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Randy Rives
From Ballotpedia
Randy Rives was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 31 of the Texas State Senate.
Campaign themes
Rives' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Excerpt: "While serving on the Ector County School Board, Randy worked to give teachers a raise and approve a multimillion dollar project to improve technology without raising taxes."
EDUCATION
- Excerpt: "Randy believes funding should be used in the classroom to teach kids skills needed to be competitive in the job marketplace with focus on back-to-basics math, phonics, grammar, spelling, writing, and science. He believes in the accuracy of U.S. History that honors our American founders' traditions and values."
ENERGY
- Excerpt: "The oil industry has been instrumental in creating jobs and stimulating our sluggish economy. Randy will work to prevent excessive regulations on the oil industry so that Texas can continue to enjoy our resources and a thriving economy."
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
- Excerpt: "Randy supports the Arizona bill passed as their effort to crack down on illegal immigration. Randy would support similar legislation inTexas. Randy supports immigrants who come to America and applauds their effort to improve their quality of life, but believes illegal immigration imposes a significant and unfair drain on taxpayers due to the financial demand placed on our legal citizens who contribute in having to provide free services such as health care, education, and other government services for those who are here illegally."
GUN RIGHTS
- Excerpt: "Randy supports the citizen’s right to bear arms and supports “Conceal and Carry” legislation for college campuses."
Elections
2012
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012
Rives ran in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate, District 31. Rives was defeated by Kel Seliger in the May 29 primary election.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Kel Seliger Incumbent |
75.9% | 49,966 |
| Randy Rives | 24.1% | 15,874 |
| Total Votes | 65,840 | |
Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
Current members of the Texas State Senate
Leadership
Senators
District 1
Bryan Hughes (R)
District 2
Bob Hall (R)
District 3
Robert Nichols (R)
District 4
District 5
District 6
Carol Alvarado (D)
District 7
Paul Bettencourt (R)
District 8
Angela Paxton (R)
District 9
Vacant
District 10
Phil King (R)
District 11
Mayes Middleton (R)
District 12
Tan Parker (R)
District 13
Borris Miles (D)
District 14
Sarah Eckhardt (D)
District 15
Molly Cook (D)
District 16
Nathan Johnson (D)
District 17
Joan Huffman (R)
District 18
Lois Kolkhorst (R)
District 19
Roland Gutierrez (D)
District 20
Juan Hinojosa (D)
District 21
Judith Zaffirini (D)
District 22
Brian Birdwell (R)
District 23
Royce West (D)
District 24
Peter Flores (R)
District 25
Donna Campbell (R)
District 26
José Menéndez (D)
District 27
Adam Hinojosa (R)
District 28
Charles Perry (R)
District 29
César Blanco (D)
District 30
Brent Hagenbuch (R)
District 31
Kevin Sparks (R)
Republican Party (19)
Democratic Party (11)
Vacancies (1)
