Rick Miller (Texas)
Rick Miller (Republican Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 26. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on January 11, 2021.
Miller (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 26. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 3, 2020.
Miller announced in December 2019 that he would not seek re-election to the state House in 2020.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Miller was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Appropriations |
| • Human Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Miller served on the following committees:
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| • Appropriations |
| • Public Health |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Miller served on the following committees:
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| • Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
| • Elections |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2020
Rick Miller announced in December 2019 that he would not file to run for re-election.[1]
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Rick Miller defeated L. Sarah DeMerchant in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rick Miller (R) | 52.4 | 34,504 |
 | L. Sarah DeMerchant (D) | 47.6 | 31,330 | |
| Total votes: 65,834 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26
L. Sarah DeMerchant advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | L. Sarah DeMerchant | 100.0 | 5,626 |
| Total votes: 5,626 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Rick Miller advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Miller | 100.0 | 9,908 |
| Total votes: 9,908 | |||
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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 Rick Miller defeated L. DeMerchant in the Texas House of Representatives District 26 general election.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 26 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rick Miller Incumbent |
57.86% | 39,693 | |
| Democratic | L. DeMerchant | 42.14% | 28,910 | |
| Total Votes | 68,603 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
L. DeMerchant ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 26 Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | L. DeMerchant (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Rick Miller ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 26 Republican Primary.[4][5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 26 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Rick Miller Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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 Rick Miller was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Amber Paaso was unopposed in the Republican primary. Miller defeated Paaso in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Rick Miller Incumbent |
69.7% | 25,458 | |
| Democratic | Amber Paaso | 30.3% | 11,080 | |
| Total Votes | 36,538 | |||
2012
Miller ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 26. Miller advanced to the July 31 primary runoff where he defeated Jacquie Chaumette. Miller defeated Vy Nguyen (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Rick Miller |
63% | 38,541 | |
| Democratic | Vy Nguyen | 37% | 22,662 | |
| Total Votes | 61,203 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Rick Miller (advanced to runoff) |
40.8% | 5,997 |
| Jacquie Chaumette (advanced to runoff) |
26.9% | 3,949 |
| Sonal Bhuchar | 20.7% | 3,043 |
| Diana Miller | 11.5% | 1,696 |
| Total Votes | 14,685 | |
Campaign themes
2020
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2012
Miller's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- State/County/Local Budget Fiscal Responsibility
- Excerpt: "No Personal Income Tax"
- People Issues
- Excerpt: "Education of our Children (43% of the 2012-2013 Budget)"
- Local Business Development Issues
- Excerpt: "Franchise Tax issues"
- Immigration
- Excerpt: "Stop Illegal Immigration – Support Legal Immigration"
Campaign finance summary
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2020
In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session.
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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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.[10] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[11]
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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- Campaign contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Texas Tribune, "State Rep. Rick Miller drops reelection bid after saying opponents were challenging him because they’re Asian," December 3, 2019
- ↑ 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 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 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
- ↑ 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
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| Preceded by Charlie Howard (R) |
Texas House District 26 2013-2021 |
Succeeded by Jacey Jetton (R) |
