Mark Neese
Mark Neese (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 13th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2020.
Neese completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mark Neese was born at Sewart Air Force Base in Smyrna, Tennessee. He earned his B.A. in political science and psychology from Ouachita Baptist University in 1989. He attended Dallas Baptist University for an M.A. in counseling and an M.Ed. in school counseling. His career experience includes working as a teacher, counselor, and principal. He served in the United States Army from 1989 to 1991.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas' 13th Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 13th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
Texas' 13th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 13
Ronny L. Jackson defeated Gus Trujillo and Jack Westbrook in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ronny L. Jackson (R) | 79.4 | 217,124 |
 | Gus Trujillo (D)  | 18.5 | 50,477 | |
 | Jack Westbrook (L) | 2.2 | 5,907 | |
| Total votes: 273,508 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 13
Gus Trujillo defeated Greg Sagan in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 13 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gus Trujillo | 66.4 | 4,988 |
 | Greg Sagan | 33.6 | 2,529 | |
| Total votes: 7,517 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 13
Ronny L. Jackson defeated Josh Winegarner in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 13 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronny L. Jackson | 55.6 | 36,684 |
 | Josh Winegarner | 44.4 | 29,327 | |
| Total votes: 66,011 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 13
Gus Trujillo and Greg Sagan advanced to a runoff. They defeated Timothy Gassaway in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 13 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gus Trujillo | 42.2 | 6,995 |
| ✔ | | Greg Sagan | 34.7 | 5,752 |
 | Timothy Gassaway | 23.1 | 3,825 | |
| Total votes: 16,572 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 13
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 13 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Winegarner | 38.9 | 39,062 |
| ✔ | | Ronny L. Jackson | 20.0 | 20,048 |
 | Chris Ekstrom | 15.3 | 15,387 | |
 | Elaine Hays | 7.7 | 7,701 | |
 | Lee Harvey | 3.8 | 3,841 | |
 | Vance Snider II | 3.5 | 3,500 | |
 | Mark Neese | 3.0 | 2,984 | |
 | Matt McArthur | 1.8 | 1,816 | |
 | Diane Knowlton | 1.5 | 1,464 | |
 | Richard Herman | 0.9 | 915 | |
 | Asusena Resendiz | 0.8 | 818 | |
 | Jamie Culley | 0.8 | 779 | |
 | Monique Worthy | 0.7 | 748 | |
 | Catherine Carr | 0.7 | 707 | |
 | Jason Foglesong | 0.6 | 579 | |
| Total votes: 100,349 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 13
Jack Westbrook advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 13 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jack Westbrook (L) |
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Neese completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Neese's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Mark is a third-generation veteran who understands the sacrifice of those who have served our great country. His training in the Infantry has taught him respect for weapons and rural upbringing taught him the value of protection for his family and respect for harvesting animals. Mark believes Texas desperately needs secure borders. His mother immigrated to the US legally and became a US citizen and he believes immigration reform is needed to ensure our nation's safety and security.
As an educator of over 20 years, Mark has served thousands of families as students pursue their purpose. Mark is currently completing his Doctorate and understands promoting education promotes economic development in both urban and rural settings. Less government involvement and lower taxes assist in this process.- We must secure our borders and seek immigration reform.
- We must protect the sacred unborn and support those doing so.
- We must ensure a safe and secure quality eduation for all of Texas.
PRO Our Education: Serving as a teacher, counselor, and principal have assisted me in better understanding of how to promote student success.
PRO United States: As a third-generation military man, I had the privilege to serve as an Army Infantry Officer. My father retired from the Air Force and his father served in the Navy.
PRO Neighborhood: Mark 12:31 is clear. We need to love our neighbor as ourselves. A few ways my purpose has been revealed in our neighborhood has been for me to be able to serve in education, as the children's minister at First Baptist Bowie, on the Montague County Child Welfare Board, and as the Community Representative for our Head Start Program. Equity in programs is vital for all students to succeed. Therefore, I believe neighborhoods need to be able to direct local control over Federal Funding with less intrusion and paperwork. I urge all those who dream of making your neighborhood a better place to support us and this campaign.
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Campaign website
Neese's campaign website stated the following:
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What Mark Stands for: PRO Faith/Family My faith in God Guides me as a husband and father. I believe life is sacred and should be protected from conception. My wife was adopted by loving parents and though we may never know her biological parents, I am extremely grateful to them for giving her (and therefore my son) life. The guidance of profound spiritual mentors inspired me to embrace my role as a husband and father in creating a website and Facebook page called Whatifdad to encourage men to declare, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15) I ask all those who claim this verse to assist us as I seek to represent District 13 in Congress. Congressional Cause- Seek ways to support agencies in supporting life at every stage and developing church/state partnerships which promote the same. PRO Our Economy Serving as a teacher, counselor, and principal have assisted me in better understanding how to promote student success. Statistics show how achieving reading levels affect our economy and the future of Texas. Federal dollars are used to assist rural and urban communities so I ask all educators to support our efforts to seek funding to promote academics, safety, and security for our students. Congressional Cause – Seek ways to continue assisting agriculture and industry within our District, State, and Country. PRO United States As a third generation military man, I had the privilege to serve as Army Infantry Officer. My father retired from the Air Force and his father served in the Navy. My mother became an American Citizen in 1968. This country and constitution are valuable to me. I ask for all those who have served, or know those who have, to assist us in representing our military in Washington DC. Congressional Cause – Support the Republican Party in their push for immigration reform and protection of our national boundaries as well as develop National standards for threat assessments. PRO Neighborhood Mark 12:31 is clear. We need to love our neighbor as ourselves. A few ways my purpose has been revealed in our neighborhood has been for me to be able to serve in education, as the children’s minister at First Baptist Bowie, on the Montague County Child Welfare Board, and as the Community Representative for our Head Start Program. Equity in programs is vital for all students to succeed. Therefore, I believe neighborhoods need to be able to direct local control over Federal Funding with less intrusion and paperwork. I urge all those who dream of making your neighborhood a better place to support us and this campaign. Congressional Cause – Seek Federal Funding to assist with Threat Assessments and increase behavioral services within our schools and communities. Develop ways for faith and Country to work together to assist (NOT enable) those in need. PRO District 13 Over 40+ counties are represented in District 13. We are not all the same, but we each have a calling to be profound whether we have chosen to live in a rural urban, or suburban setting. Establishing networks and support will assist with needs in one county when others are set up strategically to assist. We ask for your vote if you are living in this amazing district. Congressional Cause- Continue to strengthen the cooperation among our numerous counties to unite in representation on a Federal Level[2] |
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| —Mark Neese[3] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 12, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mark Neese's 2020 campaign website, "Platform," accessed January 23, 2020
