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Glen Robertson
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Mayor of Lubbock
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Glen Robertson is the former mayor of Lubbock, Texas. He served from 2012 to 2016. Before becoming mayor, Robertson was an alderman on the Ransom Canyon City Council from 2002 to 2005.[1]

Robertson was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 19th Congressional District of Texas.[2] He was defeated by Jodey Arrington in the primary runoff on May 24, 2016.[3]

Biography

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Robertson was born in Lubbock, Texas. His professional experience includes owning several small businesses and serving on the boards of the City of Lubbock Zoning Board of Adjustments and the City of Lubbock Electric Utility Board.[1]

Career

Below is a brief outline of Robertson's political career.

  • 2012-Present: Mayor Lubbock
  • 2002-2005: Ransom Canyon City Council

Elections

2016

See also: Texas' 19th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Jodey Arrington (R) defeated Mark Lawson (G) and Troy Bonar (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Arrington defeated Glen Robertson in the Republican primary runoff election on May 24, 2016. Robertson and Arrington defeated Greg Garrett, Donald May, DeRenda Warren, Don Parrish, Jason Corley, John Key and Michael Bob Starr in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, to advance to the runoff election. No Democratic candidates filed to run in the race. Incumbent Randy Neugebauer did not seek re-election.[4][5][3]

U.S. House, Texas District 19 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJodey Arrington Incumbent 86.7% 176,314
     Libertarian Troy Bonar 8.5% 17,376
     Green Mark Lawson 4.8% 9,785
Total Votes 203,475
Source: Texas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Texas District 19 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGlen Robertson 26.8% 27,868
Green check mark transparent.pngJodey Arrington 25.9% 27,013
Michael Bob Starr 21.4% 22,303
Donald May 9.2% 9,616
Greg Garrett 8% 8,309
Jason Corley 2.5% 2,558
DeRenda Warren 2.2% 2,323
Don Parrish 2.1% 2,197
John Key 1.9% 1,959
Total Votes 104,146
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 19 Republican Runoff Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJodey Arrington 53.7% 25,322
Glen Robertson 46.3% 21,832
Total Votes 47,154
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Lubbock, Texas municipal elections, 2014

In 2014, Robertson ran for re-election unopposed.

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Robertson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Secure the border, ban sanctuary cities, oppose amnesty, and enforce immigration laws.
  • Repeal and replace Obamacare with a free market solution that keeps the government out of our healthcare.
  • Repeal and replace the tax code with a simpler, fairer tax system that encourages investment and savings. Work towards a balanced budget by reducing debt and wasteful spending.
  • Shrink the federal government, ceding more rights to individual states as our founders envisioned.
  • Protect food, fiber, and fuel, realizing that our national security is at-risk if we continue to increase our dependence on foreign nations for our basic needs.
  • Provide for a strong military with a commitment to combat terrorism and ensure that better systems are in place to take care of our veterans.
  • Guard our individual liberties, private property rights, family, and faith.
  • Work to protect Social Security and Medicare benefits.
  • Promote the establishment of term limits for both the House and the Senate.
  • Protect the sanctity of life.

[6]

”
—Glen Robertson's campaign website, http://www.glenforcongress.com/issues/

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lubbock Online, "Election 2012: Municipal Candidate Q&A," April 19, 2012
  2. ↑ KCBD, "Mayor Robertson to run for Congressman Neugebauer's seat," October 13, 2015
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," May 24, 2016
  4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
  5. ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
  6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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