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Samuel Strasser
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Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Personal
Birthplace
St. Paul, Minn.
Religion
Catholic
Profession
Technology professional
Contact

Campaign website

Samuel Strasser (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 46. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Strasser completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Samuel Strasser was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. His career experience includes working as a technology professional.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 46

Incumbent Sheryl Cole defeated Samuel Strasser and Thomas Kost in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 46 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sheryl Cole
Sheryl Cole (D)
 
75.5
 
47,273
Image of Samuel Strasser
Samuel Strasser (R) Candidate Connection
 
21.8
 
13,628
Image of Thomas Kost
Thomas Kost (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.8
 
1,726

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 62,627
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 46

Incumbent Sheryl Cole advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 46 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sheryl Cole
Sheryl Cole
 
100.0
 
13,845

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,845
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 46

Samuel Strasser advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 46 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Samuel Strasser
Samuel Strasser Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,149

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,149
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 46

Thomas Kost advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 46 on March 12, 2022.

Candidate
✔
Image of Thomas Kost
Thomas Kost (L) Candidate Connection

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Samuel Strasser completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Strasser's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I was born in St. Paul MN in 1977. Lucky for our family my father got us to Texas in 1986 when 3M expanded to the Austin area. We settled in Georgetown TX. Growing up in the area I have seen tremendous change in our community. From a population of only 465 thousand in 1986 to the explosion of the Austin area to over 2 million today.

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My wife and I live in Pflugerville now with our dog Gracie and our cat Socks. We have lived in the district for over 15 years. In recent years we have seen an eruption in property value in the area. I fear that with rising taxes in the area we are going to see many native Austinites forced out of our community. Controlling the rise in property taxes is my top priority and is the primary reason I feel the call to run for Texas House district 46.
  • Elimination of property taxes
  • School Choice
  • Providing Safe Cities for everyone
We have seen an explosion in growth in the Austin area over the last couple of years. With this growth property values have skyrocketed, making living in the area more expensive. In Austin, the current median home price is $575,000. In Pflugerville were my wife and I live the median value has risen to $445,680. Many residents have lived in their homes in the area for years and are on fixed income, and with rising property values are going be forced to leave their community. No one should have to worry about losing their home due to the government taxing them out of it.

       In recent years there have been proposal for the elimination of property taxes.  These proposals have a five-year transition period.  Our neighbors can not wait five years.  Currently if you have a homestead exemption on your home, your property value can be increase 10% annually.  A family that purchased a home for 300K at the end of the transition period would see their property valued at 483K, which at our tax rate of 2.7% would equate to around $5,000 extra per year in property taxes.  The home mortgage would cost a family $1,109, while the monthly tax burden for the home would be $1,086.75.  The fact that a Texan must pay the same amount in taxes as their mortgage is unacceptable to me.
​ I will work tirelessly to see the elimination of property taxes for anyone who has a homestead exception on their property. The difference in lost state revenue from the elimination of the prop
My father is my hero and is an amazing man. I look up to him and I am inspired every day by him.
To run for office not for self gain, but to help out the people you represent
Listening to the concerns of the people
The first historical event that I have vivid memories of is the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It happen while our family was packing up to move to the great state of Texas from Minnesota
I have been working since I was 15 years old. With my first job being a busser at the Ramada Inn Restaurant in Georgetown Tx.
Vince Flynn "Memorial Day"
Capitan Ron from the move Capitan Ron. Love spending time on our local lakes in the Austin area
Big Boi "All Night"
It is important that the state legislature and governor have synergy to get results for the people of Texas
The rise in home values and property tax is the number one issue facing Texans
Lucky for us we do not have a unicameral state legislature in Texas
No, I think it is important to for a state legislator to have a passion for serving the voters of Texas.
Yes, to accomplish your goals you have to build relationships across the aisle.
Current process of the Texas Legislature
No
No
We will see what the future brings
A three legged dog walks into a bar, and ask which one of you shot my paw
I believe that all sides want what is best for their constituency. Each side can have some very different views on how to achieve success. It is important to compromise and show results that help everyone in Texas

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Texas House of Representatives District 46
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 26, 2022


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