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Mike Wright (Texas)
Mike Wright (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Texas Railroad Commission. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Wright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mike Wright lived in Houston, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1976. He earned a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a graduate degree from Harvard Business School. His career experience included working as an oil and gas manufacturing executive and plant manager, president of a construction company, and professor at Texas Women's University. He died on July 2, 2024.[1] [2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas Railroad Commission
Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated Roman McAllen and Mike Wright in the general election for Texas Railroad Commission on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christi Craddick (R) | 53.2 | 4,376,729 |
 | Roman McAllen (D) | 43.9 | 3,612,130 | |
Mike Wright (L)  | 2.9 | 237,984 | ||
| Total votes: 8,226,843 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- George Reiter (G)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission
Roman McAllen defeated Chris Spellmon in the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roman McAllen | 58.5 | 535,855 |
 | Chris Spellmon | 41.5 | 380,091 | |
| Total votes: 915,946 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission
Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated Weston Martinez in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christi Craddick | 75.8 | 1,036,964 |
 | Weston Martinez | 24.2 | 330,407 | |
| Total votes: 1,367,371 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mike Wright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wright's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
The three most important issues facing the Texas Railroad Commission from my perspective are: (1)The need for a comprehensive plan to recycle the water used in fracking and that is extracted primarily when oil is produced. Currently $4.4 billion is being spent annually to dispose of this water. With desalination and water treatment this water could be made suitable for more fracking, human consumption and agricultural uses at a savings to the Oil & Gas Industry. (2) The commission needs to provide more leadership and guidance to the industries it regulates with almost everything passing on 3-0 votes many citizens don't feel it represents them. (3) The lack of infrastructure which prevents many operators from being able to comply with some regulations.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
I don't feel particularly passion about anything. I lke to look at every issue from all sides and understand the PROs and CONs of each position and then decide which position offers the most benefit to the population as a whole. If a different position is implemented as long as it has some merit and is rational I will support it since different people will have different priorities and weigh the PROs and CONs differently.
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