William Negley
William Negley (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 21st Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.
A former member of the CIA, Negley served in Afghanistan as an intelligence officer and founded a nonprofit called Sound Off that connects veterans with PTSD to counselors. The San Antonio Express-News identified Negley as a dark horse candidate in the race.[1]
Negley's campaign was endorsed by a group Red McCombs, a billionaire businessman in San Antonio, and Corinna Holt Richter, a businesswoman from the family that started the construction equipment company Caterpillar.[2] Super PACs supporting Negley included the Mountain City PAC and Citizens for a Strong America.
According to his campaign website, "In Congress, he will be a tireless voice for stronger national security that includes: more armed forces personnel, better weaponry, enhanced intelligence services, secure borders, greatly improved cyber protection, missile defense, and, of course, a significant upgrade of our services for veterans."[3] Negley's yard signs say "Terrorist hunter", a reference to the time that he spent as a CIA officer in Afghanistan.[4]
Biography
Negley is a native of Bexar County, whose work experience includes founding Sound Off—an IT-based nonprofit support network for U.S. military veterans.[5] He has also served on the legislative staff of Kay Bailey Hutchison and as an Intelligence Officer in the Directorate of Operations with the Central Intelligence Agency.[6]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 21
Chip Roy defeated Joseph Kopser and Lee Santos in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chip Roy (R) | 50.2 | 177,654 |
 | Joseph Kopser (D)  | 47.6 | 168,421 | |
 | Lee Santos (L) | 2.1 | 7,542 | |
| Total votes: 353,617 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 21
Joseph Kopser defeated Mary Wilson in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 21 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Kopser | 57.9 | 14,765 |
 | Mary Wilson | 42.1 | 10,722 | |
| Total votes: 25,487 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 21
Chip Roy defeated Matt McCall in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 21 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chip Roy | 52.7 | 18,088 |
 | Matt McCall | 47.3 | 16,243 | |
| Total votes: 34,331 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 21
Mary Wilson and Joseph Kopser advanced to a runoff. They defeated Derrick Crowe and Elliott McFadden in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 21 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Wilson | 30.9 | 15,736 |
| ✔ | | Joseph Kopser | 29.0 | 14,787 |
 | Derrick Crowe | 23.1 | 11,742 | |
 | Elliott McFadden | 17.0 | 8,667 | |
| Total votes: 50,932 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 21
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 21 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chip Roy | 27.1 | 19,428 |
| ✔ | | Matt McCall | 16.9 | 12,152 |
 | William Negley | 15.5 | 11,163 | |
 | Jason Isaac | 10.0 | 7,208 | |
 | Jenifer Sarver | 5.6 | 4,027 | |
 | Robert Stovall | 4.8 | 3,414 | |
 | Susan Narvaiz | 3.8 | 2,720 | |
 | Francisco Canseco | 3.5 | 2,489 | |
 | Ryan Krause | 3.2 | 2,300 | |
 | Al Poteet | 1.8 | 1,300 | |
 | Peggy Wardlaw | 1.8 | 1,285 | |
| Samuel Temple | 1.4 | 1,020 | ||
 | Anthony White | 1.3 | 952 | |
 | Eric Burkhart | 1.0 | 723 | |
 | Mauro Garza | 0.9 | 663 | |
 | Autry Pruitt | 0.6 | 455 | |
| Foster Hagen | 0.5 | 394 | ||
 | Ivan Andarza | 0.1 | 96 | |
| Total votes: 71,789 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Negley’s campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
A lifelong Republican, William has worked, volunteered, or supported numerous Republican campaigns. He believes in greatly limiting the power of the federal government to interfere with our lives, businesses, and communities. He understands all-too-well the threats directed against our nation from oppressive dictators, hostile regimes, and radical Islamic terrorists Hell bent on destroying America and all that we stand for. In Congress, he will be a tireless voice for stronger national security that includes: more armed forces personnel, better weaponry, enhanced intelligence services, secure borders, greatly improved cyber protection, missile defense, and, of course, a significant upgrade of our services for veterans. [7] |
” |
| —William Negley’s campaign website (2018)[8] | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 21st Congressional District election, 2018
- Texas' 21st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Antonio Express-News, "Negley is GOP dark horse to watch in TX-21," January 2, 2018
- ↑ William Negley for Congress, "Home," accessed January 11, 2018
- ↑ William Negley for Congress, "Home," accessed January 25, 2018
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "In race to replace U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, 18 Republicans look to stand out," January 20, 2018
- ↑ Sound Off, "WILLIAM NEGLEY || FOUNDER & PRESIDENT," accessed February 12, 2018
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on February 7, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ William Negley for Congress, “Home,” accessed January 25, 2018
