Molly White
Molly White is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 55 from 2015 to 2017.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, White served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Homeland Security & Public Safety |
| • Urban Affairs |
Campaign themes
2014
White's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Limited Government
- Free Market Economy
- Water
- Transportation, Toll Roads, & Taxpayer Abuse
- Sanctity of Life
- State Sovereignty & Federalism
- Secure Borders & Illegal Immigration
- Education Excellence & Reform
- Right to Keep & Bear Arms
- Property Tax & Our Rights
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[2]
Hugh Shine ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 55 general election.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 55 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Hugh Shine (unopposed) |
100.00% | 35,950 | |
| Total Votes | 35,950 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Hugh Shine defeated incumbent Molly White in the Texas House of Representatives District 55 Republican Primary.[4][5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 55 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Hugh Shine |
50.27% | 9,655 | |
| Republican | Molly White Incumbent | 49.73% | 9,551 | |
| Total Votes | 19,206 | |||
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Molly White defeated incumbent Ralph Sheffield in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
Campaign finance summary
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2017
In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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Endorsements
2016
In 2016, White's endorsements included the following:[9]
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Noteworthy events
Anti-Muslim comments
White made comments about Muslims and the Islamic faith after approximately 300 Muslims gathered in Austin, Texas for Muslim Capitol Day on Thursday, January 29, 2015. The annual event is an opportunity for muslims to meet with lawmakers and is organized by the Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. White was out of town for the event but left an Israeli flag behind in the reception area of her office, informing her staff to insist Muslim visitors pledge allegiance to the United States and condemn terrorism, or be asked to leave.[10] White posted early on Facebook the same day, "I did leave an Israeli flag on the reception desk in my office with instructions to staff to ask representatives from the Muslim community to renounce Islamic terrorist groups and publicly announce allegiance to America and our laws. We will see how long they stay in my office."[11] In response, Robert McCaw, CAIR's government affairs manager, wrote a letter to Texas House of Representatives Speaker Joe Straus inquiring whether or not White's requirement of her staff was violating House ethics rules by "creating such an internal office policy that is selectively being enforced to discriminate against certain religious minorities.” Straus' response said that all Texans have a right to be treated with dignity and respect, but did not address the potential ethics violation.[12] White affirmed her position again in the mid-morning, but by 3pm she issued another statement to say all constituents were welcome at her office.[11] This wasn't the first time White made anti-Muslim comments on her Facebook. In June of 2014, White wrote on Facebook that one of her top priorities as a legislator would be purging Texas of all Jihadists. In the comments of her post, White wrote that "Muslims cannot be trusted no matter how peaceful they appear."[11]
Recent news
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See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Texas House of Representatives Committees
- Texas Joint Committees
External links
- Official campaign website
- Molly White on Facebook
- Molly White on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from the Texas Tribune
- Texas Secretary of State
Footnotes
- ↑ Molly White for Texas House, "Issues," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Texans for Molly, "Endorsements," accessed February 24, 2016
- ↑ Meg Wagner, Daily News, "Texas rep greets Muslim visitors with Israeli flag, demands they condemn terrorism: ‘We will see how long they stay in my office’," January 30, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Reeve Hamilton and Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune, "Rep to Staff: Ask Muslim Visitors to Pledge Allegiance," January 29, 2015
- ↑ Erin Dooley, ABC News, "Texas Legislator Instructs Staff: Ask Muslims to Pledge Allegiance to America," January 29, 2015
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ralph Sheffield (R) |
Texas House of Representatives District 55 2015-2017 |
Succeeded by Hugh Shine (R) |
