Scott Huckabee

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Scott Huckabee

Republican Party

Education

High school

La Porte High School

Personal

Birthplace

Nassau Bay, Texas

Religion

Christian

Profession

Contractor

Contact

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Scott Huckabee (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 36th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.

Huckabee completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Scott Huckabee was born in Nassau Bay, Texas. Huckabee's professional experience includes working as a contractor.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 36

Incumbent Brian Babin defeated Dayna Steele in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 36 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Babin (R)	69.4	206,009
		Dayna Steele (D)	30.6	91,009

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 297,018
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

Dayna Steele advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dayna Steele	100.0	14,973

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,973
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

Incumbent Brian Babin defeated Jonathan Mitchell in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Babin	81.3	58,635
		Jonathan Mitchell	18.7	13,448

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,083
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Scott Huckabee (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Huckabee in this election.

2022

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee defeated Carmen Montiel, Vince Duncan, and Phil Kurtz in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheila Jackson Lee (D)	70.7	110,511
		Carmen Montiel (R)	26.2	40,941
		Vince Duncan (Independent)	1.8	2,766
		Phil Kurtz (L)	1.3	2,050

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 156,268
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheila Jackson Lee	100.0	35,194

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,194
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Cassius Marcellous Evergreen (D)
• Charles Thompson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Carmen Montiel advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carmen Montiel	100.0	11,087

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,087
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Scott Huckabee (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 18

Phil Kurtz advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 12, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Kurtz (L)	90.7	39
		Other/Write-in votes	9.3	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Scott Huckabee completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Huckabee's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Scott Huckabee is an everyday citizen who works everyday to help people after a disaster at their home or business. Scott has a career as a large loss estimator and he negotiates repair estimates with insurance carriers for the customers he serves. Scott has been in this line of work since 2008.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Building an Economy for All. Economic growth must be built on the foundation of a strong and secure middle class. As a middle class citizen myself, I see we are losing the middle class. I have personally been affected by the decisions the current Administration and Congress has made. The current Congress is disconnected from the American Citizen because they are mostly millionaires. Inflation doesn’t affect the current Congress as it does the everyday citizen. The decisions they have made recently doesn’t affect them financially as it does the American Citizen. When elected into Office, I will fight for ALL citizens to have affordable living expenses. Inflation is out of control, it needs to stop.
• Restoring Democracy. The current elected officials in Congress are making back room deals to improve their bank accounts and to improve their personal lives. Congress is supposed to be the voice of the American Citizens not per personal gain. When I am elected into office, I will vote how you see fit. Back room deals are unethical and are not made for the benefit of the American People. Any decision made in Congress MUST benefit the American People as a whole and not individuals or a certain class. Eliminating income taxes would benefit the American People but they haven’t passed it because it hurts their major donors. I will not be beholden to anyone and will vote for the American People to have better lives and less government oversight.
• Border Security. The border is as wide open as a broken water line. Texas and the United States is being flooded with illegal immigrants. When I am elected into office I will push to secure our border by presenting a plan to complete the wall, build immigrant processing centers with an exit door back to Mexico and re-implement Stay in Mexico. Without a secure border we are increasing the risk to our National Security, the safety of American Citizens and spending more money to accommodate illegal immigrant's than if they came over legally and through the proper process. Let’s stop illegal immigration and get the proper processes in place to not have to detain people longer then the time to process them out the Mexico exit to wait for asylum.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Taxes, Inflation, Healthcare, Education, the 2nd Amendment, Drugs, Immigration, Our Military, States Rights

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The TV show “Designated Survivor”. I can relate to the designated presidents views on doing what’s right for the American People.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty, integrity, Loyalty to the American People, Decisiveness and Commitment

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I’m a strait shooter. I’ll tell you what I’m thinking. I’ll listen to what you have to say, we can discuss it and come to a logical solution to any problem. Nothing I have ever done has had a condition for anything else. Every issue is its own separate issue and is solved with its own solution.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To do what is right for the American People and to keep America safe from foreign and domestic terrorist. To keep the country running no matter the personal feelings of others in Congress and to make logical decisions that benefit all Americans and not just the donors in their pockets.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was at the City of La Porte Public Works in the Waste Water department. I worked there for 4 years and moved on to a better paying job to benefit my family after my daughter was born.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Currently the US House of Representatives do not possess anything to make it unique as an institution. The current Congress is being run like a major corporation. Take advantage of the workers so those sitting at the Executive table can look better and make more money. This needs to change and we need to get our Congress back to working for the American People.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No, as the Fire Chief of a Volunteer Fire Department, I find it best to bring someone into the department who doesn’t know anything about Firefighting. Then, you aren’t breaking bad habits and can teach them better than someone with prior experience.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

The United States is currently divided which is making us look weak and unorganized. Over the next decade, this will be a great challenge if we don’t get those “Career Politicians” out of office and replace them with others who will not keep our Nation divided.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

No, the term length should be longer because a representative can not get any of their bills to the floor in that short period of time. Due to the committees dragging out the process of bills being presented to the House floor.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Congress needs term limits. The term “Career Politician” should not be a thing. Being elected into office is to serve the American People as a Public Service, not as a Career.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Yes compromises are necessary as long as they are ethical and benefit the American People. Not everyone will agree on everything. A good compromise would be to take the best of both offers, for the American People, and merge them into a deal. If it’s a policy which does not affect the American People, what is logical and not based on feelings? That should be the best policy to put in place.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

This is not power. Revenue is to keep the country running. Unless the United States needed additional funding to keep the doors open, I would not increase the revenue. I’d prefer to decrease revenue and stop sending money to countries who owe us money and who are creating turmoil around the world.

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2022

Scott Huckabee did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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Scott Huckabee campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Texas District 36	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. House Texas District 18	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)