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Susan Criss
Susan Criss was a judge of the Texas 212th District Court. She assumed office in 1999. She left office on December 6, 2013.
Criss (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 11. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 11
Incumbent Larry Taylor defeated Susan Criss and Jared Wissel in the general election for Texas State Senate District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Larry Taylor (R) | 59.5 | 231,268 |
 | Susan Criss (D) | 38.1 | 148,225 | |
| Jared Wissel (L) | 2.4 | 9,519 | ||
| Total votes: 389,012 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 11
Susan Criss defeated Margarita Ruiz Johnson in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 11 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Criss | 53.0 | 26,155 |
 | Margarita Ruiz Johnson | 47.0 | 23,188 | |
| Total votes: 49,343 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 11
Incumbent Larry Taylor advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 11 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Taylor | 100.0 | 63,378 |
| Total votes: 63,378 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas State Senate District 11
Jared Wissel advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas State Senate District 11 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Jared Wissel (L) | |
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Campaign finance
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Susan Criss was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Wayne Faircloth defeated Robert Senter in the Republican primary. Criss was defeated by Faircloth in the general election. Andrew "Moose" Johnson (L) left the race before the primaries.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Wayne Faircloth |
54.6% | 17,784 | |
| Democratic | Susan Criss | 45.4% | 14,763 | |
| Total Votes | 32,547 | |||
2010
Criss was re-elected as judge of the Texas District 212 after running unopposed.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Susan Criss did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Hurricane Ike insurance
Criss ruled the co-chair of a House windstorm oversight committee has a right to examine Hurricane Ike insurance settlements withheld by Democratic mega-donor Steve Mostyn. Mostyn was the lead attorney for many of the homeowners making claims.
Criss also said that Republican Rep. Larry Taylor would not get the list of fees paid to all the lawyers in the settlement case he requested, according to a story in today's Austin American-Statesman.
Lawyers for Taylor had asked Criss to lift a temporary injunction granted to Mostyn that allowed the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to withhold public documents pertaining to $189 million in hurricane damage settlements for about 2,400 homeowners. The cases were settled with the help of Rep. Todd Hunter, who received a $25,000 campaign donation from Mostyn weeks before he mediated the settlements for the state.
"Today's order is a victory for open government and transparency," Taylor said. "I'm pleased the court vindicated my position by removing the injunction. We, as legislators charged with important oversight responsibilities, have an obligation to work in good faith to solve the challenges facing TWIA. It's unfortunate not everyone involved in this process acted in the same manner. I look forward to receiving and studying the documents."
Mostyn said he thought the ruling "should tell (Taylor) everything he wants to know, but I'm still unsure why he wanted to know, by attorney, who got paid. It strikes me as odd."[4]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Susan Criss on Facebook
- Susan Criss on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from the Texas Tribune
- Texas Secretary of State
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Texas Watchdog, "Judge opens Hurricane Ike insurance settlements to legislator," December 17, 2010
