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Mikal Williams
Mikal Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 14th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mikal Williams was born in Baytown, Texas. Williams earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Houston at Clear Lake in 2010 and a law degree from South Texas College of Law in 2013. His career experience includes co-founding Central Texas Allied Health Institute and working as an investigator with Galveston County CPS, a child and family advocate, a mediator, and an attorney. [1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 14th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 14
Incumbent Randy Weber defeated Mikal Williams in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Randy Weber (R) | 70.2 | 149,543 |
Mikal Williams (D) ![]() | 29.8 | 63,606 |
Total votes: 213,149 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hal Ridley (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 14
Mikal Williams defeated Eugene Howard in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 14 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mikal Williams ![]() | 50.2 | 10,691 | |
Eugene Howard ![]() | 49.8 | 10,619 |
Total votes: 21,310 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cyrus Sajna (D)
- Jeff Antonelli (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 14
Incumbent Randy Weber defeated Keith Casey and Ruben Landon Dante in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 14 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Randy Weber | 89.3 | 58,439 |
![]() | Keith Casey | 7.9 | 5,178 | |
![]() | Ruben Landon Dante ![]() | 2.8 | 1,854 |
Total votes: 65,471 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gina Smith (R)
2020
See also: Texas' 14th Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 14th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
Texas' 14th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 14
Incumbent Randy Weber defeated Adrienne Bell in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 14 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Randy Weber (R) | 61.6 | 190,541 |
![]() | Adrienne Bell (D) ![]() | 38.4 | 118,574 |
Total votes: 309,115 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cyrus Sajna (Independent)
- Karen Ben-Moyal (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 14
Adrienne Bell defeated Eddie Fisher, Sanjanetta Barnes, Mikal Williams, and Robert Thomas in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 14 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Adrienne Bell ![]() | 61.8 | 26,152 |
![]() | Eddie Fisher ![]() | 11.7 | 4,967 | |
![]() | Sanjanetta Barnes | 10.6 | 4,482 | |
Mikal Williams ![]() | 9.6 | 4,055 | ||
Robert Thomas | 6.2 | 2,640 |
Total votes: 42,296 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 14
Incumbent Randy Weber defeated Joshua Foxworth in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 14 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Randy Weber | 85.4 | 51,837 |
![]() | Joshua Foxworth ![]() | 14.6 | 8,856 |
Total votes: 60,693 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mikal Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- Infrastructure and job creation. As your representative I will spearhead getting federal funding for projects to move flood waters and protect against the gulf waves. With this project we can tackle other dire needs like renewable energy and job creation. As we build drainage infrastructure, we can include hydrodynamics in order for that moving water to also generate renewable and useable electricity. We can store and use that energy to power vital institutions like hospitals, police and fire stations, and shelters when inevitably the Texas Power Grid fails again, not unlike the Tennessee Valley Authority. These bold projects will also create jobs and direct economic growth in our district.
- Election and Government integrity. When I am your representative in Washington, I will introduce legislation to overturn Citizens United and remove the dark money from our elections. No more will representatives spend over 75% of their time soliciting contributions from 0.5% of the population. Our government is Of, For, and By the People. We must place a cap on political election spending. We must make it more accessible for citizens to run for office. We must get rid of pay-to-play. Also, I will also reintroduce legislation to implement Congressional Term Limits. It is time to say no more 40 plus years of holding a seat. I believe that 20 years of service is enough for someone to get work done, make their mark and go home.
- Child Tax Credit and Wealth Tax. With extending and maintaining the child tax credit, our most vulnerable citizens see immediate relief. These CTC expansions would reduce child poverty in the United States by 45 percent, according to Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy, lifting nearly 5 million children out of poverty. The wealth tax would have a great impact on funding government assistance programs with little to no effect on the average citizen's wallet. Only families with wealth holdings above $35 million would be taxed. If we get 180,000 of the wealthiest American’s to pay their fair share in taxes, we could not only provide a permanent child tax credit, we could also provide universal healthcare for all Americans
When I am your representative in Washington, I will introduce legislation to overturn Citizens United and remove the dark money from our elections. No more will representatives spend over 75% of their time soliciting contributions from 0.5% of the population. Our government is Of, For, and By the People. We must place a cap on political election spending. We must make it more accessible for citizens to run for office. We must get rid of pay-to-play.
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Campaign website
Williams' campaign website stated the following:
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Mikal's Causes Infrastructure Drainage, Renewable Energy, Job Creation If you have been a resident of District 14 for any amount of time, you know that if it rains an inch the water rises 3”. Hurricane Ike devastated our district in 2008 and we have had many weather disasters in our district since then. What we haven’t had is leadership driven to get the bold infrastructure projects to protect against rising sea levels and to effectively move and drain flood waters. NASA has released a study that shows a three-to-five-foot rise in high tides gulf waters due to the Moons gravitation effects. Along with increasing intensity of tropical weather in our region, these are problems that must be faced immediately, or we will suffer the disastrous consequences. As your representative I will spearhead getting federal funding for projects to move flood waters and protect against the gulf waves. With this project we can tackle other dire needs like renewable energy and job creation. As we build drainage infrastructure, we can include hydrodynamics in order for that moving water to also generate renewable and useable electricity. We can store and use that energy to power vital institutions like hospitals, police and fire stations, and shelters when inevitably the Texas Power Grid fails again, not unlike the Tennessee Valley Authority. This bold project will also create many employment opportunities for our district. We will need local workers to work on construction. It will create training facilities to train our constituents in the operation and maintenance of these systems. This will also lead to tidal generated electricity projects ensuring District 14 is on the cutting edge of innovation and a leader in America’s workforce and continued economic success. Election and Government Integrity Tackling corruption by implementing Congressional term limits and stopping the flow of dark money into election. Career politicians were not the original intent of our founders. Our government has become stagnant. Politicians are happy to embrace titles such as obstructionist and “the grim reaper.” Representatives are elected to do work; if they choose not to, we must hold them accountable. Too often, we see our so-called leaders destroy legislation that is good for constituents and the country just so they can score political points with their corporate donors and attempt to maintain power. It is time to put a stop to this! When I am your representative in Washington, I will introduce legislation to overturn Citizens United and remove the dark money from our elections. No more will representatives spend over 75% of their time soliciting contributions from 0.5% of the population. Our government is Of, For, and By the People. We must place a cap on political election spending. We must make it more accessible for citizens to run for office. We must get rid of pay-to-play. As your representative, I will also reintroduce legislation to implement Congressional Term Limits. It is time to say no more 40 plus years of holding a seat. We have 88-year-old Senators running for another 6-year term. I believe that 20 years of service is enough! That is why I want to propose 3 Senatorial terms and 9 Congressional terms. That gives leaders time to do the work that is so desperately needed. Leave their mark, so to speak, then hand it off to the next generation to continue to form a more perfect union. Child Tax Credit and Wealth Tax Protecting our youth and funding those services Children are our most vulnerable and most precious investment. Too many children go hungry in the wealthiest nation on the planet. It is estimated that 17 million children are in a nutrition crisis, which is a 6 million increase since before the Covid-19 pandemic. We need to commit to providing the resources our children need for basic survival. That’s why I support extending and maintaining the Child Tax Credit and a Wealth Tax. With extending and maintaining the child tax credit, our most vulnerable citizens see immediate relief. These CTC expansions would reduce child poverty in the United States by 45 percent, according to Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy, lifting nearly 5 million children out of poverty. President Biden’s full COVID-19 American Rescue Plan, the other key elements of which are also incorporated into the FY 2021 budget reconciliation bill, would cut child poverty in half, according to Columbia University researchers. The wealth tax would have a great impact on funding government assistance programs with little to no effect on the average citizen's wallet. Only families with wealth holdings above $35 million would be taxed. That is only 182,000 United States Residents. So, if we get 180,000 of the wealthiest American’s to pay their fair share in taxes, we could not only provide a permanent child tax credit, we could also provide universal healthcare for all Americans.[3] |
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—Mikal Williams' campaign website (2022)[4] |
2020
Mikal Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- Stable and sustainable workforce solutions through renewable energy infrastructure building and allied health technologies. By providing middle skill, high income opportunites to our most economically depressed communities, we will create economic stimulas and pathways to a sustainable future.
- I believe that all children in grades Pre-K-12 have the right to a free, high-quality, public school education, especially our students with special needs. We must provide all campuses, no matter what zip code, the adequate funding necessary to produce well-rounded, competent students who can graduate and compete in the ever-changing global economy. We must raise our teachers' salary levels to ones that reflect the significant amount of work it takes to be a great teacher. This enables educators to stay abreast of the latest in classroom innovations and technologies.
- I believe freedom of choice is a right enshrined in our Constitution for every American. This includes the right to make the decision on what type of healthcare plan fits your family needs best. Therefore, if your current plan works, you should be allowed to keep it. If not, you should have access to an affordable, high-quality universal health plan backed by the federal government. With this model, we create competition and use market forces to bring down the cost of private insurance plans to a rate that is more affordable to all consumers. Those in our vulnerable communities should have access to a government-backed Medicare Plan that includes medical, dental and vision plans.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Candidate U.S. House Texas District 14 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 30, 2022
- ↑ Mikal Williams for Congress, "Meet Mikal," accessed February 7, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mikal Williams for Congress, “Causes,” accessed January 22, 2022