Uduak Nkanga
Uduak Nkanga (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 113. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
Nkanga completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Uduak Nkanga was born in Dallas, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Texas in 2020. Her career experience includes working as a case manager and paralegal. Nkanga has been affiliated with the National Congress of Black Women and Just Say Yes organizations.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Rhetta Andrews Bowers won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 113.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 113
Incumbent Rhetta Andrews Bowers defeated Uduak Nkanga in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 113 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rhetta Andrews Bowers | 77.7 | 5,915 |
 | Uduak Nkanga  | 22.3 | 1,699 | |
| Total votes: 7,614 | |||
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Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Will Douglas (R)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Uduak Nkanga completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nkanga's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- As an advocate, and activist, a working-class resident of the 113th district, a daughter, a sister, as someone who knew what it was like to go paycheck to paycheck, it is important to me that we break the continuous cycle that's detrimental to our communities. I believe we can do this; we will do this together.
- Being one of six kids raised by parents who are immigrants, growing up I experienced a lot of generational patterns that I am fighting today to prevent the next generation from enduring.
- From the age of 15, my involvement in the community started from organizing, advocating, and dedicating my time to the community that I grew up in. It is crucial to be a leader for the community I not only grew up in but live in. Representing the 113th District holds so much importance because we need a leader in this district who will fight, speak out, and is easily accessible to the community and their needs and that is what I am fighting to be.
Texas being one of the fastest-growing states in the country, it pushes a supply and demand on our housing, resulting in higher rates. The need for more housing options continues to grow, while our property taxes also continue to go up. We can do better for the residents of district 113. We need to advocate for stricter policies when it comes to our housing market, including rent stabilizations to prevent further pushing residents out.
We have to make sure we put racial disparities at the forefront of our agendas. There needs to be action behind our words, or it will just be a never-ending cycle of taking "baby steps."
We have a broken criminal justice system, economic disparities, a financial gap, and more that still needs work. I am willing to fight for racial justice to even out the playing field.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 113 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 20, 2021.
