Wendy Davis (Texas)
Wendy Davis (Democratic Party) was a member of the Texas State Senate, representing District 10. She assumed office in 2009. She left office in 2015.
Davis (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 21st Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
In Texas' 2014 gubernatorial election, Davis ran as the Democratic nominee, losing in the general election.[1]
Biography
Davis received a bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.[2]
Prior to assuming her position in the state Senate, Davis served on the Fort Worth City Council.[3]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Davis served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Economic Development |
| • Transportation |
| • Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Davis served on the following Texas Senate committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • International Relations and Trade, Vice chair |
| • Education |
| • Transportation & Homeland Security |
| • Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Davis served on the following Texas Senate committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • International Relations and Trade |
| • Transportation & Homeland Security |
| • Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
Elections
2020
See also: Texas' 21st Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 21st Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
Texas' 21st Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 21
Incumbent Chip Roy defeated Wendy Davis, Arthur DiBianca, and Thomas Wakely in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 21 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chip Roy (R) | 52.0 | 235,740 | |
| Wendy Davis (D) | 45.4 | 205,780 | ||
| Arthur DiBianca (L) | 1.9 | 8,666 | ||
Thomas Wakely (G) ![]() | 0.8 | 3,564 | ||
| Total votes: 453,750 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Felts (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 21
Wendy Davis defeated Jennie Lou Leeder in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 21 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wendy Davis | 86.3 | 84,593 | |
| Jennie Lou Leeder | 13.7 | 13,485 | ||
| Total votes: 98,078 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bruce Boville (D)
- Alan Ellis (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 21
Incumbent Chip Roy advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 21 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chip Roy | 100.0 | 75,389 | |
| Total votes: 75,389 | ||||
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Green convention
Green convention for U.S. House Texas District 21
Thomas Wakely advanced from the Green convention for U.S. House Texas District 21 on April 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Wakely (G) ![]() | |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 21
Arthur DiBianca advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 21 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Arthur DiBianca (L) | |
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2014
- See also: Texas gubernatorial election, 2014
Results
Primary election
| Texas Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| 78.1% | 432,595 | |||
| Reynaldo "Ray" Madrigal | 21.9% | 121,419 | ||
| Total Votes | 554,014 | |||
| Election results via Texas Secretary of State. | ||||
General election
| Governor of Texas, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 59.3% | 2,796,547 | ||
| Democratic | Wendy Davis | 38.9% | 1,835,596 | |
| Libertarian | Kathie Glass | 1.4% | 66,543 | |
| Green | Brandon Parmer | 0.4% | 18,520 | |
| Write-in | Sarah Pavitt | 0% | 1,062 | |
| Total Votes | 4,718,268 | |||
| Election results via Texas Secretary of State | ||||
2012
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 51.1% | 147,103 | ||
| Republican | Mark Shelton | 48.9% | 140,656 | |
| Total Votes | 287,759 | |||
2008
| Texas State Senate, District 10 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| 147,832 | 49.91% | |||
| Kim Brimer (R) | 140,737 | 47.52% | ||
| Richard Cross (L) | 7,591 | 2.56% | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Davis campaign website stated the following:
Davis' campaign website stated the following:
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:Here are seven steps I will work on immediately when I get to Washington:
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| —Wendy Davis' campaign website (2020)[5] | ||
2014
On her campaign website Davis listed four main issues of her campaign.[6]
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| —Wendy Davis for Governor 2014 campaign, http://www.wendydavistexas.com/issues/ | ||
2012
Davis' website highlighted the following campaign themes: Job Creation – Economic Stability
- Excerpt: "Job creation, job retention and stability for local economies are priorities for Senator Wendy Davis."
Education
- Excerpt: "Senator Davis believes providing an excellent public education system is the state’s most-important responsibility."
Easing family budgets
- Excerpt: "Senator Davis continues to lead the charge against predatory lending in Texas, an industry that siphons money from our local economies and keeps many hard-working families trapped in a cycle of debt."
Veterans – Our Nation’s Heroes
- Excerpt: "As a member of the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations, Senator Davis is a recognized champion on behalf of our nation’s heroes living in Texas."
Truth in Budgeting, Honesty With Taxpayers
- Excerpt: "Last session, Senator Davis fought the diversion of over $5 billion of funds that were collected from taxpayers for a specific purpose, and yet were diverted to the general fund to balance the budget, a diversion that betrayed Texas taxpayers’ expectations that money collected for a specific purpose should be used for that purpose."
Noteworthy events
2013 filibuster
On June 26, 2013, Davis filibustered a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Davis began to speak at 11:18 AM and continued until 10:00 PM, when a Republican senator raised a point of order and argued that, since Davis had gone off topic, she must yield the floor. The presiding officer agreed and ended the filibuster. Although the bill eventually came to a vote just after midnight and passed 17-12, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (R) announced that the vote was constitutionally invalid and that the bill did not pass.[7]
The abortion bill eventually passed in a second special session, called by Governor Rick Perry (R) with the intent of passing the bill.[8]
Post-filibuster fundraising
Davis reportedly raised $1.2 million for her campaign in the six weeks after her filibuster. About 60 percent of her donations came from within Texas, and nine of her 10 largest donors were from Texas. Her campaign reported 24,000 donors, with an average donation of $52.[9][10]
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2013.
- Concerned Women for America of Texas — Legislators are scored based on votes on bills relating to abortion, common core, and sex trafficking.
- Conservative Roundtable — Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles.
- Equality Texas — Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues.
- NARAL Pro-Choice Texas — Legislators are scored based on votes for House Bill 2.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Association of Business — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families.
- Texas Eagle Forum — Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues.
- Texas League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored based on votes relating to environment and conservation issues.
- Texas Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Young Conservatives of Texas — Legislators are scored based on votes for Amendments 2, 12, 51, 95, and 118.
In 2012, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2011.
- Conservative Roundtable — Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles.
- Heritage Alliance — Legislators are scored based on votes on social issues, economic issues, and other issues.
- Humane Society Legislative Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes on animal protection bills.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texas Eagle Forum — Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues.
- Texas League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored based on votes relating to environment and conservation issues.
- Texas Watch — Legislators are scored based on consumer-related bills.
- Young Conservatives of Texas — Legislators are scored based on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Wendy Davis' campaign site for Governor
- Wendy Davis' constituency website
- Profile from Open States
- Social media:
- Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at Wikipedia
- Campaign contributions at Follow The Money
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008
- Senator Wendy Davis (dead link) (dead link) at The Texas Tribune
Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas’ Davis Is Expected to Enter Race for Governor," September 26, 2013
- ↑ MartinDale.com, "Wendy R. Davis Lawyer Profile," accessed may 27, 2014
- ↑ The Senate of Texas, "Texas Senator," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Wendy Davis' 2020 campaign website, “Issues,” accessed October 5, 2020
- ↑ Wendy Davis for Governor, " Issues," accessed November 19, 2013
- ↑ businessinsider.com, "Texas Filibuster Kills Controversial Abortion Bill," June 26, 2013
- ↑ Reuters, "Texas passes abortion restriction bill, governor certain to sign," July 13, 2013
- ↑ Slate, "Wendy Davis's Post-Filibuster Haul: $1.2 Million," August 30, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Wendy Davis raised $1.2M after filibuster," August 29, 2013
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kim Brimer |
Texas Senate District 10 2009-2015 |
Succeeded by Konni Burton (R) |
