Dawnna Dukes
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Dawnna Dukes (Democratic Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 46. Dukes assumed office in 1995. Dukes left office on January 8, 2019.
Dukes (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 46. Dukes lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.
Dukes was indicted on 15 charges (13 felony corruption charges and two misdemeanors) by a grand jury on January 18, 2017. Dukes turned herself in, but was released on bond. She announced that she would be pleading not guilty to all charges. She also announced plans to continue representing District 46.[1] The charges against her were later dropped.[2]
On September 26, 2016, Dukes announced her resignation from the state House to deal with medical issues related to a 2013 car crash. Her resignation was effective January 10, 2017, but days before her resignation became official she decided to serve another term.[3][4]
Biography
Dukes graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in psychology. When she served in the state House, she was the owner and business consultant for DM Dukes and Associates, Incorporated. She previously worked as a criminal justice facilities planner from 1987 to 1993.
Dukes has served as a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Beta Psi Omega Graduate Chapter, Atlanta Council of Young Political Leaders, Flemming Fellowship Program, Center for Policy Alternative, Leadership Austin, and The Links, Incorporated, Austin Chapter. Dukes served as political director of the 1996 Texas Clinton/Gore Campaign.[5]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Dukes served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Culture, Recreation, & Tourism, Vice-Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Dukes served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Culture, Recreation, & Tourism, Vice chair |
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dukes served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Culture, Recreation, & Tourism |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 46
Sheryl Cole defeated Gabriel Nila and Kevin Ludlow in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 46 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheryl Cole (D) | 82.2 | 46,893 |
 | Gabriel Nila (R) | 14.9 | 8,525 | |
 | Kevin Ludlow (L) | 2.8 | 1,608 | |
| Total votes: 57,026 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 46
Sheryl Cole defeated Jose Vela in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 46 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheryl Cole | 50.9 | 4,967 |
 | Jose Vela | 49.1 | 4,794 | |
| Total votes: 9,761 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 46
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 46 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jose Vela | 39.6 | 6,209 |
| ✔ | | Sheryl Cole | 38.2 | 6,000 |
 | Dawnna Dukes | 10.2 | 1,595 | |
 | Ana Cortez | 8.1 | 1,275 | |
| Casey McKinney | 2.0 | 312 | |
| Warren Baker | 1.9 | 300 | |
| Total votes: 15,691 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 46
Gabriel Nila advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 46 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gabriel Nila | 100.0 | 1,609 |
| Total votes: 1,609 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[6]
Incumbent Dawnna Dukes defeated Gabriel Nila, Kevin Ludlow and Adam Michael Greely in the Texas House of Representatives District 46 general election.[7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 46 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dawnna Dukes Incumbent |
70.29% | 37,457 | |
| Republican | Gabriel Nila | 19.16% | 10,209 | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Ludlow | 6.46% | 3,445 | |
| Green | Adam Michael Greely | 4.09% | 2,178 | |
| Total Votes | 53,289 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Dawnna Dukes ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 46 Democratic Primary.[8][9]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 46 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Dawnna Dukes Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Gabriel Nila ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 46 Republican Primary.[8][9]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 46 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Gabriel Nila (unopposed) | |
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 Dawnna Dukes was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Dukes defeated Kevin Ludlow (L) in the general election.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dawnna Dukes Incumbent |
84% | 23,959 | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Ludlow | 16% | 4,552 | |
| Total Votes | 28,511 | |||
2012
Dukes ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 46. Dukes ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and defeated Andy Fernandez (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dawnna Dukes Incumbent |
86.5% | 35,560 | |
| Libertarian | Andy Fernandez | 13.5% | 5,572 | |
| Total Votes | 41,132 | |||
2010
Dukes won re-election in District 46. She was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and defeated Libertarian George Emery in the November 2 general election.[13]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 46 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dawnna Dukes (D)
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18,430 | 84.18% | ||
| George Emery (L) | 3,462 | 15.81% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Dukes won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 46th District, defeating Allen Hacker (L). Dukes received 34,353 votes in the election while Hacker received 5,351 votes.[13] Dukes raised $433,659 for her campaign.[14]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 46 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dawnna Dukes (D)
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34,353 | 86.52% | ||
| Allen Hacker (L) | 5,351 | 13.47% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2018
In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[15] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[16]
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2012
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2011
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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[16]
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Personal
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Dukes has one child.
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas House of Representatives Committees
- Texas Joint Committees
- Texas state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Texas Legislature website
- Dawnna Dukes' campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Freedom Speaks profile (Archive)
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 46 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Dawnna Dukes on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ My Statesman, "Rep. Dawnna Dukes indicted on 15 charges, booked at county courthouse," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "38 Texas legislative primary races to watch," February 20, 2018
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "After announcing resignation, Dawnna Dukes confirms plans to serve another term," accessed January 10, 2017
- ↑ Statesman, "Texas Rangers delivered Dawnna Dukes report to prosecutors last week," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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Texas House District 46 1995–2019 |
Succeeded by Sheryl Cole (D) |
