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Michael Cole (Texas)
Michael Cole was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 14th Congressional District of Texas.[1]
Cole was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 36th Congressional District of Texas. Cole was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014. He ran as the Libertarian Party nominee for the same office in 2012 and was defeated by Republican nominee Steve Stockman on November 6, 2012.[2]
Biography
Cole works as an educator at Little Cypress-Mauriceville. He previously worked in the retail and restaurant industry.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Randy Weber (R) defeated Michael Cole (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Weber defeated Keith Casey in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Randy Weber Incumbent |
61.9% | 160,631 | |
| Democratic | Michael Cole | 38.1% | 99,054 | |
| Total Votes | 259,685 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Randy Weber Incumbent |
84% | 57,869 | ||
| Keith Casey | 16% | 10,988 | ||
| Total Votes | 68,857 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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2014
Cole ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 36th District. Cole won the Democratic nomination in the primary on March 4, 2014, with no opposition. He was defeated by Brian Babin (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Babin |
76% | 101,663 | |
| Democratic | Michael Cole | 22.1% | 29,543 | |
| Libertarian | Rodney Veach | 1.5% | 1,951 | |
| Green | Hal Ridley Jr. | 0.5% | 685 | |
| Total Votes | 133,842 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Cole ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Texas' 36th District. He ran unopposed in the Libertarian Party primary on May 29, 2012. He was defeated by Steve Stockman (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Stockman |
70.7% | 165,405 | |
| Democratic | Max Martin | 26.6% | 62,143 | |
| Libertarian | Michael K. Cole | 2.7% | 6,284 | |
| Total Votes | 233,832 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Cole's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Michael Cole's campaign website, http://mikecole.us/ | ||
2014
Cole's campaign website listed the following issues:[10]
- Education
- Excerpt: "Education is the cornerstone of a free people. A people steeped in the scientific method and the Bill of Rights are the critical thinkers of tomorrow. By learning math, science and American history, they learn the skills necessary to do great things, to cherish the nation and the freedoms they have and to build a better tomorrow."
- The Economy and Jobs
- Excerpt: "The American Economy in the last hundred years has won two World Wars, put men on the moon, created innovation and luxury that the world has never before seen. We have all prospered in this wonderful country of ours. Now, greed by a few has threatened the prosperity of the many. "
- Women and their rights
- Excerpt: "Very few issues invoke more debate or passion than the reproductive rights of women. We are given the question of who controls the right to choose, the state or the woman. America was founded on the ideals of individual liberty and the freedom of choice, we will not always agree with that choice, but the option to choose must be there."
- Immigration
- Excerpt: "We are a nation that respects family, that respects community. However, now there is a push by the Tea Party that would have armed troops invading our homes at night, to seize family members, tearing apart communities and leaving devastation in their wake... all in the name of immigration reform. Immigration reform that WILL NOT WORK, that is at best invasive and wrong and at worst racist and fueled by prejudice and hate."
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Cole and his wife, Franchesca, live in Orange, Texas.[3]
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 14th Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 36th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Texas' 36th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michael Cole for Congress, "Home," accessed July 15, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Campaign website, "Biography," accessed January 29, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 10, 2013
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ Texas Libertarian Party, "Candidate list," accessed June 10, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed January 29, 2014
