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Margarita Ruiz Johnson
Margarita Ruiz Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 11. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Biography
Margarita Ruiz Johnson lives in Texas. She served in the U.S. Army. Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in languages from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.A. in behavioral sciences from the University of Houston CLC. Johnson's professional experience includes working as a senior administrator, accountant, safety officer, human resources manager, OSHA manager, adjunct professor, security officer, educator, health care supervisor, training specialist, and mediation specialist.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 11
Incumbent Larry Taylor defeated Susan Criss and Jared Wissel in the general election for Texas State Senate District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Larry Taylor (R) | 59.5 | 231,268 |
 | Susan Criss (D) | 38.1 | 148,225 | |
| Jared Wissel (L) | 2.4 | 9,519 | ||
| Total votes: 389,012 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 11
Susan Criss defeated Margarita Ruiz Johnson in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 11 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Criss | 53.0 | 26,155 |
 | Margarita Ruiz Johnson | 47.0 | 23,188 | |
| Total votes: 49,343 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 11
Incumbent Larry Taylor advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 11 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Taylor | 100.0 | 63,378 |
| Total votes: 63,378 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas State Senate District 11
Jared Wissel advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas State Senate District 11 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Jared Wissel (L) | |
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 22
Incumbent Peter G. Olson defeated Sri Preston Kulkarni, John McElligott, and Sara Kellen Sweny in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 22 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter G. Olson (R) | 51.4 | 152,750 |
 | Sri Preston Kulkarni (D) | 46.5 | 138,153 | |
| John McElligott (L) | 1.1 | 3,261 | ||
 | Sara Kellen Sweny (Independent) | 1.1 | 3,241 | |
| Total votes: 297,405 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stephanie Williams (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 22
Sri Preston Kulkarni defeated Letitia Plummer in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 22 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sri Preston Kulkarni | 62.1 | 9,502 |
 | Letitia Plummer | 37.9 | 5,794 | |
| Total votes: 15,296 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 22
Sri Preston Kulkarni and Letitia Plummer advanced to a runoff. They defeated Stephen Keith Brown, Margarita Ruiz Johnson, and Mark Gibson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 22 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sri Preston Kulkarni | 31.8 | 9,466 |
| ✔ | | Letitia Plummer | 24.3 | 7,230 |
 | Stephen Keith Brown | 21.0 | 6,246 | |
| Margarita Ruiz Johnson | 12.7 | 3,767 | |
 | Mark Gibson | 10.2 | 3,046 | |
| Total votes: 29,755 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 22
Incumbent Peter G. Olson defeated Danny Nguyen, James Green, and Eric Zmrhal in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 22 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter G. Olson | 78.4 | 35,782 |
 | Danny Nguyen | 13.5 | 6,170 | |
 | James Green | 5.5 | 2,521 | |
 | Eric Zmrhal | 2.6 | 1,174 | |
| Total votes: 45,647 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Margarita Ruiz Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Margarita Ruiz Johnson participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on February 26, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Margarita Ruiz Johnson's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Work with Republicans of good will to move US agenda forward. 2) Work on the immigration challenge and protect our DACA children |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Home land security, Veterans care and benefits, senior care, quality education for our children. These areas have been a challenge for Congress for the last 10 years and the needle is not moving on a compromise to benefit the United States nor its citizensCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Margarita Ruiz Johnson answered the following:
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
| “ | Profiles in Courage from John F. Kennedy, The Audacity of Hope by President Obama, Mother Teresa: The Joy of Living, President Eisenhower on the Military Industrial Complex.[4] | ” |
| “ | To represent its citizens with honor, decorum, dignity and respect.[4] | ” |
| “ | To serve my country, again for the second time, in our times of social and economic challenges to move our society and country towards a more perfect union.[4] | ” |
| “ | The death and killing of President John K. Kennedy.[4] | ” |
| “ | It is the House of the People and by the People of the United States.[4] | ” |
| “ | 4 years max.[4] | ” |
Johnson provided the following description of her political philosophy to Ballotpedia:
| “ | I would like to work on Health Care for All, Jobs of the future, Elder Care and benefits, veterans benefits and care after war, homeland security and our children education system, to make it better. I am running because there is a need for qualified women to serve in Congress to represent family values and needs. I believe I can be helpful.[1][4] | ” |
| —Margarita Ruiz Johnson, 2018 | ||
She added:
| “ | I am a moderate Democrat willing to work very hard with Republicans of "good will" to help our communities with their needs and dreams and help our country become a nation, where dreams can come true for all of our citizens, protecting our safety net and providing opportunities for movement in the socio-economic ladder. It can be done, if we work together for the good of the people. I will never take your vote for granted and I will serve with decorum, dignity and respect.[1][4] | ” |
| —Margarita Ruiz Johnson, 2018 | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on January 30, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Margarita Ruiz Johnson's responses," February 26, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
