Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Phil Stephenson
Phil Stephenson (Republican Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 85. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on January 10, 2023.
Stephenson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 85. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on May 24, 2022.
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2021-2022
Stephenson was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Stephenson was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
---|
• Investments & Financial Services, Vice chair |
• Ways & Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Stephenson served on the following committees:
Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
---|
• Investments & Financial Services |
• Pensions |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Stephenson served on the following committees:
Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
---|
• Government Efficiency & Reform |
• Pensions |
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Stan Kitzman defeated Larry Baggett and Michael Miller in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Stan Kitzman (R) ![]() | 73.8 | 49,359 | |
Larry Baggett (D) | 24.2 | 16,201 | ||
![]() | Michael Miller (L) | 2.0 | 1,308 |
Total votes: 66,868 | ||||
![]() | ||||
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. |
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Stan Kitzman defeated incumbent Phil Stephenson in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Stan Kitzman ![]() | 58.0 | 8,136 | |
![]() | Phil Stephenson | 42.0 | 5,899 |
Total votes: 14,035 | ||||
![]() | ||||
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. |
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Larry Baggett advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Larry Baggett | 100.0 | 3,987 |
Total votes: 3,987 | ||||
![]() | ||||
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. |
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marty Rocha (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Phil Stephenson and Stan Kitzman advanced to a runoff. They defeated Fred Roberts and Art Hernandez in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Phil Stephenson | 40.0 | 8,618 |
✔ | Stan Kitzman ![]() | 34.5 | 7,426 | |
Fred Roberts | 15.7 | 3,379 | ||
Art Hernandez ![]() | 9.8 | 2,108 |
Total votes: 21,531 | ||||
![]() | ||||
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. |
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Michael Miller advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on March 19, 2022.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Miller (L) |
![]() | ||||
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. |
Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Phil Stephenson defeated Joey Cardenas III and Michael Miller in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Phil Stephenson (R) | 56.4 | 43,024 |
![]() | Joey Cardenas III (D) | 41.2 | 31,372 | |
![]() | Michael Miller (L) ![]() | 2.4 | 1,838 |
Total votes: 76,234 | ||||
![]() | ||||
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. |
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Joey Cardenas III advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joey Cardenas III | 100.0 | 8,910 |
Total votes: 8,910 | ||||
![]() | ||||
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Phil Stephenson defeated Robert Boettcher and Abolaji Tijani Ayobami in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Phil Stephenson | 78.8 | 14,746 |
![]() | Robert Boettcher | 19.4 | 3,628 | |
Abolaji Tijani Ayobami | 1.8 | 332 |
Total votes: 18,706 | ||||
![]() | ||||
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. |
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Michael Miller advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Miller (L) ![]() |
![]() | ||||
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. |
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Phil Stephenson defeated Jennifer Cantu in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Phil Stephenson (R) | 56.5 | 32,019 |
![]() | Jennifer Cantu (D) ![]() | 43.5 | 24,668 |
Total votes: 56,687 | ||||
![]() | ||||
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. |
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Jennifer Cantu advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jennifer Cantu ![]() | 100.0 | 4,437 |
Total votes: 4,437 | ||||
![]() | ||||
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Phil Stephenson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Phil Stephenson | 100.0 | 10,151 |
Total votes: 10,151 | ||||
![]() | ||||
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. |
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.[1]
Incumbent Phil Stephenson defeated John Davis in the Texas House of Representatives District 85 general election.[2]
Texas House of Representatives, District 85 General Election, 2016 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
60.40% | 35,594 | |
Democratic | John Davis | 39.60% | 23,334 | |
Total Votes | 58,928 | |||
Source: Texas Secretary of State |
John Davis ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 85 Democratic Primary.[3][4]
Texas House of Representatives, District 85 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | |
Democratic | ![]() |
Incumbent Phil Stephenson ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 85 Republican Primary.[3][4]
Texas House of Representatives, District 85 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | |
Republican | ![]() |
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 Phil Stephenson was unopposed in the Republican primary, and Cynthia Drabek was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Drabek was defeated by Stephenson in the general election.[5][6][7]
2012
Stephenson won election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 85. Stephenson defeated Lee Duggan in the May 29 primary election and defeated Dora Olivo (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
58.3% | 28,626 | |
Democratic | Dora Olivo | 41.7% | 20,435 | |
Total Votes | 49,061 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
![]() |
53.3% | 5,944 |
Lee Duggan | 46.7% | 5,208 |
Total Votes | 11,152 |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Phil Stephenson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Phil Stephenson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Stephenson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]
- Excerpt: "I oppose raising taxes. I have signed the 'Taxpayer Protection Pledge.'"
- Excerpt: "I believe violent criminals, drug dealers, rapists and child predators belong behind bars! Criminals should be held personally responsible for their actions!"
- Excerpt: "I believe Texas should put an end to illegal aliens crossing our Texas Border!"
- Excerpt: "I believe the use of the word God, prayers and the Ten Commandments should be allowed in public buildings, schools and public assemblies."
- Excerpt: "I will file a Joint Resolution directing the Texas Congressional Delegation to file legislation to end the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and remove the DOJ's ability to interfere with voting and Voter ID in Texas!"
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.
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Texas scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2022
In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session.
2021
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show]. |
---|
In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
|
2020
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2020, click [show]. |
---|
In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show]. |
---|
In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
|
2018
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2018, click [show]. |
---|
In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show]. |
---|
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.
|
2016
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2016, click [show]. |
---|
In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show]. |
---|
In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
|
2014
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2014, click [show]. |
---|
In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show]. |
---|
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.[10] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[11]
|
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Stephenson and his wife, Barbara, have two children.[12]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed July 30, 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
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ philfortexas.com, "About," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
Political offices | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by - |
Texas House of Representatives District 85 2013-2023 |
Succeeded by Stan Kitzman (R) |