Bill Strieber

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Bill Strieber
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas at San Antonio, 1999

Personal
Birthplace
San Antonio, Texas
Religion
Evangelical Christian
Contact

Bill Strieber (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 48. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Strieber completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Bill Strieber was born in San Antonio, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1999. Strieber’s career experience includes working as a logistics manager, salesman, technician, and corporate executive.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Donna Howard defeated Bill Strieber in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Donna Howard
Donna Howard (D)
 
70.1
 
73,590
Image of Bill Strieber
Bill Strieber (R) Candidate Connection
 
29.9
 
31,382

Total votes: 104,972
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Donna Howard advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Donna Howard
Donna Howard
 
100.0
 
35,870

Total votes: 35,870
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Bill Strieber advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bill Strieber
Bill Strieber Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,467

Total votes: 6,467
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Bill Strieber completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Strieber'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 52 year old native Texan. My wife Amelia and I, having met in high school in San Antonio, will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary this summer.

We have a daughter who graduated from Regents School of Austin (where Amelia taught for many years) and is a freshman at DePaul University in Chicago studying Film Direction and Production; and a son who is a junior at Hyde Park High School. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from the University of Texas - San Antonio.

I began my college career (and my conservative political enthusiasm) at UT Austin where I worked for the Texas House of Representatives and for several political campaigns while I was in school. After landing a summer job with an environmental engineering firm, I stayed on and began working full time while I finished my degree at UTSA.

I have a diverse work history in numerous fields from Environmental Field Science, Biotech, Early-Stage Bio and Applied Technology Development, Logistics Management and Medical Device development and Quality Engineering. My positions ranged from technician, to sales, to management, to CEO.

I have previously served in Travis County as a Precinct Chair and as an election judge on several occasions. I have a passion to serve as a citizen leader and the opportunity to serve as State Representative has presented itself at a perfect time in my life.

I am looking forward to reclaiming HD-48 for the Republican Party!

  • Reverse the decline of Austin's livability.

  • Redirect state spending to fundamental government roles of infrastructure and justice.
  • Deliver a more equitable education funding system and improve the educational opportunities for our students.
After following the politics of HD 48 in West Austin for several years, and seeing that the GOP was not going to field a candidate against the incumbent in 2020, I made the decision to run. I knew before I filed, that HD 48 was going to be a hard battle, but I chose to step in to face that battle regardless of the odds. I will work to reduce reliance on federal spending and increase the influence of the state government in areas where the federal government has over-reached. I will represent the citizens of my district following a philosophy of limited government, liberty and freedom. Once elected, I will not be an advocate for government leading the people; I will be an advocate for the individuals who I will serve.
Winston Churchill. He was lambasted for his views on foreign policy up until the time he was asked to implement his views to help save western civilization. When you know you are right, stick to your views and advocate for them with great vigor. Do not capitulate to the masses if you are certain they are in error.
I fight for what I think is right, but am open-minded enough to listen to other perspectives.
An elected official must advocate for the liberty and freedom of the constituents. The government should be limited to strictly defined roles of providing society with things individuals or groups of individuals cannot provide for themselves: Infrastructure, Defense and Justice, with very little exception to those roles.
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand. Profoundly influential in showing how statism creeps into and ruins society. Not just fiction, but a story told by the author whom lived through it. And her experiences can be seen being repeated.
The main differences between the two chambers in the Texas legislature are that the Senate confirms appointments made by the governor; a Senator's term is 4 years, while a Representative's is 2 years; and the smaller number of Senators each represent a larger number of constituents. One difference that may make a considerable difference in the near future is the Texas House can appoint 3 of the 5 delegates to an Article V convention whereas the Senate can only appoint 2 delegates.
I think it is beneficial to have citizens from all walks of life represent their constituents properly. History has shown, with few exceptions, that the more experienced one becomes at politics, the more they advocate for themselves and for the bureaucracies.
Maintaining sovereignty as a state against federal encroachment, maintaining adequate infrastructure growth rates to stay ahead of the state's population growth, localizing education decisions to the lowest levels of government authority, and reducing spending as much as possible.

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 29, 2019


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