Janet Dudding

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Janet Dudding

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Janet Dudding (Democratic Party) ran for election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

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

Biography

Janet Dudding earned a B.S. in business administration from the University of Southern Mississippi and an M.B.A. from Millsaps College. Dudding's career experience includes working as a governmental auditor, an accountant, and an investigator.

Elections

2022

See also: Texas Comptroller election, 2022

General election

General election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Glenn Hegar defeated Janet Dudding and V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza in the general election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Hegar (R)	56.4	4,496,319
		Janet Dudding (D)	40.9	3,265,069
	Submit photo	V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza (L)	2.7	212,205

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,973,593
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Berlanga (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Janet Dudding defeated Angel Vega in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet Dudding	61.4	292,069
		Angel Vega	38.6	183,533

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 475,602
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Janet Dudding and Angel Vega advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tim Mahoney in the Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet Dudding	46.3	454,338
✔		Angel Vega	34.5	338,877
		Tim Mahoney	19.2	188,250

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 981,465
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Glenn Hegar defeated Mark Goloby in the Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Hegar	81.7	1,386,782
		Mark Goloby	18.3	310,829

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,697,611
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on April 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza (L)

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Endorsements

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

2020

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 14

Incumbent John Raney defeated Janet Dudding in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Raney (R)	57.5	35,922
		Janet Dudding (D)	42.5	26,520

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,442
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14

Janet Dudding defeated Raza Rahman in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet Dudding	65.5	5,901
		Raza Rahman	34.5	3,114

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,015
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14

Incumbent John Raney advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Raney	100.0	11,139

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Janet Dudding completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dudding'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’m a Certified Public Accountant, independent and ethical. But I’m a different kind of CPA.

My first job out of school, working for State Auditor Ray Mabus, investigated allegations that elected officials had embezzled money or taken kickbacks. I’ve spent my adult life auditing, accounting for, administering and even investigating state and local government - holding government and governmental officials accountable.

As a single mother, averaging 20 hrs/semester, I put myself through college to earn my accounting degree. I know what it’s like to struggle to make ends meet and stretch a dollar. As Comptroller - the state’s accountant - I’ll look out for us, the taxpayer, and our tax dollars.

I value good health. Both my husband and I are alive today because we had access to healthcare. We can ensure millions of adult Texans have that access while paying less taxes than we’re spending now by denying coverage.

As a Katrina survivor, climate change is personal to me. Leaking methane speeds that climate change. We spend billions of dollars on climate-disasters and even more in human suffering. The Comptroller is charged with reducing green-house gases like methane. Let’s capture methane vaper and use that energy to fuel production.

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?

• Expand broadband internet across Texas and look at ways to do it that will generate revenue for local government, while keep the service affordable..
• Legalize recreational cannabis for adult use, creating $billions in new revenue for mental health, teacher’s healthcare and social security.
• Clamp down on corporate tax giveaways and property tax appraisals.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As a Hurricane Katrina survivor, climate change is personal to me. Hurricanes happen, but that 32’ storm surge is not normal. Climate-caused disasters are costing us billions in damages and even more in human suffering. Methane is a leading cause of climate change. Texas leads the nation in methane emissions.

My husband and I moved to Texas a year after Katrina’s landfall to join the Texas A&M community, a top-tier research institution. Texas leads the nation in energy – we have the know-how to lead the nation in green initiatives.

The Comptroller is charged in statute with reducing greenhouse gas emissions, like methane. The Comptroller is the state’s accountant and oversees procurement. I’d like to work with stakeholders to cap methane leaking on state-owned land. That methane vapor is energy that can be capped to fuel production onsite.

Both my husband and I are alive today because we had access to healthcare. Texas leads the nation uninsured people – Texas doesn’t extend Medicaid coverage to any adult Texan unless they are pregnant, disabled, or elderly and very low income. For over a decade, we’ve been told that we could not afford to extend coverage. The fact of the matter is that Texas spends $100 million MORE to DENY coverage than it would to extend comprehensive mental health and physical healthcare coverage to 1.4 million Texans.

The Comptroller oversees broadband. I’d like to dialog with local government leaders about providing broadband as a utility.

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Campaign website

Dudding's campaign website stated the following:

“	Legalize/Decriminalize adult-use recreational cannabis Texas needs a new revenue stream to reduce property tax, fund education, health (& mental health) care, and public safety. A growing number of states are bringing in revenue by legalizing cannabis for adult recreational use. The industry is mature enough to have established best practices, which should be incorporated. Conservative estimates indicate $1 billion in new state revenue would be realized from legalization. The key is stipulating what % of that money funds public education, etc. in the enabling legislation. Decriminalization saves the state $300 million in criminal justice costs and saves local property taxes. Licensing fees from the different areas of the cannabis industry is sufficient to fund enforcement. Distributing licenses for the new businesses should formally consider which communities have been most harmed by the decades-long marijuana incarceration protocol and the resulting impact of felony marijuana convictions on housing, jobs and families. Reduce methane emissions on state-owned land. As a Katrina survivor who’s been married to a scientist for almost 30 years, Climate Change is very real and personal to me. The Comptroller is charged with reducing greenhouse gases like methane, a leading cause of climate change. The Comptroller oversees procurement. The Comptroller also has rule-making authority, which then becomes part of statute. Working with other agencies, as outlined in statute, and stakeholders, we can capture that vapor - which is energy - to cut methane emissions on Texas' vast state-owned lands. Doing nothing about methane is costing us billions of dollars with each climate emergency disaster. Broadband internet is a utility. Help bring broadband and its revenue stream to rural Texas. Broadband internet expansion is now a fuction of the Comptroller's Office and I applaud the work started. I would like to explore local broadband as a utility fund of local governments to keep costs down, provide reliable service and provide a revenue stream to rural local governments. Texans save $100 million by expanding comprehensive mental and physical health care For over a decade, the public has been told that "Texas cannot afford" to expand Medicaid to 1.4 million adult Texans. The fact of the matter is that Texas is spending MORE to offer less. We're spending $100 million dollars more in state tax dollars to deny coverage than we would to expand comprehensive mental health care and physical health care to adult Texans who qualify under the federal regulations. To compound this, we in Texas are spending our property taxes for critical indigent healthcare. I will use the Comptroller's bully pulpit to point out that we get a lot more bang for our buck by expanding comprehensive mental health and comprehensive physical health care to the 1.4+ million Texans who qualify for Medicaid under the federal guidelines. Expanding Medicaid expands our economy by adding $45 billion in gross product, $29.4 billion in personal income while adding a half a million jobs. Property tax Appraisals The Comptroller plays a part in appraisal district property appraisals. Under the guise of "Property Tax Assistance," the Comptroller audits appraisal district values. Many times, when the Comptroller comes up with a higher value, the appraisal district complies by raising its value. Higher appraised values * tax rate = higher taxes. I am very concerned about the current Comptroller using their rule-making authority to hide compliance details on property tax corporate giveaways. Public School Teachers Public schools provide every child equal opportunity. High quality teachers are the backbone of an excellent education and we need to recruit and retain the best and the brightest. With COVID-19, our teachers taught virtually over the internet. Our children need access to virtual learning through broadband internet infrastructure. Our schools must continue to prioritize safety for our teachers and our children. We all saw first-hand the impact of our public schools systems during the first weeks and months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools stepped up to continue feeding our children and providing for our communities in ways that many of us were unaware of. The state must make good on promises made. We must protect our schools from state funding cuts. Our teachers deserve an equitable compensation package, including retirement options. Not many realize that only a handful of Texas public schools participate in social security, leaving our teachers to retire on TRS (Teacher’s Retirement System) with out social security benefits. That TRS retirement is a flat amount that has not seen a COLA (cost of living adjustment) in decades. We consolidate our teachers’ insurance, yet price out a retiree-only package instead of spreading the risk and the price for all teachers. We can do better.	”
—Janet Dudding's campaign website (2022)

2020

Janet Dudding completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dudding'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.

Janet Dudding is a CPA who began her career with the Office of the State Auditor investigating allegations that elected and governmental officials had embezzled taxpayer money or had taken kickbacks. As a single mother, she earned her BS-Accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi and her MBA from Millsaps College.

Janet's Texas roots run deep through her grandmother, a first-generation Texan born in El Campo over 125 years ago.

After suffering devastating losses in Bay St. Louis-Waveland, MS during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, she and James, her husband of almost 30 years, relocated to Bryan-College Station. James joined Texas A&M University's Department of Civil Engineering faculty and Janet worked for the City of College Station as their Budget Manager then as their Asst. Director of Finance. She returned to Waveland when she answered their crisis call for financial help. Within 2 years, she helped Waveland earn a clean audit opinion, build cash reserves and re-hire their workforce before returning to Bryan-College Station. Upon her return, she began her work with Texas A&M University. Janet took early retirement to run for office.

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?

• Healthy People
• Healthy Planet
• Healthy Wages

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As a CPA with 35 years of experience in governmental accounting, I built my career keeping governments accountable to people -- not corporate special interests. I am passionate about transparent responsive government and state/local coordination.

A close member of my family is a cancer survivor. I am passionate about access to affordable healthcare. We need laws that value our life - our health and our ability to provide for our loved ones. Texas no longer has to choose to be ranked among the nation's worst in health care coverage and maternal mortality. We can expand pregnant female's eligibility to 12 months after giving birth to address maternal mortality. We can (expand Medicaid) move our Medicaid ceiling from ~15% of the federal poverty rate to 135% for 10 cents on the dollar. Covering adult Texans will help save our rural hospitals, too.

As a Katrina survivor who's been married to a scientist for almost 30 years, Climate Change is personal to me and an area I am passionate about. We need to green the grid, electrify transportation and clean up existing industries. Together, we can still turn this around - and create good-paying jobs. Wind and solar installer jobs require a high school diploma and pay a living wage.

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