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Myra Crownover
Myra Crownover is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 64 from 2000 to 2017.
Crownover did not seek re-election to the Texas House of Representatives in 2016.
Biography
Crownover received her B.A. from Southern Methodist University and her M.A. in education from Texas A&M University.
Her professional experience includes working as the president of Crownover, the director of NorthStar Bank, and co-owner of the Robinson Drilling Company.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Crownover served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Public Health, Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Crownover served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Calendars |
| • Energy Resources, Vice chair |
| • Joint Committee on Oversight of Higher Ed Governance, Excellence & Transparency |
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Crownover served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Energy Resources, Vice chair |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
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] Incumbent Myra Crownover (R) did not seek re-election.
Lynn Stucky defeated Connor Flanagan in the Texas House of Representatives District 64 general election.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 64 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lynn Stucky |
61.59% | 42,158 | |
| Democratic | Connor Flanagan | 38.41% | 26,288 | |
| Total Votes | 68,446 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Lynn Stucky defeated Read King in the Texas House of Representatives, District 64 Republican primary runoff.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 64 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Lynn Stucky |
65.75% | 3,801 | |
| Republican | Read King | 34.25% | 1,980 | |
| Total Votes | 5,781 | |||
Connor Flanagan defeated Paul Greco in the Texas House of Representatives District 64 Democratic Primary.[5][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 64 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Connor Flanagan |
51.88% | 4,077 | |
| Democratic | Paul Greco | 48.12% | 3,781 | |
| Total Votes | 7,858 | |||
Lynn Stucky and Read King defeated Rick Hagen in the Texas House of Representatives District 64 Republican Primary.[5][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 64 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Lynn Stucky |
42.25% | 8,774 | |
| Republican | Read King |
30.03% | 6,236 | |
| Republican | Rick Hagen | 27.73% | 5,759 | |
| Total Votes | 20,769 | |||
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. Incumbent Myra Crownover defeated Read King in the Republican primary. Emy Lyons was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Crownover defeated Lyons and Braeden Wright (Green) in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Myra Crownover Incumbent |
63.4% | 23,674 | |
| Democratic | Emy Lyons | 33.8% | 12,611 | |
| Green | Braeden Wright | 2.8% | 1,059 | |
| Total Votes | 37,344 | |||
2012
Crownover won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 64. Crownover defeated Mike Brucia in the May 29 primary election and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Myra Crownover Incumbent |
61.1% | 34,245 | |
| Democratic | Mary Brown | 34.4% | 19,275 | |
| Libertarian | Ian Kull | 4.5% | 2,526 | |
| Total Votes | 56,046 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Myra Crownover Incumbent |
69.4% | 6,477 |
| Mike Brucia | 30.6% | 2,861 |
| Total Votes | 9,338 | |
2010
Crownover won re-election in District 64. She defeated Kurt Hyde in the March 2 Republican primary and then defeated Libertarian Diane Chisholm in the November 2 general election.[10]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 64 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Myra Crownover (R)
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26,057 | 80.71% | ||
| Diane Chisholm (L) | 6,224 | 19.28% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Crownover won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 64th District, defeating John McClelland (D) and Jason Jordan (L). Crownover received 40,758 votes in the election while McClelland received 28,195 votes, and Jordan received 2,613 votes.[10] Crownover raised $216,471 for her campaign; McClelland raised $28,134, and Jordan raised $420.[11]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 64 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Myra Crownover (R)
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40,758 | 56.95% | ||
| John McClelland (D) | 28,195 | 39.39% | ||
| Jason Jordan (L) | 2,613 | 3.65% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Crownover's endorsements included the following:[12]
- Congressman Michael Burgess (R)
- National Rifle Association
- Texas State Rifle Association
- Texas Alliance for Life PAC
- Life PAC
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform
- Texas Association of Business
- Texas Farm Bureau
- Conservative Republicans of Texas
- Texas Association of REALTORS
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association)
- Texas Hospital Association PAC
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas
- Texas Municipal Police Association
- Texas Association of Manufactures
- Texas Civil Justice League
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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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In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
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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2014
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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[13] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[14]
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2012
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In 2012, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2011
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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[14]
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Recent news
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See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives Committees
- Texas Joint Committees
- Texas state legislative districts
External links
- Myra Crownover's campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
- Freedom Speaks profile (Archive)
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 64 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
- Myra Crownover on Facebook
- Report Card from Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 Democratic Party Primary Election," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 Republican Party Primary Election," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Election Brackets," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ Myra Crownover Campaign, "Endorsements," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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Texas House District 64 2001–2017 |
Succeeded by Lynn Stucky (R) |
