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Scott Sturm
Scott Sturm (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 21st Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
Sturm completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Sturm was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 17th Congressional District of Texas. Sturm dropped out of the race prior to the filing deadline.[1]
Biography
Scott Sturm was born in Plainview, Texas. Sturm earned an associate degree from New York University in 1995. His career experience includes working as a critical care paramedic. Sturm has been affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America, AOPA, and the International Association of Flight and Critical Care Paramedics.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 21st Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 21
Incumbent Chip Roy defeated Claudia Zapata in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 21 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chip Roy (R) | 62.8 | 207,426 |
 | Claudia Zapata (D)  | 37.2 | 122,655 | |
| Total votes: 330,081 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 21
Claudia Zapata defeated Ricardo Villarreal in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 21 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Claudia Zapata | 63.5 | 13,886 |
 | Ricardo Villarreal | 36.5 | 7,996 | |
| Total votes: 21,882 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 21
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 21 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Claudia Zapata | 47.2 | 16,604 |
| ✔ | | Ricardo Villarreal | 27.3 | 9,590 |
 | Coy Branscum | 9.0 | 3,157 | |
 | David Anderson | 8.6 | 3,038 | |
 | Scott Sturm | 5.3 | 1,865 | |
 | Cherif Gacis | 2.6 | 902 | |
| Total votes: 35,156 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 21
Incumbent Chip Roy defeated Robert Lowry, Dana Zavorka, and Michael French in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 21 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chip Roy | 83.2 | 78,087 |
 | Robert Lowry | 8.1 | 7,642 | |
 | Dana Zavorka | 4.5 | 4,206 | |
 | Michael French | 4.1 | 3,886 | |
| Total votes: 93,821 | |||
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2018
Sturm sought election to the 17th Congressional District of Texas in 2018. Sturm dropped out of the race prior to the filing deadline.[1]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scott Sturm completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sturm'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 went to NYU for college. Besides New York I have lived in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Pittsburgh before settling down in Texas back in 2012. I bought my first home here in 2016 in New Braunfels. I started in EMS back in 2001 as an EMT and later got my Paramedic in 2003. I have worked both 911 and private interfacility systems. I worked my first Flight Medic job here in Texas. I have been a Critical Care Paramedic since 2007 and currently work on a Maternal-Fetal Transport Team.
I am still single and still looking.
Looking forward to the day I see my children for the first time.- Every single person in this country, no matter what, deserves to have access to healthcare.
- Every single person in this country, no matter what, deserves to have a living wage.
- Every single person in this country, no matter what, deserves to be treated equally and live without fear.
John F. Kennedy (Peace Corps, Alliance for Progress, Apollo Program, New Frontier)
Lyndon B. Johnson (Great Society Program, War on Poverty Program, Voting Rights Act, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965)
The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality by Bhaskar Sunkara
The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy by Stephanie Kelton
What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't, Fourth Edition: A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues That Matter by Jessamyn Conrad
Socialism 101: From the Bolsheviks and Karl Marx to Universal Healthcare and the Democratic Socialists, Everything You Need to Know about Socialism (Adams 101) by Kathleen Sears
FILM:
Yeah, an eleven year old kid doesn't forget that.
As far as non-historical memories, the earliest I remember is the afternoon my parents, sister, and I were out with my aunt Ellie and uncle John and their kids and my sister and my two older cousins were going to go see "Rocky" and because of that, well, I wanted to go to! But Mom said no, it was too violent for a two year old to watch a movie wherein two men box so she got me vanilla ice cream instead.
Two years later she took me to see "Superman" wherein the first 30 minutes you see hundreds died as the planet Krypton is destroyed, Jonathan Kent drop dead in his driveway, and a police detective thrown in front of a subway train.
And greasy. Very, very greasy. I came home stinking after every shift.
1. Waterland by Graham Swift
2. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
3. It by Stephen King
4. Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
5. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
6. Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
Fear of public speaking.
Fear of rejection.
Fear of failure.
I don't believe in career politicians. It's not like the military but at the same time it is a service to the country. The military doesn't make laws or
Racial equality and justice. Still now, decades after MLK, Malcolm X, and Medgar Evers, we are still a long way from equality in this country. Racism and prejudice are taught and learned, not inherent. We can and we will win this fight.
Climate change. The fuse was lit long ago and grows shorter with every passing day. This is about the future and not just our future but the future we will never see but the one our children and grandchildren and their children will see. That is what this fight is about. Not just the present.
Infrastructure.
Healthcare.
2. Education and Labor
3. Oversight and Reform
At least, you should.
Answer: Yes. People like Chip Roy, Jim Jordan, Louis Gohmert, Madison Cawthorn, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kevin McCarthy, and Lauren Boebert to name a few.
"Hey, how's it going?" his friend asks.
"Not so good," he replies.
"What's the matter?"
"Well, lately, I keep making these Freudian slips."
"Like what?" the friend asks.
We've got to protect the right to vote!
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Campaign website
Sturm's campaign website stated the following:
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Clean Energy & Jobs Texas is already on its way to a clean energy future. With $46 billion invested across Texas, tens of thousands of jobs created, and by far the most installed capacity in the country, the direct financial impact of the Texas wind energy industry is impossible to overlook. The steady growth of wind in Texas has meant substantial tax contributions, often directed towards schools, libraries, hospitals, roads, and other local projects. Debt-Free College Education The new economic reality means higher education—whether it’s a technical credential, an Associate’s degree, or a Bachelor’s degree—is essential to earning a good job. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show Americans with college degrees accounted for all the net new jobs created over the last decade. A better-educated population could result in smarter decision-making at every level of society, which could lead to faster progress in solving our most difficult, collective challenges. Increased Minimum Wage Gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 would lift pay for nearly 40 million workers— 26.6% of the U.S. workforce. Two-thirds (67.3%) of the working poor in America would receive a pay increase if the minimum wage were raised to $15 by 2025. A $15 minimum wage would begin to reverse decades of growing pay inequality between the lowest-paid workers and the middle class. Universal Healthcare As the wealthiest country in the world, we have a variety of options available to support a Medicare for All single-payer health care system that guarantees high quality, affordable health care as a right, not a privilege, to every man, woman, and child in this country. If every major industrialized nation on Earth can make health care a right, provide universal coverage to all, achieve far better health outcomes in terms of life expectancy and infant mortality, while spending far less per capita than we do, it is absurd to suggest the United States of America, the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, cannot do the same. Immigration Texas is home to almost 5 million immigrants - 2.3 million women, 2.3 million men, and 319,331 children - which is just over 17% of all people living in the state. 1.6 million undocumented immigrants live in Texas. 64% of undocumented immigrants in Texas have been living in the U.S. for 10+ years. 22% have been living in the U.S. for 20+ years. It's time to pass the DREAM Equal Pay If women earned equal pay for equal work, the poverty rates for both working women and single mothers would be halved, and over 25 million children would benefit. The wage gap deprives employed women in the U.S. of $900 billion each year, rightfully earned money that could be put back into our economy through spending on goods and services, education, homeownership, and more. Campaign Finance Reform You name the issue and it has a link back to political decisions made by elected officials who are indebted for contributions by a small group of wealthy special interests. Everyone knows there is something wrong and that the system is broken but they think there is nothing we can do.[3] |
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scott Sturm for Congress, "Home," accessed October 4, 2017
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 26, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Scott Sturm for Congress, “Issues,” accessed January 20, 2022
