Clifford Wiley
Clifford Wiley (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 6th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Wiley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Clifford Wiley was born and raised in Ft. Worth, Texas, and lives in Corsicana. Wiley served in the U.S. Marine Corps as an infantry Marine. His career experience includes owning a small business in Corsicana, Texas, and being a teacher.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Texas' 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 6
Incumbent Jake Ellzey defeated John Love III in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jake Ellzey (R) | 65.7 | 188,119 |
 | John Love III (D)  | 34.3 | 98,319 | |
| Total votes: 286,438 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 6
John Love III advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 6 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Love III | 100.0 | 13,813 |
| Total votes: 13,813 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 6
Incumbent Jake Ellzey defeated James Buford and Clifford Wiley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 6 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Ellzey | 60.8 | 38,143 |
 | James Buford | 20.4 | 12,782 | |
 | Clifford Wiley | 18.9 | 11,843 | |
| Total votes: 62,768 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew Southard (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wiley in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Clifford Wiley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wiley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Conservative, Texas values
- Common sense decision making
- New face, new ideas
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Campaign website
Wiley’s campaign website stated the following:
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SECURING OUR BORDER We must secure our borders at all costs. The policies of our current administration have created a humanitarian crisis. Lethal drugs are pouring across the border, and drug cartels are trafficking humans in greater numbers than ever before. We must finish the wall along our Southern border. As of September 2022, there is almost a 1:1 ratio of babys born in the US and immigrants crossing our Southern border illegally. When does this become a problem with our current administration? I believe in preserving individual, Texan, and American sovereignty and freedom. PUBLIC EDUCATION Being a current public school teacher, I have an inside view of how government policies are putting our children further and further behind. I will stand with teachers and do what we can to keep the government out of our classrooms and allow the teachers to do what they do best! I believe parents and teachers should be front and center, and should play a larger role in deciding what should be taught and what school policies are implemented. Having an educated population is key to the future success of our state and nation. 2ND AMMENDMENT When the government has the ability to say who can own firearms and who can't, we have a problem. I am a firearm owner and a member of the NRA. If elected, I will do everything in my power to limit further regulations or restrictions to your 2ND Amendment rights. RIGHT TO LIFE I am pro life. Children are one of God's greatest gifts whether we realize it in every circumstance or not. The sanctity of innocent human life, created in the image of God, should be equally protected from fertilization to natural death. I would also like to create legislation that would make it harder for men to walk away without being held accountable for their role in the creation of this new life. VETERANS AND POLICE Having served as an Infantry Marine, I understand what is needed for our troops currently serving as well as the veterans at home. I will never leave my brothers and sisters behind. Growing up with a father that wore a badge has instilled a deep respect for everything that the police do. The police need our support now more than ever and I am proud to live in a state where the police know how we feel about them. Both of these groups will always, without question, have my unshakable support. UKRAINE I will not vote to send any more money to Ukraine. The US has no strategic interest in this conflict. We do have interest in many issues happening here at home where that money would be better used.[2] |
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| —Clifford Wiley’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Clifford Wiley for US House TX 6, "Meet Cliff," accessed January 11, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cliff Wiley 2024, “Issues,” accessed March 20, 2023
