Sam Huang
Sam Huang was an at-large member of the Chandler City Council in Arizona. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on January 14, 2021.
Huang (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 12. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.
Huang completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sam Huang was born in Yunlin. He earned a bachelor's degree from Tamkang University in 1989, a degree from National Taiwan University in 1992, and a Ph.D. from the State University of New York, Buffalo in 2004. His career experience includes working as an educator. Huang has also been a veteran, education researcher, journalist, and small business owner.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Patricia Contreras and Anastasia Travers defeated Terry Roe and James Chaston in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patricia Contreras (D)  | 29.3 | 55,454 |
| ✔ |  | Anastasia Travers (D) | 28.8 | 54,484 |
 | Terry Roe (R) | 21.1 | 40,024 | |
 | James Chaston (R) | 20.8 | 39,298 | |
| Total votes: 189,260 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Patricia Contreras and Anastasia Travers defeated Paul Weich, Ajlan Kurdoglu, and Sam Huang in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Contreras | 27.7 | 13,050 |
| ✔ | | Anastasia Travers | 27.1 | 12,738 |
 | Paul Weich | 20.8 | 9,796 | |
 | Ajlan Kurdoglu | 15.1 | 7,083 | |
 | Sam Huang | 9.3 | 4,363 | |
| Total votes: 47,030 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Terry Roe and James Chaston advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terry Roe | 52.0 | 16,355 |
| ✔ | | James Chaston | 48.0 | 15,104 |
| Total votes: 31,459 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Arizona's 9th Congressional District election, 2020
Arizona's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
Arizona's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 9
Incumbent Greg Stanton defeated Dave Giles in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Greg Stanton (D) | 61.6 | 217,094 |
 | Dave Giles (R) | 38.4 | 135,180 | |
| Total votes: 352,274 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Irina Baroness Von Behr (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9
Incumbent Greg Stanton advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Stanton | 100.0 | 83,508 |
| Total votes: 83,508 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9
Dave Giles defeated Sam Huang and Nicholas Tutora in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Giles | 53.7 | 28,488 |
| Sam Huang | 23.6 | 12,532 | |
 | Nicholas Tutora | 22.7 | 12,059 | |
| Total votes: 53,079 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michelle DePalma (R)
- Zack Kreisheimer (R)
- Jason Walker (R)
- Tim Taylor (R)
2016
The city of Chandler, Arizona, held a primary election for three of six seats on the city council on August 30, 2016. Incumbent Nora Ellen and challenger Sam Huang won seats outright in the primary election because they received votes on a majority of ballots. Mark Stewart defeated Matt Eberle in a general election for the third seat on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2016. The following candidates ran in the Chandler City Council nonpartisan at-large primary election.
| Chandler City Council, At-large Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Nora Ellen Incumbent |
23.67% | 17,807 |
| Sam Huang |
17.38% | 13,080 |
| Matt Eberle |
14.10% | 10,608 |
| Mark Stewart |
12.49% | 9,400 |
| Gregg Pekau | 11.64% | 8,754 |
| Seth Graham | 8.24% | 6,198 |
| Aaron Harris Sr. | 7.02% | 5,280 |
| John Repar | 5.23% | 3,936 |
| Write-in votes | 0.23% | 175 |
| Total Votes | 75,238 | |
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "Election Results," accessed August 30, 2016 | ||
2014
- See also: Chandler, Arizona municipal elections, 2014.
Elections for the city council of Chandler, Arizona were scheduled for November 4, 2014. A primary took place on August 26, 2014. Three council seats were up for election. Because three candidates received a majority of the total votes in the primary election, the general election was called off. Incumbent Kevin Hartke, Rene Lopez and Terry Roe defeated Jon Beydler, Chelle Daly and Sam Huang.[2][3]
| Chandler City Council, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Kevin Hartke Incumbent |
24.5% | 17,254 | |
| Rene Lopez |
17.4% | 12,261 | |
| Terry Roe |
21.1% | 14,850 | |
| Jon Beydler | 8.2% | 5,736 | |
| Chelle Daly | 14.3% | 10,027 | |
| Sam Huang | 14.5% | 10,193 | |
| Total Votes | 60,128 | ||
| Source: Maricopa County Records - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sam Huang completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Huang's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Affordable Medical Services: Healthcare access is a human right issue, we can start lowering down the cost by methods included but not limited such as Itemize the cost, streamline the process, and remove layers of exploitation
- Relevant school education: Equip every student with at least one job skill or license to make a living. Isn't it just too basic for anyone who has finished 12 years of full time studies? 2) Reform curriculum to be relevant to students' lives, now and future.
- Construction of 1100 miles of High-Speed Railroads: High-speed railroads are cleaner, safer, faster, efficient, long distance, and comfortable mass transportation. It is an important infrastructure that will enhance quality of life but also will create millions of jobs, and lead to long lasting economic prosperity
2. Education relevance and quality
3. Economic development
2. visionary to lead, passionate to serve
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.
2020
Sam Huang did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Huang participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate did not give a response.[4]
When asked what he would most like to change about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Election system[4][5] | ” |
When asked what he is most proud of about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Parks and recreation activities[4][5] | ” |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Civil rights | |
| Government transparency | |
| Environment | |
| Homelessness | |
| Recreational opportunities | |
| City services | |
| N/A | |
| N/A | |
| Housing | |
| Public pensions/retirement funds | |
| N/A | |
| N/A | |
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer four questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column:
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Important | |
| None | |
| Public outreach/education programs | |
| Regulatory and licensing reforms, tax reform |
Additional themes
Huang's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:
| “ |
Sam Huang Pledges To Work For Your Best Interests Limit government power: Protect personal liberty and keep the wealth within the people. NO TAX HIKE Prioritized Responsive Spending: No more wasteful spending. Prioritized funding for basic infrastructures, libraries, parks, safety facilities, and museums Remove dependency by empowerment: Provide job training & emergency help; approve ‘no free money’ to unjustified courses Promote business & investment: Reduce red tape and fee schedules, improve infrastructure, adopt advanced technology Enhance library services & other public facilities: Support fine arts, cultural, recreational, and educational activities Repeal grocery/food tax: This unnecessary tax hits Chandler’s lowest income residents the hardest Finish road construction on time: Prolonged road construction wastes tax money, hurts businesses, and damages the quality of life Place removable shading over public swimming pools: Reduce children’s risk of developing skin cancer 10 years later Establish single window service information centers: A service center that integrates all city services in one location with a knowledgeable staff to provide all necessary forms and needed information [5] |
” |
| —Sam Huang (2016), [6] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arizona House of Representatives District 12 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 25, 2022
- ↑ Maricopa County, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Unofficial 2014 Election Results," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2016, "Sam Huang's Responses," June 24, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sam Huang for Chandler City Council, "Platform," accessed August 3, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Chandler City Council 2017-2021 |
Succeeded by OD Harris |
