Mary Jo Woods
Mary Jo Woods (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 17th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Woods completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 17th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 17
Incumbent Pete Sessions defeated Mary Jo Woods in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pete Sessions (R) | 66.5 | 144,408 |
 | Mary Jo Woods (D)  | 33.5 | 72,801 | |
| Total votes: 217,209 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jake Armstrong (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 17
Mary Jo Woods advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 17 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Jo Woods | 100.0 | 17,085 |
| Total votes: 17,085 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 17
Incumbent Pete Sessions defeated Jason Nelson, Paulette Carson, and Robert Rosenberger in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 17 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pete Sessions | 69.9 | 48,222 |
 | Jason Nelson | 12.1 | 8,371 | |
 | Paulette Carson | 10.5 | 7,246 | |
 | Robert Rosenberger | 7.4 | 5,100 | |
| Total votes: 68,939 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Willie Blackmon (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mary Jo Woods completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Woods' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Investing In Rural America
- Voter Rights
- Gender Equality
veterans.
Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals by Kant
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Campaign website
Woods' campaign website stated the following:
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Rural America We are a different part of the state but we are no less sophisticated or important than our sister cities. Here's what I will do to keep us on their radars. RURAL AMERICA Invest In Jobs for Rural America It’s not enough to tell people there’s a job waiting for them in the green economy. These jobs need to be accessible where they are, and they need to pay what the mining jobs paid. Healthcare for Rural America With the investment of high-speed internet coming to rural America, healthcare services are going to grow and become more easily accessible to everyone. Veterans in Rural America Over 40 percent of military veterans live in rural America. Investing in better access to veteran mental health services and accessible healthcare are essential to fulfilling our end of the contract. Broadband for Rural America We can rally all day long, but security will not come to rural America until broadband is built. Investing in the cables, satellites, and receivers cited in the Build Back Better act is an absolute necessity to the future of rural Texas. Preserving Democracy With leaders selling out to donors, unethical redistricting maps, and sophisticated voter suppression on the rise, our democracy is entering emergency mode. It's now or never. VOTER RIGHTS Expand Voter Access Voting is a fundamental right in our democracy and, regardless of differences, everyone should easily be able to cast a vote. Voter Protection Areas with a history of voter suppression must obtain federal pre-clearance to ensure free and fair elections. Gender Equality From assault backlogs, LGBTQ rights, and equal pay and employment opportunities, we have a lot of t's to cross on gender equality. GENDER EQUALITY Updating Our Laws To include nonbinary and gender-nonconforming identities. To ensure protections for nonbinary and gender-nonconforming identities. Violence Against Women Act Extend to domestic partners, including LGBTQ. Economic Empowerment For Families Pre-K and tax credit for families. Living wages for everyone to provide for themselves and their family. Reproductive Rights Reproductive rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing, and timing of their children. This includes having the information and means to do so. It is the right of all people to make decisions concerning reproduction, free of discrimination, coercion, and violence.[1] |
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| —Mary Jo Woods' campaign website (2022)[2] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mary Jo For Congress, “Home,” accessed January 27, 2022
