and Philip Eby defeated Lyndon Laird and Henry Teich in the Republican primary. Burns defeated Eby in the May 27 Republican runoff. Jesse Pistokache, Jr. (L) was removed from the ballot before the election. Kauffman was defeated by Burns in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  DeWayne Burns Incumbent |
80.4% | 26,866 | |
| Democratic | Greg Allen Kauffman | 19.6% | 6,532 | |
| Total Votes | 33,398 | |||
2012
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012
Laird ran in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate, District 22. Laird ran unopposed in the May 22 primary election would have faced incumbent Brian Birdwell and Tom Kilbride in the general election on November 6, 2012 but withdrew in August.[6]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lyndon Laird completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Laird'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 illegal immigration crisis is a serious threat to Texas and American sovereignty. No other country in the world would tolerate 300,000 illegals pouring into the country as happened in December 2023. A related crisis is the struggle between Texas sovereignty and Federal sovereignty wherein Governor Abbott strives to control the Texas border, whereas Federal power apparently seeks to keep it open. I will work with Governor Abbott, AG Ken Paxton, and elements of the Federal government to control the border and protect Texas and Federal sovereignty.
- I believe that the current property tax system, which comprises 253 separate CADs, all having separate procedures and standards, should be reformed if not eliminated. Texas has a $2 trillion economy. If Texas were a sovereign nation, we would be the 8th largest economy in the world. We could easily replace property taxes, which fund 75% of school maintenance and operations, with a consumption tax, value added tax, and other measures. As State Representative, one of my first acts will be to introduce legislation exempting persons age 65 and above from property taxes. I am also suspect of the "rollback taxes" that retroactively increase taxes for 3 years for property whose use changes, like farmland to residential use.
- I believe that parents and caregivers should have maximum discretion as to how their children are educated, whether in public schools, home schools, private schools, or private tutors. I favor a minimum of government control on kids' education. I believe that our education tax dollars should "follow the child." I believe that Governor Abbott's voucher bill, HB 1, can be tweaked to be workable.
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2014
Laird's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]
- The sanctity of life
- Traditional marriage
- Free enterprise and economic opportunity
- Limited government
- Fiscal responsibility in government
- Our right to bear arms
- Private property rights
- Our State’s sovereignty
- Protecting our Border and the meaning of Citizenship
- Low property taxes
- Individual liberty, dignity, and responsibility, not dependency and enslavement by a welfare state.
- Our children’s right to a good education and a promising future.
- Good law and order by responsible and accountable law enforcement.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 4, 2024
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "The 2014 Election Brackets," accessed December 12, 2013
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 Election and Candidate Information," accessed June 12, 2012
- ↑ Lyndon Laird Campaign, "Platform," accessed February 20, 2014
