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Scott Cosper
Scott Cosper (Republican Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 54. Cosper assumed office in 2017. Cosper left office on January 8, 2019.
Cosper (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 54. Cosper lost in the Republican primary runoff on May 22, 2018.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Special Purpose Districts |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Brad Buckley defeated Kathy Richerson in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Buckley (R) | 53.8 | 26,037 | |
Kathy Richerson (D)  | 46.2 | 22,357 | ||
| Total votes: 48,394 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Walden (L)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Brad Buckley defeated incumbent Scott Cosper in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Buckley | 58.3 | 4,445 | |
 | Scott Cosper | 41.7 | 3,185 | |
| Total votes: 7,630 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Kathy Richerson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathy Richerson | 100.0 | 3,838 | |
| Total votes: 3,838 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Scott Cosper and Brad Buckley advanced to a runoff. They defeated Larry Smith in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Cosper | 44.6 | 4,472 |
| ✔ | Brad Buckley | 41.6 | 4,173 | |
 | Larry Smith | 13.9 | 1,390 | |
| Total votes: 10,035 | |||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes. |
What made this a race to watch?
| Brad Buckley and Larry Smith challenged state Rep. Scott Cosper in his primary. All candidates in this race signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. See our coverage of the primary runoff in this race here. Endorsements for Cosper |
Campaign finance
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 |  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 | 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 | 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 | Scott Cosper |
41.73% | 5,970 | |
| Republican | Austin Ruiz |
36.84% | 5,270 | |
| Republican | Larry Smith | 21.43% | 3,065 | |
| Total Votes | 14,305 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
Cosper's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
As State Representative, Scott Cosper will fight for...
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” |
| —Scott Cosper[8] | ||
Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2017
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show]. |
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives District 54
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Texas Legislature website
- Official campaign website
- Scott Cosper on Facebook
- Texas House of Representatives
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedNFIB - ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Scott Cosper for State Representative, "Scott Stands for," accessed February 24, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jimmie Don Aycock (R) |
Texas House District 54 2017-2019 |
Succeeded by Brad Buckley (R) |
