Thierry Tchenko
Thierry Tchenko (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Texas. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Tchenko completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Thierry Tchenko was born in Houston, Texas. Tchenko's professional career includes working as a public servant. He earned a bachelor's degree from McMurry University and a graduate degree from Georgetown University.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Texas, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Colin Allred, Ted Brown, Analisa Roche, and Tracy Andrus in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ted Cruz (R) | 53.1 | 5,990,741 |
 | Colin Allred (D)  | 44.6 | 5,031,249 | |
 | Ted Brown (L) | 2.4 | 267,039 | |
 | Analisa Roche (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1,906 | |
 | Tracy Andrus (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 919 | |
| Total votes: 11,291,854 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan McQueen (Independent)
- Mason Cysewski (G)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Colin Allred | 58.9 | 569,585 |
 | Roland Gutierrez | 16.6 | 160,978 | |
 | Mark A. Gonzalez | 8.8 | 85,228 | |
 | Meri Gomez | 4.6 | 44,166 | |
 | Carl Sherman Sr. | 3.3 | 31,694 | |
 | Ahmad Hassan | 2.3 | 21,855 | |
 | Steve Keough | 2.3 | 21,801 | |
 | Heli Rodriguez Prilliman | 1.9 | 18,801 | |
 | Thierry Tchenko | 1.4 | 13,395 | |
| Total votes: 967,503 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachariah Manning (D)
- Aaron Arguijo (D)
- Soren Pendragon (D)
- John Love III (D)
- Sherri Taylor (D)
- Victor D. Dunn (D)
- Tracy Andrus (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Holland Gibson and Rufus Lopez in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ted Cruz | 88.3 | 1,977,961 |
| Holland Gibson | 6.0 | 134,011 | ||
| Rufus Lopez | 5.7 | 127,986 | ||
| Total votes: 2,239,958 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cody Andrews (R)
- Carlos Garza (R)
- Josiah Ingalls (R)
- Montgomery Markland (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas
Ted Brown advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 14, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ted Brown (L) |
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Thierry Tchenko completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tchenko's responses.
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- Immigration
Person: My parents made $200 a month in Cameroon before coming to USA. My dad was a gas station cashier at Stop & Go & my mom had various jobs in Houston. 29 years later, I am running for the U.S. Senate.
Principle: Psalm 128:1-2: "You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands..."
Problem: Everyday Texans are struggling. Millions of Texans don’t make a livable wage. Many politicians care more about tax breaks for their big donors than ensuring everyday folks can thrive.
Policy Proposal: 1. Cap CEO pay to hold big corporations accountable for getting record profits but not paying their workers fairly. 2. Raise minimum wage to $15 an hour.
3. Provide small businesses with more resources. - Immigration Person: As a son of immigrants & a husband to an immigrant from Nicaragua, immigration is personal to me. Principle: Deuteronomy 10:18-19: ".And you are to love those who are foreigners..." Problem: Our immigration system is broken. Policy Proposal: We can have a safe & secure border while also caring about humanity of migrants. Here's how: Humanity of Migrants: - Pass a state-based guest-worker program in Congress - Pathway to Citizenship for those with no criminal record. - Assign legal status to vetted migrants so they can work and help Safe Borders - Establish processing centers in Central America. - Create automatic deportation rule for undocumented residents committing violent crimes.
- Investing In Rural Texas Person: I was born & raised in Houston but I attended McMurry University in Abilene. Abilene, if you don’t know it, is in West Texas! Principle: Proverbs 31:8-9: As a servant, my duty is to speak up for those who are voiceless and/or do not have an advocate. Rural Texas does not have a strong advocate in Congress. Problem: Rural Texans are not inferior to urban Texans. But the issues facing rural parts of Texas do not get the same attention as issues affecting our cities. That’s wrong. Policy Proposal: Rural Bill of Rights. You can read all 11 rights at: tchenkofortexas.com/rural-bill-of-rights. These are two of the rights: - Right to affordable health insurance - Right to fully funded public schools
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 21, 2024
