David Hamilton (Texas)
2022 - Present
2025
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David Hamilton is a member of the Fort Bend Independent School District in Texas, representing Position 7. He assumed office on May 16, 2022. His current term ends in 2025.
Hamilton ran for election to the Fort Bend Independent School District to represent Position 7 in Texas. He won in the general election on May 7, 2022.
Hamilton was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 27 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
Hamilton attended the University of the Ozarks where he played on the school’s basketball team. He graduated with a B.A. in political science in 2006.[2]
Hamilton has worked in banking, finance, and oil and gas prior to his career in commercial insurance.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Fort Bend Independent School District, Texas, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Fort Bend Independent School District, Position 7
David Hamilton defeated Orjanel Lewis and Shell McClue in the general election for Fort Bend Independent School District, Position 7 on May 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Hamilton (Nonpartisan) | 47.9 | 8,387 |
 | Orjanel Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 44.9 | 7,853 | |
| Shell McClue (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 1,264 | |
| Total votes: 17,504 | |||
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2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Ron Reynolds was unopposed in the Democratic primary. David Hamilton was unopposed in the Republican primary. Reynolds defeated Hamilton in the general election.[1][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Ron Reynolds Incumbent |
67% | 24,326 | |
| Republican | David Hamilton | 33% | 11,990 | |
| Total Votes | 36,316 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2014
Hamilton listed the following themes on his campaign website:[5]
- Abortion
- Excerpt: "I believe that abortion should be legal only to save the life of the mother, and government funds should be available for women in that situation who cannot afford the cost."
- Budget
- Excerpt: "[G]overnment debt should be against the law."
- Energy
- Excerpt: "We need to focus on efficient, effective regulation to promote environmental health and safety, while working with the oil and gas industry rather than attacking it as adversaries...Why has the Keystone XL pipeline not been finished yet?"
- Education
- Excerpt: "Common Core and CSCOPE prove that there are people who are intent on manipulating and indoctrinating our children."
- Immigration
- Excerpt: "We absolutely must secure our southern border."
Personal
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As of this writing, Hamilton and his wife, Katie, had two children.[6][2] They live in Missouri City, Texas.[7]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on February 11, 2022
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ David Hamilton: "Issues," accessed January 26, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on January 20, 2014
- ↑ Facebook: "David Hamilton, About," accessed January 26, 2014
