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Michael Holdman
Michael Holdman was a candidate for District 1 representative on the Judson Independent School District board of trustees in Texas. Holdman was defeated in the by-district general election on May 6, 2017.
In 2015, Holdman was a Republican special election candidate for District 118 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1] He was also a Republican candidate for District 119 in the Texas House of Representatives in the November 2, 2010, state legislative elections.
Elections
2017
Five of seven seats on the Judson Independent School District board of trustees in Texas were up for by-district election on May 6, 2017. Four of the seats were up for regular election and came with four-year terms, and one seat was up for special election and came with a two-year term. Incumbent Richard LaFoille was re-elected in District 2 after running unopposed. In District 3, incumbent Gilbert Flores lost to challenger Debra Eaton. District 4 incumbent José Macias Jr. was also re-elected after running unopposed. In District 5, incumbent Arnoldo Salinas was defeated by challenger Jennifer Rodriguez. The special election in District 1 was held due to the resignation of former board president Steve Salyer in January 2017. Newcomer Suzanne Kenoyer defeated fellow newcomer Michael Holdman to fill the open seat.[2][3]
Newcomer Rick Page also filed to run in the District 1 special election. According to the school district, Page's application was rejected due to missing information required by state law. His name still appeared on the ballot.[4] To learn more about the candidacy requirements in Judson ISD, please click here.
In addition to selecting school board members, constituents approved a $60 million bond measure.
Results
| Judson Independent School District, District 1 Special Election, 2-year term, 2017 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Suzanne Kenoyer |
81.18% | 729 |
| Michael Holdman | 18.82% | 169 |
| Total Votes | 898 | |
| Source: Bexar County, Texas, "Media Report–Official Results," accessed June 6, 2017 | ||
2015
Results
A special election for the position of Texas House of Representatives District 118 was called for November 3, 2015. A special runoff election was held on January 26, 2016.[5][6] The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 2.[7]
The seat was vacant following Joe Farias' (D) resignation on August 10, 2015.[8]
Anthony Alcoser (D), Robert A. Casias (R), Gabe Farias (D), Michael Holdman (R), John Lujan (R) and Tomas Uresti (D) faced off in a special election.[1] Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Lujan and Uresti, met in a runoff election, which Lujan won.[6][9]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 118, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Lujan (advanced to the runoff) |
29.2% | 1,904 | |
| Democratic | Tomas Uresti (advanced to the runoff) |
21.7% | 1,415 | |
| Democratic | Gabe Farias | 18% | 1,170 | |
| Republican | Michael Holdman | 14.4% | 938 | |
| Democratic | Anthony Alcoser | 11.4% | 741 | |
| Republican | Robert A. Casias | 5.3% | 346 | |
| Total Votes | 6,514 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Lujan |
52.4% | 1,880 | |
| Democratic | Tomas Uresti | 47.6% | 1,709 | |
| Total Votes | 3,589 | |||
2010
Results
Holdman lost the election for Texas House of Representatives District 119. He defeated Juan Hinojosa in the March 2 Democratic primary, but was defeated by incumbent Democratic candidate Roland Gutierrez in the November 2 general election.[10]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 119 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Rolando Gutierrez (D)
|
13,390 | 61.38% | ||
| Michael Holdman (R) | 8,422 | 38.61% | ||
Campaign themes
2010
Holdman's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[11]
NO TOLL ROADS IN TEXAS
Excerpt:" especially not in District 119! Texans should not have to pay for the roads we drive on. Texas government must properly allocate funds and competently manage the state highway system in such a way that tax payer money is spent wisely on our roads and highways."
BORDER SECURITY
Excerpt:"means local security. Texas government must beef up law enforcement capabilities and manpower along the Texas border to prevent violence associated with drug cartels that endanger Texans and push drugs into our community. Most of the drugs found by law enforcement in District 119 come from Mexico or are locally manufactured by those with ties to Mexican drug cartels. The better we secure our border and prevent drug smuggling the safer our streets will be."
HIGHER EDUCATION
Excerpt: "for our kids in District 119. Tuition prices charged by state supported colleges are beginning to get out of hand, and with the deregulation of school tuition we have seen prices explode to new heights. At this rate, the Class of 2020 will have spent over $80,000 in tuition alone. A state supported college should be affordable for all people wishing to attend, and price should not exclude some from the American dream of higher education."
BALANCE STATE BUDGET
Excerpt:"without more taxes. Our state will have a substantial fiscal deficit to face in the 2011 legislative session. We cannot spend our way out of debt and we cannot place additional tax burdens on Texans. We must support our private sector economy that provides for more jobs and better products and services in our community. Levying more taxes is not the answer!
We must instead downsize government and upsize business enterprise by cutting budgets of fat and ineffective state agencies whose “good enough for government” attitude is no longer welcome in Texas, and work to encourage small business growth and entrepreneurship."
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See also
- Judson Independent School District elections (2017)
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives District 118
- State legislative special elections, 2015
- Texas State Legislature
External links
- Candidate list
- Texas House GOP YouTube Channel
- Official Campaign Contributions
- Contributions, Follow the Money
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Texas Tribune Profile
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Candidates for State Representative, District 118 Special Election," accessed September 4, 2015
- ↑ Judson Independent School District, "May 6, 2017 General and Special Elections," accessed March 9, 2017
- ↑ Time Warner Cable News/Spectrum News, "Judson ISD Board President Steve Salyer Stepping Down," January 11, 2017
- ↑ Judson ISD, "May 6, 2017 General and Special Elections," accessed May 7, 2017
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Candidates for State Representative, District 118 Special Runoff Election," accessed December 2, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Belleville News-Democrat, "The Latest: San Antonio state House race heads to runoff," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Proclamation by the Governor of the State of Texas," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com, "Rep. Joe Farias resigns Texas House seat, prompting another special election in San Antonio," August 10, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 Special Runoff Election, House District 118," accessed January 27, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Holdman campaign site, "Priorities," accessed September 4, 2015
