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Rachel Hale
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Rachel Hale (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 11. She lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
Hale completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Travis Clardy won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 11.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Travis Clardy defeated Rachel Hale, Greg Caldwell, and Mark Williams in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 11 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Travis Clardy | 52.8 | 13,828 |
 | Rachel Hale  | 20.8 | 5,459 | |
| Greg Caldwell | 14.4 | 3,785 | ||
| Mark Williams | 12.0 | 3,139 | ||
| Total votes: 26,211 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Rachel Hale completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hale'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'm a proud born and raised Texan. As a child, my parents taught me the value of hard work and fighting for what I believe in. As a parent, that's exactly what I teach my children. I graduated from high school early and got my business marketing major from UT Tyler. My family and I are proud members of the Calvary Baptist Church of Henderson. With my husband Kirk and my father-in-law Ken, I help run our family business Boatcycle. Like many others, I realized just how scary big government can be during the height of the pandemic. More than the threat of a virus, we saw just how threatening unchecked power can be. I was fearful for my business, I was fearful for my ability to worship, and I was certainly fearful of what would happen without good people stepping up to the plate. So I stepped up and got involved. I found my mission in being a grassroots advocate at the local and state level. I paid attention to the 87th legislative session which only cemented my view that now, and more than ever, we need strong, accountable, and bold leadership in our Legislature.
- Protect the taxpayers
- End mask & vaccine mandates
- Keep CRT out of schools
Protecting the taxpayers is certainly an issue I'm passionate about. That umbrella statement can fit so many of my policy positions. For starters, I am in favor of zero-based budgeting which requires state agencies to testify before the Legislature as to why they need X amount of dollars. I support banning taxpayer-funded lobbying which allows our tax dollars to be used to work against us on, among other issues, property tax reform. I believe we need strong property tax reform with the goal of eventual elimination all together. I am also a staunch supporter of personal liberties. Right now, the most popular effort to encroach on our liberties are coming in the form of mask and vaccine mandates. The decision to wear a mask or get a vaccine is yours to make and not the role of government to mandate; I will always fight to protect that. Lastly, I vehemently oppose Critical Race Theory and will fight to keep every form of this concept out of Texas schools.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Current members of the Texas House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Dustin Burrows
Representatives
District 1
Gary VanDeaver (R)
District 2
Brent Money (R)
District 3
Cecil Bell (R)
District 4
Keith Bell (R)
District 5
Cole Hefner (R)
District 6
Daniel Alders (R)
District 7
Jay Dean (R)
District 8
Cody Harris (R)
District 9
Trent Ashby (R)
District 10
Brian Harrison (R)
District 11
Joanne Shofner (R)
District 12
Trey Wharton (R)
District 13
Angelia Orr (R)
District 14
Paul Dyson (R)
District 15
Steve Toth (R)
District 16
Will Metcalf (R)
District 17
Stan Gerdes (R)
District 18
Janis Holt (R)
District 19
Ellen Troxclair (R)
District 20
Terry Wilson (R)
District 21
Dade Phelan (R)
District 22
Christian Manuel (D)
District 23
Terri Leo-Wilson (R)
District 24
Greg Bonnen (R)
District 25
Cody Vasut (R)
District 26
Matt Morgan (R)
District 27
Ron Reynolds (D)
District 28
Gary Gates (R)
District 29
Jeffrey Barry (R)
District 30
A.J. Louderback (R)
District 31
Ryan Guillen (R)
District 32
Todd Hunter (R)
District 33
Katrina Pierson (R)
District 34
District 35
Oscar Longoria (D)
District 36
Sergio Munoz (D)
District 37
Janie Lopez (R)
District 38
Erin Gamez (D)
District 39
Armando Martinez (D)
District 40
Terry Canales (D)
District 41
Robert Guerra (D)
District 42
Richard Raymond (D)
District 43
J.M. Lozano (R)
District 44
Alan Schoolcraft (R)
District 45
Erin Zwiener (D)
District 46
Sheryl Cole (D)
District 47
Vikki Goodwin (D)
District 48
Donna Howard (D)
District 49
Gina Hinojosa (D)
District 50
James Talarico (D)
District 51
District 52
Caroline Harris (R)
District 53
Wesley Virdell (R)
District 54
Brad Buckley (R)
District 55
Hillary Hickland (R)
District 56
Pat Curry (R)
District 57
Richard Hayes (R)
District 58
Helen Kerwin (R)
District 59
Shelby Slawson (R)
District 60
Mike Olcott (R)
District 61
District 62
Shelley Luther (R)
District 63
Ben Bumgarner (R)
District 64
Andy Hopper (R)
District 65
Mitch Little (R)
District 66
Matt Shaheen (R)
District 67
Jeff Leach (R)
District 68
David Spiller (R)
District 69
James Frank (R)
District 70
Mihaela Plesa (D)
District 71
Stan Lambert (R)
District 72
Drew Darby (R)
District 73
Carrie Isaac (R)
District 74
Eddie Morales (D)
District 75
Mary Gonzalez (D)
District 76
Suleman Lalani (D)
District 77
Vincent Perez (D)
District 78
Joseph Moody (D)
District 79
Claudia Ordaz (D)
District 80
Don McLaughlin (R)
District 81
Brooks Landgraf (R)
District 82
Tom Craddick (R)
District 83
Dustin Burrows (R)
District 84
Carl Tepper (R)
District 85
Stan Kitzman (R)
District 86
John Smithee (R)
District 87
Caroline Fairly (R)
District 88
Ken King (R)
District 89
Candy Noble (R)
District 90
Ramon Romero (D)
District 91
David Lowe (R)
District 92
Salman Bhojani (D)
District 93
Nate Schatzline (R)
District 94
Tony Tinderholt (R)
District 95
Nicole Collier (D)
District 96
David Cook (R)
District 97
John McQueeney (R)
District 98
District 99
Charlie Geren (R)
District 100
Venton Jones (D)
District 101
Chris Turner (D)
District 102
Ana-Maria Ramos (D)
District 103
Rafael Anchia (D)
District 104
Jessica Gonzalez (D)
District 105
Terry Meza (D)
District 106
Jared Patterson (R)
District 107
Linda Garcia (D)
District 108
Morgan Meyer (R)
District 109
Aicha Davis (D)
District 110
Toni Rose (D)
District 111
Yvonne Davis (D)
District 112
Angie Button (R)
District 113
Rhetta Bowers (D)
District 114
John Bryant (D)
District 115
District 116
Trey Fischer (D)
District 117
Philip Cortez (D)
District 118
John Lujan (R)
District 119
Elizabeth Campos (D)
District 120
District 121
Marc LaHood (R)
District 122
Mark Dorazio (R)
District 123
Diego Bernal (D)
District 124
Josey Garcia (D)
District 125
Ray Lopez (D)
District 126
Sam Harless (R)
District 127
District 128
Briscoe Cain (R)
District 129
Dennis Paul (R)
District 130
Tom Oliverson (R)
District 131
Alma Allen (D)
District 132
Mike Schofield (R)
District 133
Mano Deayala (R)
District 134
Ann Johnson (D)
District 135
Jon Rosenthal (D)
District 136
John Bucy (D)
District 137
Gene Wu (D)
District 138
Lacey Hull (R)
District 139
District 140
Armando Walle (D)
District 141
District 142
Harold Dutton (D)
District 143
Ana Hernandez (D)
District 144
Mary Perez (D)
District 145
District 146
Lauren Simmons (D)
District 147
Jolanda Jones (D)
District 148
Penny Shaw (D)
District 149
Hubert Vo (D)
District 150
Valoree Swanson (R)
Republican Party (88)
Democratic Party (62)
