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Pat Bryan
Pat Bryan was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Texas. Bryan dropped out of the race prior to the filing deadline.[1]
Bryan was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Texas.[2]
Biography
Bryan is a retired IT technician. He has also worked as a paralegal and a land surveyor. He was the treasurer and a member of the board of The Lambda Center for nine years.[3]
Elections
2018
Bryan sought election to the 2nd Congressional District of Texas in 2018. Bryan dropped out of the race prior to the filing deadline.[1]
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Ted Poe (R) defeated Pat Bryan (D), James Veasaw (L) and Joshua Darr (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidates in the race faced a primary opponent on March 1, 2016.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Ted Poe Incumbent |
60.6% | 168,692 | |
| Democratic | Pat Bryan | 36% | 100,231 | |
| Libertarian | James Veasaw | 2.3% | 6,429 | |
| Green | Joshua Darr | 1% | 2,884 | |
| Total Votes | 278,236 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
Bryan issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | I chose to run for Congress because the 2012 gerrymander threw my neighborhood, previously in Barbara Jordan's district, under the wheels of a far-Right-Wing-wannabe hypocrite do-nothing who votes the way the Kochs and the NRA tell him to and brings no benefit to the Texas 2nd Congressional District. | ” |
| —Pat Bryan, [3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
- Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 2nd Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pat Bryan for Congress, "Home," accessed October 4, 2017
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on December 21, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
