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Mo Jenkins
Mo Jenkins (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 139. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Jenkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mo Jenkins' career experience includes working as a policy director.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 139
Charlene Ward Johnson won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 139 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Charlene Ward Johnson (D)  | 100.0 | 46,196 |
| Total votes: 46,196 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 139
Charlene Ward Johnson defeated Angeanette Thibodeaux in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 139 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlene Ward Johnson | 51.9 | 2,533 |
 | Angeanette Thibodeaux | 48.1 | 2,348 | |
| Total votes: 4,881 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 139
Angeanette Thibodeaux and Charlene Ward Johnson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mo Jenkins, Rosalind Caesar, and Jerry Ford Sr. in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 139 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angeanette Thibodeaux | 33.3 | 3,672 |
| ✔ | | Charlene Ward Johnson | 24.1 | 2,654 |
 | Mo Jenkins | 17.7 | 1,948 | |
 | Rosalind Caesar | 16.9 | 1,869 | |
 | Jerry Ford Sr. | 8.0 | 887 | |
| Total votes: 11,030 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jenkins in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mo Jenkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jenkins' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As the Committee Director for the House Corrections Committee, she has played a pivotal role in legislative successes, including defeating school vouchers and establishing the Open Burn Pits Registry Fund.
Overcoming personal adversities, Mo, who lost her mother at 13 and experienced homelessness, has shown remarkable resilience. Her journey through the foster system and her determination led her to earn an associate degree in high school and a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.- Texans desrve access to quality and affordable Healthcare
- We need fully funded public education, affordable higher education and trade programs.
- We must push back on extremist who threaten the rights of LGBTQ+ folks, Women and Black & Brown communities.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 139 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 18, 2023
