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Michael Filak
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Last election

March 1, 2016

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Michael Filak was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Texas.[1] Filak was defeated by Adam Bell in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Texas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Sam Johnson (R) defeated Adam Bell (D), Scott Jameson (L), Paul Blair (G) and write-in candidate Billy Wayne Engle Jr. in the general election on November 8, 2016. Johnson defeated Dave Cornette, John Slavens and Keith Thurgood in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Adam Bell defeated Michael Filak to win the Democratic nomination.[3][2]

U.S. House, Texas District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSam Johnson Incumbent 61.2% 193,684
     Democratic Adam Bell 34.6% 109,420
     Libertarian Scott Jameson 3.3% 10,448
     Green Paul Blair 0.9% 2,915
Total Votes 316,467
Source: Texas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Texas District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSam Johnson Incumbent 74.6% 65,451
John Slavens 11.5% 10,043
Keith Thurgood 8.2% 7,173
Dave Cornette 5.7% 5,037
Total Votes 87,704
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Bell 64.8% 17,270
Michael Filak 35.2% 9,395
Total Votes 26,665
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Filak's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

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  • Diversity: The US is changing demographically. It is changing ethnically; it is changing religiously. Some see this as a threat. Just watch the immigration debate going on in the Republican Presidential race. The entire GOP platform is about dividing us and demonizing those that are “different” in their opinion. But, the US is a nation of immigrants. Where does it say that only European immigrants apply? The future of our country requires that we unite and leverage our diversity to create a stronger America.
  • Economic Disparity: According to Bernie Sanders; “America now has more wealth and income inequality than any major developed country on earth, and the gap between the very rich and everyone else is wider than at any time since the 1920s.” And the Bureau of Labor Statistics backs him up – for most U.S. workers, real wages, after inflation is taken into account, have been flat or even falling (despite inflation) for decades, regardless of whether the economy has been adding or subtracting jobs. But among people near the top of the distribution, real wages have risen 9.7%. In 2014, Wall Street bonuses totaled $26.7 billion. That amount is greater than the annual income of 90 million Americans. We are creating a caste system from which they may be no escape for those on the bottom.
  • Education: I am a product of the public education system. My graduate degrees come from a public university. I am a strong believer in public education. But, it must be public education for all. Education is the only proven ticket out of poverty.
  • Environment: Last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN’s climate arm, reported that scientists are more than 95 percent certain that the primary cause of global warming is human activity. It is time. We can no longer wait. We must make serious efforts to achieve a low-carbon future for our children and our planet. Did you know that Collin County gets an F grade for air quality from the American Lung Association? In fact Collin County and the DFW metroplex has some of the dirtiest air in the country. This is directly affecting us now! The ones greatest at risk are those under 18 and over 65. Studies suggest children’s developing bodies are more susceptible to air pollution which harms their respiratory systems and brains.
  • Gun Control: The US leads the world in the number of mass shootings for 2015. For 2015, averaged more than one mass shooting per day. And, if you look at the five countries with the highest amount of mass shootings, you will note that all of these countries have very lenient gun control laws. Another fact not mostly known is that in the US, the majority of these mass shootings are mostly in-family affairs where the majority of the victims are women and children. Adam Lankford, an associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Alabama, has released the first quantitative analysis of mass shootings around the world between 1966 through 2012. Lankford suggests: “A nation’s civilian firearm ownership rate is the strongest predictor” of it’s number of mass shootings. Many times it’s the spur of the moment gun purchase that is facilitating these tragedies.

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—Michael Filak's campaign website, http://www.michaelfilak.com/issues/

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
  3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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