Philip Sotelo
Philip Sotelo (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 34th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
Sotelo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Philip Sotelo was born in Harlingen, Texas. Sotelo's professional experience includes working as a telecommunications operator and as a commissioned police officer. He earned a degree from Texas State Technical College in 1983.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. defeated incumbent Mayra Flores and Chris Royal in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D) | 52.7 | 70,896 |
 | Mayra Flores (R)  | 44.2 | 59,464 | |
 | Chris Royal (Independent) | 3.0 | 4,079 | |
| Total votes: 134,439 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ronald Mills (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vicente Gonzalez Jr. | 64.8 | 23,531 |
 | Laura Cisneros | 23.3 | 8,456 | |
 | Beatriz Reynoso | 3.5 | 1,287 | |
 | William Thompson | 3.0 | 1,085 | |
| Filemon Meza | 2.5 | 920 | ||
 | Diego Zavala | 2.0 | 718 | |
| Osbert Rodriguez Haro III | 0.9 | 331 | ||
| Total votes: 36,328 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rochelle Garza (D)
- Jaime Rodriguez (D)
- Ryan Trevino (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Mayra Flores defeated Frank McCaffrey, Gregory Kunkle Jr., and Juana Cantu-Cabrera in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mayra Flores | 60.3 | 9,490 |
| Frank McCaffrey | 21.9 | 3,444 | ||
 | Gregory Kunkle Jr. | 10.7 | 1,677 | |
 | Juana Cantu-Cabrera | 7.1 | 1,115 | |
| Total votes: 15,726 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Larry Polsky (R)
- Philip Sotelo (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Philip Sotelo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sotelo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Truth - The American people have a right to know the truth concerning their representation by those they have elected.
- Accountability - I believe the American citizens have the right to hold elected officials accountable for their actions.
- Service - Elected officials must remember the reason they're in office and that is to serve the American people who placed them there.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 22, 2021
