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Mike Midler
Mike Midler (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 16. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Mike Midler lives in Conroe, Texas. Midler served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He earned degrees in political science and forensic studies from Indiana University in 1976. He attended the Foreign Policy Institute at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in Washington, D.C. and received the Taft Fellowship from the University of Wyoming two times. Midler's career experience includes working as a high school government and economics teacher. He has been affiliated with the Texas High School Basketball Officials Association and has coached golf, softball, and gymnastics.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Will Metcalf defeated Mike Midler in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Will Metcalf (R) | 80.4 | 73,385 |
 | Mike Midler (D) | 19.6 | 17,930 | |
| Total votes: 91,315 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 16
Mike Midler advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 16 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Midler | 100.0 | 2,089 |
| Total votes: 2,089 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Will Metcalf advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 16 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Will Metcalf | 100.0 | 24,109 |
| Total votes: 24,109 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Midler received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Conroe Independent School District, Texas, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Conroe Independent School District Board of Trustees Position 1
Tiffany Nelson defeated Ashley Fehrle, Mike Midler, Serafin Farias, and Evan Berlin in the general election for Conroe Independent School District Board of Trustees Position 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tiffany Nelson (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 46,513 |
| Ashley Fehrle (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 18,927 | ||
| Mike Midler (Nonpartisan) | 11.6 | 10,235 | |
| Serafin Farias (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 7,232 | ||
| Evan Berlin (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 5,587 | ||
| Total votes: 88,494 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Will Metcalf defeated Mike Midler in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Will Metcalf (R) | 80.3 | 49,233 |
| Mike Midler (D) | 19.7 | 12,059 | |
| Total votes: 61,292 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 16
Mike Midler advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 16 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Midler | 100.0 | 2,155 |
| Total votes: 2,155 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Will Metcalf advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 16 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Will Metcalf | 100.0 | 16,240 |
| Total votes: 16,240 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mike Midler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Mike Midler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Midler provided the following description of his political philosophy to Ballotpedia:
| “ | I am a social liberal, but fairly conservative when it comes to spending. My philosophy is to never forget whose money it is that is being spent and to weigh that against the benefits. I am open-minded and like to think outside the box. I do not have an ax to grind and plan to be a true “citizen legislator.”[2][3] | ” |
| —Mike Midler, 2018 | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mike Midler for Texas House District 16, "Mike Midler - Democratic Candidate for Texas House District 16," accessed January 29, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on January 25, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
