Cathy Stryker

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Cathy Stryker

Republican Party

Prior offices

Texas 224th District Court

Successor: Marisa Flores

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Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Associate

Finger Lakes Community College, 1986

Bachelor's

Cornell University, 1989

Law

Villanova University School of Law, 1993

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Cathy Stryker (Republican Party) was a judge of the Texas 224th District Court. She assumed office in 2010. She left office on December 31, 2022.

Stryker (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 224th District Court. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Stryker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Cathy Stryker earned an associate degree from Finger Lakes Community College in 1986. She earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1989 and a J.D. from Villanova University in 1993.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Texas 224th District Court

Marisa Flores defeated incumbent Cathy Stryker in the general election for Texas 224th District Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marisa Flores (D)	56.0	291,566
		Cathy Stryker (R)	44.0	229,245

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 520,811
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 224th District Court

Marisa Flores defeated Milton Fagin in the Democratic primary for Texas 224th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marisa Flores	85.4	73,833
		Milton Fagin	14.6	12,589

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,422
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 224th District Court

Incumbent Cathy Stryker advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 224th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cathy Stryker	100.0	66,321

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Endorsements

To view Stryker's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.

2018

General election

General election for Texas 224th District Court

Incumbent Cathy Stryker won election in the general election for Texas 224th District Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cathy Stryker (R)	100.0	305,402

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 305,402
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 224th District Court

Incumbent Cathy Stryker advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 224th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cathy Stryker	100.0	50,496

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,496
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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Stryker ran for re-election to the 224th District Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She defeated Lauro Bustamante in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 55.4 percent of the vote.  

2010

Stryker defeated Gloria Saldaña in the general election for the 224th District Court, winning 53.55 percent of the vote.

See also: Texas district court judicial elections, 2010

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Cathy Stryker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stryker's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a mother and a wife. I have been a Judge for nearly 12 years and a lawyer for 29 years. My commitment to Bexar County is to follow the law, work hard and treat all litigants and attorneys with dignity and respect. As a trial attorney I had extensive trial experience, which has been invaluable to me on the bench. I am also a credentialed mediator and spent 5 years volunteering my free time mediating cases for our community prior to taking the bench. Since becoming the Judge of the 22th District Court, I have been invited by the Texas Supreme Court to be a member of its Advisory Committee to help shape future rules and procedures of courts statewide. I am also the Chair of the statewide committee for court reporter licensure. I am the Chair of the Bexar County Civil Courts Committee which has worked hard throughout the pandemic and beyond to keep our courts working for our community. I was also appointed as a Multi District Litigation Judge for four years over seeing oil and gas litigation for multiple counties in South Texas.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I will continue to work hard, follow the law and give the family law matters the time and attention that they deserve.
• I am a trusted, compassionate and experienced judge. Bexar County needs as many experienced judges as we can get on the bench to continue to work on backlog of cases created by the pandemic.
• The civil district courts make some of the most important decisions in a person's life, including family matters, property, injury and contracts. These positions should not be partisan politics. Our community deserves experienced, ethical and knowledgeable attorneys/judges in these positions.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about the law and its equal application to everyone. It should not matter what your party affiliation is, what your gender is, what your occupation is or your social or wealth status. Everyone should be treated fairly and equally in our judicial system. .

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Education

Stryker earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1989. She went on to earn her J.D. from Villanova University in 1993.

Career

• 2011-Present: Judge, Texas District 224 (Elected)
• 2005-2010: Attorney, McClenahan, Anderson & Stryker, PLLC
• 1996-2005: Associate (Partner in 2002), Bal & Weed, P.C.
• 1993-1996: Associate, Stradley, Ronan, Stevens & Young

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