Rick Von Pfeil
Rick Von Pfeil (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 31st Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
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Biography
Rick Von Pfeil was born in Taylor, Texas. Von Pfeil's professional experience includes working as a business consultant. He earned a bachelor's degree and a graduate degree from Baylor University in 1995 and 1998, respectively.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas' 31st Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 31st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
Texas' 31st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 31
Incumbent John Carter defeated Stuart Whitlow in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 31 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Carter (R) | 64.4 | 229,087 |
 | Stuart Whitlow (D)  | 35.6 | 126,470 | |
| Total votes: 355,557 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Caleb Ferrell (L)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 31
Stuart Whitlow defeated Brian Walbridge in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 31 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stuart Whitlow | 68.5 | 3,512 |
 | Brian Walbridge | 31.5 | 1,614 | |
| Total votes: 5,126 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31
Stuart Whitlow and Brian Walbridge advanced to a runoff. They defeated Rick Von Pfeil in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stuart Whitlow | 48.4 | 10,023 |
| ✔ | | Brian Walbridge | 25.8 | 5,346 |
 | Rick Von Pfeil | 25.8 | 5,332 | |
| Total votes: 20,701 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Carter | 65.3 | 55,092 |
 | Mike Williams | 11.1 | 9,355 | |
 | Mack Latimer | 7.8 | 6,593 | |
 | Abhiram Garapati | 7.4 | 6,256 | |
 | William Abel | 5.2 | 4,362 | |
 | John Anderson | 3.2 | 2,732 | |
| Total votes: 84,390 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 31
Caleb Ferrell advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | Caleb Ferrell (L) |
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Rick Von Pfeil completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Von Pfeil's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My campaign team: Ken Flippin - campaign manager Richard Stone - media relations Alex Allrich - digital media, social media Terry Skyles - videographer David Logan - data analyst and political guru Becky Cooper - treasurer
Political activism: I have worked with 2 Presidential campaigns (Dean, Kerry), 1 Senate (Ron Kirk), and 2 House races, and now I am running myself. Also, I have been a poll watcher at inner-city election polls to ensure that voters were not disenfranchised by having their voting rights infringed.
Social activism: I have worked with organizations to assist the homeless and hungry (Dallas, Seattle, and Austin metro). I have also helped fund an organization in the Philippines to shelter women and children who were victims of human trafficking.
Environmental activism: After being inspired by Al Gore, I decided to create a company to help fight air pollution and climate change. I grew the company across the state of Texas in 5 years and proved the business model for propane commercial mowers. I am now a member of Al Gore's Climate Reality Project.
- Fix Congress!
Congress is a polarized, hyper-partisan, dysfunctional mess.
I am proposing 3 key changes:
1) Change the leadership structure of Congress by adding a new role for the Majority Diplomat/Mediator and the Minority Diplomat/Mediator whose role and purpose it to build relationships across the aisle and find ways to pass for bi-partisan legislation. - 2) Term Limits: I would like to draft legislation to pass term limits of 18 years for both the House and the Senate. In order to get the current members of Congress to vote on this we would have to exempt all the current members of Congress. Once passed all future candidates would know that term limits are in place.
- 3) Gerrymandering: one of my passion projects would be to pass legislation that requires all districts to be drawn utilizing county lines, state or federal highways, or natural barriers like rivers or mountain ridges. Furthermore, think about it from a judges perspective. When a voter disenfranchisement case comes to court the plaintiffs (the voters) present their case while the defense (the politicians who drew the maps) present their case. This puts a judge is a tough spot to decide on a grey issue. However, if the district map must be drawn using county lines, state or federal highways, or natural barriers... then this is no longer a grey issue but a very clear black and white issue... did they follow the law or not.
God's Politics (Jim Wallis)
The Left Hand of God (Michael Lerner)
Race Matters (Cornell West)
The Soul of America (Jon Meacham)
Team of Rivals (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
This can serve as an emergency political safety switch to keep a president in check.
Bipartisan bills are not targeted and immediately demolished the moment the power in Congress switches parties... because there was compromise and bipartisan participation.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 10, 2024
