Shawn Lassiter (Texas)
Shawn Lassiter (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 6th Congressional District. She lost in the special general election on May 1, 2021.
Lassiter also ran for election to the Fort Worth City Council to represent District 7 in Texas. She did not appear on the ballot for the general election on May 1, 2021.
Lassiter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2021
U.S. House Texas District 6
See also: Texas' 6th Congressional District special election, 2021
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for U.S. House Texas District 6
Jake Ellzey defeated Susan Wright in the special general runoff election for U.S. House Texas District 6 on July 27, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jake Ellzey (R) | 53.3 | 20,873 |
 | Susan Wright (R) | 46.7 | 18,293 | |
| Total votes: 39,166 | |||
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General election
Special general election for U.S. House Texas District 6
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Texas District 6 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Wright (R) | 19.2 | 15,077 |
| ✔ | | Jake Ellzey (R) | 13.8 | 10,865 |
 | Jana Lynne Sanchez (D) | 13.4 | 10,518 | |
 | Brian E. Harrison (R) | 10.8 | 8,485 | |
 | Shawn Lassiter (D) | 8.9 | 6,973 | |
 | John Castro (R) | 5.5 | 4,321 | |
 | Tammy Allison (D) | 5.4 | 4,240 | |
 | Lydia Bean (D) | 3.7 | 2,923 | |
 | Michael Wood (R) | 3.2 | 2,509 | |
 | Michael Ballantine (R) | 2.8 | 2,225 | |
 | Daniel Rodimer (R) | 2.7 | 2,088 | |
 | Daryl Eddings (D) | 2.1 | 1,654 | |
 | Michael Egan (R) | 2.0 | 1,544 | |
 | Patrick Moses (D) | 1.5 | 1,189 | |
| Manuel Salazar (D) | 1.4 | 1,120 | ||
 | Sery Kim (R) | 1.1 | 889 | |
 | Travis Rodermund (R) | 0.6 | 460 | |
 | Adrian Mizher (Independent) | 0.4 | 351 | |
 | Brian Stephenson (D) | 0.3 | 271 | |
 | Phil Gray (L) | 0.3 | 265 | |
 | Matt Hinterlong (D) | 0.3 | 252 | |
 | Jenny Garcia Sharon (R) | 0.2 | 150 | |
| Christopher Suprun (D) | 0.1 | 102 | ||
| Total votes: 78,471 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Montgomery Markland (R)
- Asa Palagi (R)
- Katrina Pierson (R)
Fort Worth City Council
See also: City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Fort Worth City Council District 7
Leonard Firestone defeated Zeb Pent in the general runoff election for Fort Worth City Council District 7 on June 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Leonard Firestone (Nonpartisan) | 55.2 | 8,413 | |
| Zeb Pent (Nonpartisan) | 44.8 | 6,822 | ||
| Total votes: 15,235 | |||
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General election
General election for Fort Worth City Council District 7
The following candidates ran in the general election for Fort Worth City Council District 7 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Zeb Pent (Nonpartisan) | 32.7 | 3,513 | |
| ✔ | Leonard Firestone (Nonpartisan) | 27.7 | 2,976 | |
 | Lee Henderson (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 1,680 | |
| Jake Wurman (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 629 | ||
| Miguel Zamora (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 596 | ||
| Connie Cottrell (Nonpartisan) | 4.4 | 470 | ||
| Michele Stephens McNill (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 305 | ||
| Joseph Lockhart Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 295 | ||
| Morris Curlee Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 192 | ||
| Irvin Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 79 | ||
| Total votes: 10,735 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nick Genua (Nonpartisan)
- Paxton Motheral (Nonpartisan)
- Shawn Lassiter (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shawn Lassiter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lassiter's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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We have to make our economy work for working families. The economy is stacked against us and favors the wealthy and well-connected. As our nation recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, I believe we have a responsibility to reimagine our economy so that hard work is truly rewarded. That’s why I support efforts to spur growth and raise wages for working families.
- It’s time to reject corporate PAC money, root out corruption in Washington, and hold career politicians accountable. Every single Republican in Washington voted against the American Rescue Plan that directs billions to fund additional vaccine distribution, reopen our schools, and get working families back on their feet. But under Republican leadership, previous relief bills have prioritized corporate bailouts and doled out money to some of the richest Americans, while working families are left behind. Here in North Texas, when we faced an unprecedented winter weather catastrophe, the career politicians could rest easy, even take a beach vacation, because they know the corporate special interests will continue to bankroll their careers.
- Education has been my life’s work, and we need to prioritize equity and innovation as we work to ensure every student has access to a high-quality public education. In Congress, I will work to fully fund our K-12 schools and oppose corporate-backed attacks against our public education system.
I became a high school teacher in Fort Worth because I wanted to help more students access the opportunities that enabled me to rise up and become the first in my family to graduate
from college. I taught ninth grade science, and what I noticed in my classrooms was that students of color, students from poor families went down one track, and affluent students went down another. One track led to AP tests, high SAT scores, and some of the best universities in
the country. The other track didn’t.
So I started to challenge the status quo. I became a school administrator and a nonprofit leader, and I worked with thousands of people all across Texas to help them identify and address the inequities that were holding back their schools and institutions.
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Campaign website
Lassiter’s campaign website stated the following:
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Making The Economy Work for Working Families Leadership and Accountability Shawn is different. She has dedicated her life to building opportunities for working Texas families, and in Congress, she’ll fight for us, not the corporate special interests. That’s why Shawn isn’t accepting a penny from corporate PACs during her campaign. Building Back from the COVID-19 Pandemic Healthcare as a Human Right Strong, Equitable Public Schools In Congress, fighting for public education will be Shawn’s first priority. Shawn will work to fully fund our K-12 schools and oppose corporate-backed attacks against our public education system Comprehensive Immigration Reform Tackling the Climate Crisis Equal Rights for Women |
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| —Shawn Lassiter’s campaign website (2021)[2] | ||
Campaign advertisements
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Shawn Lassiter’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed April 16, 2021
