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Sam Morgan (Texas)
Sam Morgan was a member of the El Paso City Council in Texas, representing District 4. Morgan assumed office on June 27, 2017. Morgan left office on January 5, 2021.
Morgan ran for re-election to the El Paso City Council to represent District 4 in Texas. Morgan lost in the general runoff election on December 12, 2020.
Although city council elections in El Paso are officially nonpartisan, Morgan was endorsed by the Northeast Democratic Party Association, the Eastside Democrats of El Paso, and the Black El Paso Democrats in 2017.[1]
Morgan previously ran for the District 4 seat in 2013. He lost to Carl L. Robinson 50.2 percent to 49.8 percent in the June 15, 2013, runoff election.[2]
Biography
Morgan earned a B.A. and an M.A. in management and a doctorate in business administration.[3]
At the time of his 2017 run for office, Morgan was the owner of the firearms safety and training business El Paso Concealed Carry. His professional experience includes work as an adjunct professor of management at Webster University and the director of the university's Fort Bliss Graduate Campus. Morgan also served in the U.S. Army, including posts as a special forces engineer for the 1st Special Forces Group and a long range surveillance company platoon leader, assistant operations officer, and executive officer in the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion. He retired from the Army as a major.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in El Paso, Texas (2020)
General runoff election
General runoff election for El Paso City Council District 4
Joe Molinar defeated incumbent Sam Morgan in the general runoff election for El Paso City Council District 4 on December 12, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Molinar (Nonpartisan) | 53.8 | 3,874 | |
 | Sam Morgan (Nonpartisan) | 46.2 | 3,327 | |
| Total votes: 7,201 | |||
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General election
General election for El Paso City Council District 4
Incumbent Sam Morgan and Joe Molinar advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dorothy Byrd, Wesley Lawrence, and Shawn Nixon in the general election for El Paso City Council District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Morgan (Nonpartisan) | 32.2 | 8,365 |
| ✔ | Joe Molinar (Nonpartisan) | 28.3 | 7,345 | |
| Dorothy Byrd (Nonpartisan) | 23.5 | 6,108 | ||
 | Wesley Lawrence (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 2,727 | |
| Shawn Nixon (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 1,401 | ||
| Total votes: 25,946 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bayani Dado (Nonpartisan)
- Kaleb Warnock (Nonpartisan)
2017
The city of El Paso, Texas, held a general election for mayor and city council on May 6, 2017. Runoff elections for mayor and city council and a special election for city council were held on June 10, 2017. The filing deadline for the May election was February 17 and the filing deadline for the June special election was May 1, 2017.
Mayor Oscar Leeser did not run for re-election in 2017. His seat and the city council seats in District 2, 3, 4, and 7 were up for regular election. The June special election, which advanced to a runoff on July 15, filled the vacancy created by the resignation of District 8 Councilwoman Cortney Niland.[4] Sam Morgan defeated Shane Haggerty in the runoff election for the District 4 seat on the El Paso City Council.[5]
| El Paso City Council, District 4 Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sam Morgan |
54.10% | 2,555 |
| Shane Haggerty | 45.90% | 2,168 |
| Total Votes | 4,723 | |
| Source: El Paso County Elections, "Official Final Election Results," accessed June 29, 2017 | ||
Sam Morgan and Shane Haggerty defeated Diana Ramos and Jose Plasencia in the general election for the District 4 seat on the El Paso City Council.[6]
| El Paso City Council, District 4 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sam Morgan |
41.57% | 1,969 |
| Shane Haggerty |
36.12% | 1,711 |
| Diana Ramos | 20.27% | 960 |
| Jose Plasencia | 2.05% | 97 |
| Total Votes | 4,737 | |
| Source: El Paso County Elections, "Official Final Election Results," accessed May 23, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2017
Morgan's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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| —Sam Morgan's campaign website, (2017)[8] | ||
Endorsements
2017
Morgan received endorsements from the following in 2017:[1]
- AFSCME
- Black El Paso Democrats
- Eastside Democrats of El Paso
- El Paso History Alliance
- Northeast Democratic Party Association
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sam Morgan - City Representative District 4, "Campaign Endorsements," accessed April 20, 2017
- ↑ El Paso County Elections, "Combined Official Final Results," accessed April 20, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sam Morgan - City Representative District 4, "About Sam," accessed April 20, 2017
- ↑ El Paso Times, "Mayor Oscar Leeser Will Not Seek Re-Election," July 28, 2016
- ↑ City of El Paso Municipal Clerk, "June 10, 2017 District 8 Special Election," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ City of El Paso Municipal Clerk, "May 6, 2017 General Election," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sam Morgan - City Representative District 4, "Issues," accessed April 20, 2017
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| Preceded by Carl L. Robinson |
El Paso City Council, District 4 2017 - 2021 |
Succeeded by Joe Molinar |
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