Larry Phillips (Texas)
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Larry Phillips is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 62. He was first elected to the chamber in a special election in January 2003, and he resigned effective April 30, 2018.[1]
Biography
Phillips received his J.D. from the University of Houston and B.B.A. from Baylor University.[2]
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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| • Insurance, Chair |
| • Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Phillips served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Homeland Security & Public Safety, Chair |
| • Transportation |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Phillips served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • General Investigating & Ethics |
| • Investments & Financial Services |
| • Transportation, Chair |
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Phillips served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Border & Intergovernmental Affairs |
| • General Investigating & Ethics |
| • Redistricting |
| • Transportation, Chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
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.[3]
Incumbent Larry Phillips ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 62 general election.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 62 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Larry Phillips Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 50,076 | |
| Total Votes | 50,076 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Larry Phillips ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 62 Republican Primary.[5][6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 62 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Larry Phillips Incumbent (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 Larry Phillips was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]
2012
Phillips won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 62. Phillips was unopposed in the May 29 primary and defeated Eristeo Perez (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Larry Phillips Incumbent |
75.7% | 40,219 | |
| Democratic | Eristeo Perez | 24.3% | 12,928 | |
| Total Votes | 53,147 | |||
2010
Phillips won re-election in District 62. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and defeated Libertarian Kenneth Myers in the November 2 general election.[10]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 62 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Larry Phillips (R)
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26,133 | 87.72% | ||
| Kenneth Myers (L) | 3,657 | 12.27% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Phillips won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 62nd District, defeating Peter Veeck (D). Phillips received 37,588 votes in the election while Veeck received 17,365 votes.[10] Phillips raised $107,784 for his campaign.[11]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 62 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Larry Phillips (R)
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37,588 | 68.40% | ||
| Peter Veeck (D) | 17,365 | 31.59% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
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.[12] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[13]
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2012
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In 2012, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
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.[13]
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Larry Phillips | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | District-level delegate |
| Congressional district: | 30 |
| State: | Texas |
| Bound to: | Ted Cruz |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Phillips was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Texas. Phillips was one of 104 delegates from Texas bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[14] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.
Delegate rules
At-large delegates from Texas to the national convention were selected by a state nominations committee and approved by the Texas State GOP Convention in May 2016. District-level delegates were elected by congressional districts at the state convention and then approved by the convention as a whole. At the national convention, all delegates were bound on the first ballot unless their candidate withdrew from the race or released his or her delegates. A delegate remained bound on the second ballot if his or her candidate received at least 20 percent of the total vote on the first ballot. On the third and subsequent ballots, all delegates were to become unbound.
Texas primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Texas, 2016
| Texas Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 1.2% | 35,420 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 4.2% | 117,969 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 3,448 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz |
43.8% | 1,241,118 | 104 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 3,247 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0.1% | 1,706 | 0 | |
| Elizabeth Gray | 0.2% | 5,449 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 6,226 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 4.2% | 120,473 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 8,000 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 17.7% | 503,055 | 3 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 2,006 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump | 26.8% | 758,762 | 48 | |
| Other | 1% | 29,609 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,836,488 | 155 | ||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Texas had 155 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 108 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 36 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the primary vote in a district in order to be eligible to receive any of that district's delegates. If only one candidate met the 20 percent threshold in a district, he or she won all of the district's delegates. If two candidates met this threshold, the first place finisher received two of the district's delegates; the second place finisher received the remaining delegate. If no candidate won 20 percent of the vote, the top three finishers in a district each received one of the district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all of the district's delegates.[15][16]
Of the remaining 47 delegates, 44 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. If only one candidate broke the 20 percent threshold, the second place finisher still received a portion of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[15][16]
See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives Committees
- Texas Joint Committees
- Texas state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 62 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
Footnotes
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Rep. Larry Phillips to step down from the Texas House on Monday," April 27, 2018
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 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
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ Texas GOP, "National Convention," May 19, 2016
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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Texas House District 62 2003–2018 |
Succeeded by Reggie Smith (R) |
