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Travis Boldt
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Travis Boldt (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 29. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Boldt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Travis Boldt was born in Austin, Texas. He earned an undergraduate degree from Trinity University in 2009.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Ed Thompson defeated Travis Boldt in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 29 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ed Thompson (R) | 56.7 | 54,594 |
 | Travis Boldt (D)  | 43.3 | 41,712 | |
| Total votes: 96,306 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29
Travis Boldt advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Travis Boldt | 100.0 | 13,105 |
| Total votes: 13,105 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Ed Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Thompson | 100.0 | 15,725 |
| Total votes: 15,725 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Travis Boldt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Boldt's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a husband, father, homeowner and grassroots organizer. For the past 7 years, I have run a small business that supports disabled seniors. I have worked with non-profits like the Alzheimer's association to try and affect change in our laws from the outside, and am ready to take on a first hand role in bringing the change we need to Texas.
- Provide affordable healthcare to every Texan
- Restore faith in Government by ending gerrymandering and securing our elections.
- Use free-market solutions to design a state plan to combat Climate Change.
Running a small healthcare business has shown me, first-hand, the failings of our Medicare/Medicaid system. Without thousands of dollars of disposable income, our seniors, disabled citizens and most of the working class are left to the mercies of Insurance and Pharmaceutical companies. We need to do a better job of providing healthcare to our most vulnerable populations and make sure that everyone can afford to live their life in a meaningful and dignified way.
The past several years have really shown us what it means to stand by your principles in the face of adversity. I admire and look up to those people who have put their Principles above their careers and partisan politics, and spoken truth to power even though they know it could come back to hurt them personally.
I admire Sally Yates, who refused to comply with unconstitutional orders being given to her at the Justice Department. I admire Dr. Christine Ford, who spoke out when a sexual predator was being confirmed to the Supreme Court. I look up to Beto O'Rourke, and a great many other brave politicians who have committed to standing up to special interests and corporate PACs and instead give a voice to individual voters who have long been overlooked.
I admire Sally Yates, who refused to comply with unconstitutional orders being given to her at the Justice Department. I admire Dr. Christine Ford, who spoke out when a sexual predator was being confirmed to the Supreme Court. I look up to Beto O'Rourke, and a great many other brave politicians who have committed to standing up to special interests and corporate PACs and instead give a voice to individual voters who have long been overlooked.
As a millennial, growing up in the 90's, there were many 'historical' events that I would have had passing exposure to. As a young child I remember my parents being very excited when the Berlin Wall came down, and the Clinton impeachment would have happened some time during Middle-School.
However, I was a freshman in highschool, 15, when the Twin Towers fell. This was by far the most impactful event of my young life, and forever changed the way that Politics and Religion were discussed. Many of my friends, from different cultural backgrounds, experienced first-hand some of the xenophobia that flared up in the following years.
However, I was a freshman in highschool, 15, when the Twin Towers fell. This was by far the most impactful event of my young life, and forever changed the way that Politics and Religion were discussed. Many of my friends, from different cultural backgrounds, experienced first-hand some of the xenophobia that flared up in the following years.
My first real job after college was teaching english at an international school in Cairo, Egypt. Though it was only a year long contract, it gave me a deep respect to people of other cultures and really opened my eyes to the way that Americans are perceived abroad.
The State House of Representatives is given the power to create district election maps, not only for itself, but also for the State Senate and US Congressional districts as well. This authority, particularly in the 87th legislature to serve in 2021, will give the legislature the ability to either end partisan politics as we know it, or entrench it for another generation.
The Legislature must implement non-partisan redistricting committees and end the practice of Gerrymandering in Texas once and for all.
The Legislature must implement non-partisan redistricting committees and end the practice of Gerrymandering in Texas once and for all.
I believe it is important to have previous experience in law-making, lobbying, and the policy implications that these laws have on real world people and businesses. It is also important that we resist 'career politicians' and make sure that our representatives have experience living underneath the laws they are charged with creating.
Climate Change has been ignored for too long, and we are past the point of being able to continue our way of life without experiencing some impacts from it. We will face larger storms, hotter summers and our agricultural economy will be imperiled. We need to elect leaders who understand the science behind climate change and are ready to deal with and mitigate the worst potential impacts.
The legislature should serve as a check on the centralized power of the executive office and has a responsibility to investigate structural problems within the government and legislate solutions to such problems. While oversight is an important duty, , without the enforcement powers available to the Governor's office, we cannot hope that any of the desired outcomes of legislation are achieved. A cordial working relationship between these departments of Government is necessary in order for them to function.
Yes. Relationships with legislative, and executive, colleagues is necessary to build coalitions and make sure that effective laws are implemented. I am open to building bridges with anyone with similar goals, not just those of my party, in order to make sure that we have bipartisan support for the changes that we hope to bring about.
The environmental regulations committee has lacked serious leadership and has refused to hold hearings addressing climate change.
I believe that the House Committee on Public Health could also benefit from my expertise in the real world impacts of their policies.
I believe that the House Committee on Public Health could also benefit from my expertise in the real world impacts of their policies.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 20, 2020
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