Todd Klein
Todd Klein was a 2016 nonpartisan candidate for mayor of Lubbock, Texas. He was defeated in the general election on May 7, 2016.
He previously served two terms on the Lubbock City Council, with his second term ending in 2014.[1]
Biography
Klein is from Lubbock, Texas, and attended Lubbock High School and Texas Tech University. He is the president of Todd R. Klein Consulting, LLC and is a licensed insurance agent.[1]
Campaign themes
2016
Klein's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Safety
| “ | There is nothing more important than the safety of our city.
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” |
Fiscal responsibility
| “ | Government should take care of the basics, and spend your money wisely.
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” |
Elections
2016
The city of Lubbock, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 19, 2016. Four of six council seats were up for election on the same day, the three regularly-scheduled for election and District 1, which was up for a special election. Two of them were up for runoff election on June 25, 2016, including the District 1 seat.[4] Dan Pope defeated Todd Klein, Victor Hernandez, and Ysidro Gutierrez in the Mayor of Lubbock general election.[5]
| Mayor of Lubbock, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dan Pope |
52.64% | 11,134 |
| Todd Klein | 31.54% | 6,672 |
| Victor Hernandez | 8.63% | 1,825 |
| Ysidro Gutierrez | 7.20% | 1,522 |
| Total Votes | 21,153 | |
| Source: Lubbock County, Texas, "General and Special Elections Official Results," accessed May 25, 2016 | ||
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See also
External links
- Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, "Lubbock's municipal ballot set; Joy won't face challenger, 5 candidates compete for City Council District 2," February 19, 2016
- Official campaign website
- Todd Klein on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Todd Klein campaign website, "About Todd Klein," accessed March 7, 2016
- ↑ Todd Klein campaign website, "Issues," accessed March 7, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Lubbock, "Candidate Information," accessed February 12, 2016
- ↑ Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, "Lubbock's municipal ballot set; Joy won't face challenger, 5 candidates compete for City Council District 2," February 19, 2016
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