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Sandra Blankenship

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Sandra Blankenship
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Sandra Blankenship was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 54 of the Texas House of Representatives.

Campaign themes

2016

Blankenship's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Problems:

  • 20% uninsured rate
  • Tax breaks for oil and gas that pollute our air and contaminate our water. Tax breaks for out of state corporations.
  • Underfunded schools and teachers teaching the "test" while test makers rake in huge profits.
  • Infrastructure
  • Highly funded lobbyists with dark money sources

Solutions:

  • Expand Medicaid
  • End tax breaks and subsidies for mega corporations and invest in renewable resources
  • Fund public schools and end excessive testing
  • Fix roads and bridges with a jobs plan which will create well paying jobs
  • Amend the Texas constitution to state that Corporations are not People and Money is not free speech.[1]
 ”
—Sandra Blankenship[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 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.[3] Incumbent Jimmie Don Aycock (R) did not seek re-election.

Scott Cosper defeated Sandra Blankenship in the Texas House of Representatives District 54 general election.[4]

Texas House of Representatives, District 54 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Cosper 54.84% 28,894
     Democratic Sandra Blankenship 45.16% 23,794
Total Votes 52,688
Source: Texas Secretary of State


Scott Cosper defeated Austin Ruiz in the Texas House of Representatives, District 54 Republican primary runoff.[5]

Texas House of Representatives, District 54 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Cosper 50.40% 2,494
     Republican Austin Ruiz 49.60% 2,454
Total Votes 4,948


Sandra Blankenship defeated Lan Carter in the Texas House of Representatives District 54 Democratic Primary.[6][5]

Texas House of Representatives, District 54 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sandra Blankenship 71.53% 3,922
     Democratic Lan Carter 28.47% 1,561
Total Votes 5,483


Scott Cosper and Austin Ruiz defeated Larry Smith in the Texas House of Representatives District 54 Republican Primary.[6][5]

Texas House of Representatives, District 54 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Cosper 41.73% 5,970
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Austin Ruiz 36.84% 5,270
     Republican Larry Smith 21.43% 3,065
Total Votes 14,305

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Blankenship's endorsements included the following:[7]

  • National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC-TX)

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Vote Sandra Blankenship, "On the Issues," accessed February 24, 2016
  3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
  4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
  7. ↑ Vote Sandra Blankenship, "Endorsements," accessed February 24, 2016


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