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Matt Savino
Matt Savino (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 4. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Savino completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Matt Savino was born in Adak, Alaska. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1994 to 1997. His career experience includes working in information technology.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Keith Bell defeated Matt Savino in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Keith Bell (R) | 77.3 | 42,041 |
 | Matt Savino (L)  | 22.7 | 12,374 | |
| Total votes: 54,415 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Keith Bell advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Bell | 100.0 | 14,336 |
| Total votes: 14,336 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 4
Matt Savino advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 4 on March 19, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Savino (L) |
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Campaign finance
2021
See also: Texas state legislative special elections, 2021
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Texas House of Representatives District 10
Brian E. Harrison defeated John Wray in the special general runoff election for Texas House of Representatives District 10 on September 28, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian E. Harrison (R) | 55.4 | 6,722 |
 | John Wray (R) | 44.6 | 5,422 | |
| Total votes: 12,144 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Texas House of Representatives District 10
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Texas House of Representatives District 10 on August 31, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian E. Harrison (R) | 40.7 | 4,645 |
| ✔ | | John Wray (R) | 35.5 | 4,059 |
| Pierina Otiniano (D) | 11.4 | 1,304 | ||
| Kevin Griffin (R) | 7.8 | 887 | ||
| Clark Wickliffe (R) | 3.1 | 355 | ||
 | Scott Goodwin (Independent) | 0.9 | 107 | |
| Susan Hayslip (R) | 0.3 | 38 | ||
| Matt Savino (L) | 0.3 | 31 | |
| Total votes: 11,426 | |||
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2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 10
Jake Ellzey defeated Matt Savino in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jake Ellzey (R) | 75.8 | 65,062 |
| Matt Savino (L) | 24.2 | 20,733 | |
| Total votes: 85,795 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 10
Jake Ellzey defeated Ryan Pitts and Robert Rader in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 10 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Ellzey | 64.8 | 15,516 |
| Ryan Pitts | 29.5 | 7,059 | ||
| Robert Rader | 5.8 | 1,379 | ||
| Total votes: 23,954 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 10
Matt Savino advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 10 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent John Wray defeated Kimberly Emery and Matt Savino in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Wray (R) | 70.3 | 44,652 |
| Kimberly Emery (D) | 27.5 | 17,445 | ||
| Matt Savino (L) | 2.3 | 1,453 | |
| Total votes: 63,550 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 10
Kimberly Emery advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 10 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kimberly Emery | 100.0 | 3,814 | |
| Total votes: 3,814 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent John Wray advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 10 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Wray | 100.0 | 14,333 |
| Total votes: 14,333 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Matt Savino completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Savino's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Repeal the unconstitutional laws in Texas. If it violates the constitution it never should have been allowed.
- Repeal victimless laws here in Texas. Victimless laws are revenue generators for the State and immoral.
- Remove or at least reduce the taxes on the People.
Drastically cut the spending of our state government. No elected official should receive any form of pension (retirement). Serving the public is not a career. By eliminating the victimless crimes we have, then the courts, prisons and police can focus on actual criminals which will aid in less spending of tax dollars.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2021
Matt Savino did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Matt Savino completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Savino'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 am a father of three. I have been an IT Support Specialist for a Residential Engineering Firm going on three years now. Prior to that I worked in the medical field in hospitals, group homes, nursing homes, therapy centers, and in-home care for well over a decade. I enjoy helping people when and where I can. I am proud to call myself a Libertarian. The only political party that truly wants to reduce government, eliminate taxes and let you run your own life. Are you upset about the way our state government is run? Then stop voting Republican and Democrat. Republicans and Democrats have done nothing but put us in this bad situation we are in. Neither of those two parties have lowered taxes , reduced government, or stopped telling you what you can and cant do. You are an adult and you can make your own choices, so long as those choices do not harm anyone else, damage their property or take anything from them without consent. It's time for some real change, vote Libertarian this election cycle and let us prove it.
Repeal the unconstitutional laws in Texas. If it violates the constitution it never should have been allowed.
Repeal victimless laws here in Texas. Victimless laws are revenue generators for the State and immoral.
Remove or at least reduce the taxes on the People.
Drastically cut the spending of our state government. No elected official should receive any form of pension (retirement). Serving the public is not a career. By eliminating the victimless crimes we have the courts, prisons and police can focus on actual criminals and a lot less spending of tax dollars.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Matt Savino participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 30, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Matt Savino's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | My top three priorities in no particular order are... Reduce and eliminate some of the unnecessary taxes put on the people of Texas. I have multiple proposals for congress when I am elected to reduce and eliminate some of these taxes. Texas is 4th in the union when it comes to property tax alone. And 12th for sales tax. We are paying taxes on top of taxes. Also I want to remove pensions from elected officials. Being in an elected position is a service to your community, district, and/or state. It is NOT a career. Currently members of our state congress only have to be in office 8 years and they receive an annual pension of up to $125,000 for the rest of their live. Originally representatives went to the capital, addressed what was needed and came back to their regular jobs. The tax payers should not be paying someone else's retirement fund. Another big priority is to bring our Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) back under control. Currently they are free to break their own rules and laws with no repercussions. The Texas State government have given them so much power that the DFPS courts now supersede the state courts. In the 1990's the federal government passes regulations that now gives CPS/DFPS up to $8,000 for every child they can rip out of a home and place into foster care. It has become legalized kidnapping. Studies and statistics show that children are in more danger in the care of CPS/DFPS then they are with their biological families.[3][4] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Our current federal, state and local governments are violating our US and State Constitutions. The government has become so powerful that there is hardly anything you can do without some regulation, law or jurisdiction restricting you or telling how to do it. I will do everything I can to help bring these governments back under the restrictions that we the people set for them. The government works for us not us working for them. Let's remind them this. Let's put government back in check.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Matt Savino answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Political people I look up to include... Judge Andrew Napolitano, Former Representative Dr. Ron Paul, Senator Dr. Rand Paul, Texas House Rep. Briscoe Cain, Texas House Rep. Jonathan Stickland, J. Nicholas Veser, Patrick Smith, Kory Watkins, Gubernatorial candidate Mark Tippetts, and many others.[4] | ” |
| “ | Important characteristics for anyone elected is having an open mind and to listen to the people you represent. Be honest and true. Ability to put aside your own personal beliefs and values for the greater good of the people you represent.[4] | ” |
| “ | I'm humble. I've never made a lot of money. I'm just an average person working to provide for my family. NO fancy house or fancy car. But I think that is what will help make me a better representative because I relate to the average person and the problems and struggles they face day to day.[4] | ” |
| “ | The core responsibilities of Representative are just that, to represent. The problem I see, and many others see, is that the current representatives do not represent the people. Instead they represent the big corporations that contributed to them. Many of them are attorneys or bankers or both. I want to change the system back to what it was designed as and be a TRUE representative of the people of my district and the whole of Texas.[4] | ” |
| “ | The earliest big event that happened I can remember was in 1986 when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after lift off. It was right before my 10th birthday. We were in school watching it live on TV.[4] | ” |
| “ | My first job was at age 15 working in the fields picking blueberries. It was just a summer job but it gave me a little pocket money to spend on things I wanted but it also showed me that it takes a lot of hard work to earn money. If I wanted to be paid more that day I needed to work harder and faster.[4] | ” |
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
The government has become too big and too powerful. It needs to be brought back to its constitutional limits and stop spending so much of the hard earned tax payers money. [4] |
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| —Matt Savino[5] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2022
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Matt Savino's responses," May 30, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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