Beaumont Tx Member of U.s House of Representatives
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| Texas'due south 14th congressional commune | |||
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 Texas's 14th congressional district - since January iii, 2013. | |||
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| Population (2019) | 760,530[2] | ||
| Median household income | $67,459[2] | ||
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| Cook PVI | R+12[3] | ||
Texas'south 14th congressional commune for the Us House of Representatives stretches from Freeport to Beaumont. Information technology formerly covered the area south and southwest of the Greater Houston region, including Galveston, in the state of Texas.
The district was created equally a result of the 1900 U.South. Census and was first contested in 1902. The Galveston area had previously been included in Texas' 10th congressional commune. Its outset representative was the Democrat James 50. Slayden, based in San Antonio, who had served the 12th congressional district since 1897 and was redistricted. He was elected from the new district and began representing the 14th in March 1903 as a member of the 58th Usa Congress. He was repeatedly re-elected and served until 1919. He refused nomination in 1918.
Republican Harry M. Wurzbach carried this district in several elections, from 1920 to 1926, serving from 1921 to 1929. He successfully contested the election of 1928, taking his seat in 1930 for the residuum of the term, and was re-elected in 1930. The district during that era included the aberrant counties of Gillespie, Kendall, Comal and Guadalupe, whose German Americans had historically opposed slavery and became Texas' only consistent Republican Party voters during the "Solid South" era.[iv] In addition, Galveston was a major port of entry for immigrants, with many arriving from southern and eastern Europe. At that time, many found the Republican Party more welcoming than the dominant Democratic Party. In 1901, the Democratic-dominated legislature had passed a poll tax, which effectively had disfranchised most blacks and many poor whites and Latinos.[5]
The district'south ultimate shift to the Republican Party in the 1980s has been attributed to the coattail effect of Ronald Reagan's electoral successes. A few Democrats have won local and state elections in the 1990s.[6] One-time Republican and Libertarian Presidential candidate Ron Paul held congressional part from 1997 to 2013. The district'southward current representative is the Republican Randy Weber.
Ballot results from presidential races [edit]
| Year | Office | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Bush 63 – 34% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 67 – 33% |
| 2008 | President | McCain 66 – 33% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 59 – xl% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 58 – 38% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 59 – twoscore% |
Listing of members representing the district [edit]
| Member | Political party | Years | Cong ress | Balloter history |
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| District created March four, 1903 | ||||
 James L. Slayden | Democratic | March four, 1903 – March three, 1919 | 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th | Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Retired. |
 Carlos Bee | Democratic | March iv, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | 66th | Elected in 1918. [ data unknown/missing ] |
 Harry Thousand. Wurzbach | Republican | March iv, 1921 – March 3, 1929 | 67th 68th 69th 70th | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Lost re-ballot. |
 Augustus McCloskey | Autonomous | March 4, 1929 – Feb ten, 1930 | 71st | Lost ballot challenge. |
| Harry M. Wurzbach | Republican | February x, 1930 – November 6, 1931 | 71st 72nd | Successfully challenged McCloskey's ballot. Re-elected in 1930. Died. |
| Vacant | November half dozen, 1931 – November 24, 1931 | 72nd | ||
 Richard M. Kleberg | Autonomous | Nov 24, 1931 – January 3, 1945 | 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th | Elected to finish Wurzbach's term. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost renomination. |
 John E. Lyle Jr. | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January iii, 1955 | 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd | Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. [ data unknown/missing ] |
 John J. Bell | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January three, 1957 | 84th | Elected in 1954. Lost renomination. |
 John Andrew Immature | Democratic | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1979 | 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th | Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Lost renomination. |
 Joseph P. Wyatt Jr. | Democratic | Jan 3, 1979 – January three, 1981 | 96th | Elected in 1978. [ information unknown/missing ] |
 Bill Patman | Democratic | Jan 3, 1981 – January three, 1985 | 97th 98th | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Lost re-election. |
 Mac Sweeney | Republican | January 3, 1985 – January iii, 1989 | 99th 100th | Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Lost re-election. |
 Greg Laughlin | Democratic | January 3, 1989 – June 26, 1995 | 101st 102nd 103rd 104th | Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Lost renomination. |
| Republican | June 26, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | 104th | ||
 Ron Paul | Republican | January iii, 1997 – January 3, 2013 | 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired. |
 Randy Weber | Republican | January 3, 2013 – nowadays | 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Incumbent. |
Election results [edit]
1928 [edit]
The incumbent Harry M. Wurzbach successfully contested the 1928 election of the Democrat Augustus McCloskey to the 71st U.s. Congress, and was finally seated on February ten, 1930.
1996 [edit]
In "one of the stranger Congressional elections of modernistic times",[8] the incumbent Greg Laughlin switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican in 1995. The Republican National Committee, hoping to encourage other Democrats to switch parties, threw its total support backside Laughlin. He had support from Republican leaders, including House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Governor George W. Bush, and the National Burglarize Association and other interest groups.[9] Ron Paul, an ob/gyn and sometime U.S. Representative from Texas's 22nd congressional district, opposed Laughlin. Paul hoped to have more influence in Congress after the Republicans took over both houses in the 1994 election.[ten] Though Laughlin defeated Paul in the open master, a runoff between the two candidates followed.[11]
While Gingrich and other Republican leaders visited the district stumping for Laughlin, Paul ran newspaper ads quoting Gingrich's harsh criticisms of Laughlin'south voting record 14 months earlier, before the political party switch.[9] Paul won the depression-turnout principal runoff[eleven] with the assistance of a largely out-of-land free-market place network of support, such as his Foundation for Rational Economics and Educational activity and other market-oriented organizations.[eight] Though he connected to maintain his home in Lake Jackson, Texas, Paul had run for the coastal 14th Congressional district rather than the 22nd district he had previously represented, due to redistricting borders.[12]
Charles "Lefty" Morris, a trial lawyer, was Paul's Democratic opponent in the autumn election; he was strongly supported by the AFL-CIO and ran numerous set on ads. Morris cited Paul's past votes to repeal federal drug laws in favor of land legislation, and also ran numerous ads about newsletters which had independent derogatory comments published in Paul'due south name concerning race and other politicians.[13] Paul'south campaign responded at the time that voters might non empathise the "tongue-in-cheek, academic" quotes out of context, and rejected Morris's demand to release back issues.
Paul's large contributor base outraised Morris two-to-one, giving him nearly $2 million,[11] the third-highest corporeality of individual contributions received by whatsoever House fellow member (behind Gingrich and Bob Dornan).[14] In his campaign, Paul characterized Morris as a tool of trial lawyers and large labor.
Paul won the ballot by a close margin of 51% to 48%,[15] the third fourth dimension he had been elected to Congress as a non-incumbent.[8]
1998 [edit]
In 1998 Paul again won the Republican primary. The Democratic principal candidates included instruction professor Margaret Dunn; former congressional adjutant Roger Elliott; machine dealer Tom Reed; and Bay City rice farmer and cattle rancher Loy Sneary. Reed, who claimed to be the just Texas-born candidate in the race, had served in local economical development projects and had been appointed to the White House Briefing on Small Business organisation; he was endorsed by the AFL-CIO. Sneary, a self-described "conservative Democrat" and too a former Matagorda Canton guess, prevailed in the primary; by Dec 31, 1997, including self-loans, Sneary had outraised Reed past $175,000 to $33,000.[11]
The Democratic Congressional Entrada Commission made the general election its "No. one challenge race in the land of Texas".[eleven] The Texas Farm Bureau endorsed Sneary and ranked Paul's agronomical tape poorly. Sneary also said that Paul's anti-government opinion left constituents inadequately represented.[eleven] Paul ran ads warning voters to be "leery of Sneary".[17] Paul defendant Sneary of voting to raise his pay by five%, increasing his estimate'due south travel upkeep by 400% in one yr, and creating more than government bureaucracy by starting a new government agency to handle a license plate fee he enacted. Sneary considered Paul'southward attack to consist of "one-half-truths and no truths", claims supported by Austin TV station KVUE;[15] his aides replied that he had actually voted to raise all canton employees' pay past 5% in a "cost of living" increase. Paul countered that he had never voted to enhance Congressional pay.[10] [xviii]
Paul won the ballot 55% to 44%, outraising his opponent past a large margin ($2.1 1000000 to $0.7 1000000).[15]
2000 [edit]
In 2000, Sneary ran against Paul again, with Paul winning lx% to 40% and raising $2.4 million to Sneary'southward $1.1 million. As in the prior two elections, the national Autonomous Political party and major unions had connected targeting Paul with heavy spending.[fifteen]
2002 [edit]
Paul was re-elected to Congress in 2002. 2 Democrats without political experience ran for the primary, but non much support from the Autonomous Party was visible. Local Democratic consultant Ed Martin criticized Paul'south frequent upkeep dissents as "180 degrees opposite from" his entrada promises to protect Social Security. Paul's free-market foundation and network of support continued its fundraising strength.[6]
2004 [edit]
Paul was re-elected to Congress in 2004 (running unopposed).
2006 [edit]
In 2006, Paul was opposed in the principal race by Cynthia Sinatra, the ex-wife of Frank Sinatra Jr., son of the legendary singer.[22] Paul won the primary handily with nearly lxxx%, though his opponent campaigned on Paul's lack of support for President George W. Bush-league.[23] Paul then won the general ballot by 20%,[24] entering his tenth term and outraising Shane Sklar $1.2 1000000 to $0.6 million.
2008 [edit]
In March 2007, Paul announced his candidacy for U.S. president. According to Texas law, Paul could run for president without having to relinquish his Congressional seat.[25] In the 2008 primary, he was opposed past Chris Peden, who informally announced his challenge on May 22, 2007. Peden, a certified public accountant, was elected to the Friendswood city council in 2005[26] with 67%, and was chosen as mayor pro tem.
The Victoria Advocate and Galveston County Daily News both endorsed Peden.[27] Paul had a larger national source of funding, while Peden raised more money from the commune, the bulk of which came from inside his own family or loans to himself.[28] Paul won 70% to 30%.[29] [30]
On November 4, 2008, Paul was reelected. The election was uncontested because the Democrats did not run a candidate.
2010 [edit]
On March 2, Ron Paul won the Republican Party nomination for re-election to the United states House. Robert Pruett and Winston Cochran from the Democratic Party faced a runoff election in April to determine which one will get the nomination, a faced a runoff election in Apr to determine which 1 volition go the nominations neither received a majority.[31] [32] Pruett won the run off election with simply 52% of the vote, and lost to Paul in the general election.[33]
2012 [edit]
On July xi, 2011, Ron Paul appear that he would not seek re-ballot to the The states House.[35] Randy Weber and Felicia Harris from the Republican Party faced a runoff election in July to make up one's mind which 1 would get the nomination, a faced a runoff election in July to determine which 1 would get the nominations neither received a bulk.[36] Weber won the run off election with 63% of the vote, and went on to win the full general election confronting Democrat Nick Lampson.[36]
2014 [edit]
Randy Weber ran for re-election in the 2022 general ballot, easily defeating his Democratic opponent Donald Brownish.
2016 [edit]
2018 [edit]
2020 [edit]
Historical district boundaries [edit]
Come across too [edit]
- List of United states congressional districts
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- ^ Bernstein, Alan (May 22, 1996). "Campaign '96 U.Due south. House: Newsletter excerpts offer ammunition to Paul'due south opponent: GOP hopeful quoted on race, crime". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 12, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2007.
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- ^ Copeland, Libby (July 9, 2006). "Congressman Paul'south Legislative Strategy? He'd Rather Say Not". Washington Mail service . Retrieved October 23, 2007.
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- ^ Taylor, Jay (March 17, 2006). "Congressman Ron Paul Talks Nigh Gold, Oil & the Economy". J. Taylor's Gold & Technology Stocks . Retrieved February fourteen, 2008.
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- ^ "Shane Sklar won't run confronting Paul in 2008". Victoria Advocate. Elections 2008. Retrieved June fourteen, 2007. [ permanent expressionless link ]
- ^ "Paul gets principal challenger". San Antonio Express-News. Archived from the original on May eleven, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
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- ^ "GOP primary only race in Firm District fourteen". Galveston Canton Daily News. February 17, 2008. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011.
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- ^ "Texas Ballot Results - Official Results". Texas Secretarial assistant of State . Retrieved November 26, 2020.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas%27s_14th_congressional_district
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