Tiffany Drake
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Tiffany Drake (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 62. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Drake completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tiffany Drake's career experience includes working as a nurse. She has been affiliated with Powered by People.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Shelley Luther defeated Tiffany Drake in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shelley Luther (R) | 77.7 | 66,959 |
 | Tiffany Drake (D)  | 22.3 | 19,195 | |
| Total votes: 86,154 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Tiffany Drake advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tiffany Drake | 100.0 | 2,502 |
| Total votes: 2,502 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Shelley Luther defeated incumbent Reggie Smith in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelley Luther | 53.4 | 16,971 |
 | Reggie Smith | 46.6 | 14,803 | |
| Total votes: 31,774 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Drake in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tiffany Drake completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Drake's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Tiffany grew up in Denison, graduating from Denison High School. She went on to Grayson College, where she earned a degree in nursing, sparking her passion for healthcare and improving the lives of others. She has been in several roles as a nurse, including ICU Nurse, Rehabilitation, and Case Management.
As a Chickasaw tribal member, Tiffany appreciates the diverse tapestry of culture and will work hard to represent all people of District 62 regardless of background, identity, income, or any other factor.
She enjoys sewing and Yoga. A Mom of three, Tiffany now resides in rural Grayson County near Sadler.
- Women's right to bodily autonomy and to direct their own destiny, free of politicians deciding her life for her.
- Common sense firearm reform with Universal Background Checks, 3 day cooling off periods for gun purchases, and registration and insurance for weapons of war, such as semi-automatic rifles.
- Support for public education.
A woman's right to direct her own destiny without politician interference.
LGBTQ rights to live their lives free of attack from politicians.
Medicaid expansion.
Support public education.
Aggressive climate initiatives.
Voting rights and fair election regulations.
Worker's rights and unions.
Remove marijuana from the Scheduled Substances list.
Alexandria Ortega Cortez
Strong fighter for our party's platform
Supreme Inequality- Adam Cohen
A comprehensive understanding of government, how it works, and what it means to govern for all people, free of fascist ideology.
I've lived the life of the common man and want to restore Texas to a land for the people.
Carefully examine every bill and vote our progressive values. In the immediate future, we need to focus on filling the legislature with progressive minded representatives .
The restoration of the civil rights of women, LGBTQ, and POC that have been trampled on.
Bringing down the Berlin Wall, I was a young teenager.
The Robin Hood Act signed into law by Gov. Ann Richards
Donut Palace donut cafe, 1/2 year
A Brief History of Time
I love science!
This Land is Your Land
A shared belief in a duty for beneficence for all people, whoever they are.
Retaining public education, restoring women's individual right to bodily autonomy, protecting LGBTQ people from the government.
Absolutely. A relationship must be built to have open, comprehensive and thoughtful discussion about the issues that matter.
Governor Ann Richards
I love Texas and have no plans to leave to work in Washington at this time.
Kate Cox was a young mother who wanted her baby. The fetus was found to have a fatal anomaly. She sought relief and protection from Texas courts, who granted the relief, only to be overturned by the actions of AG Ken Paxton.
Compromise is necessary for many areas, but I cannot compromise on civil rights issues.
Women's Protection Act
none at this time
Health and Human Services
Elections
Public education
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 18, 2024
