Vonciel Jones Hill

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Vonciel Jones Hill was a member of the Dallas City Council in Texas, representing District 3. Hill assumed office in 2007. Hill left office in 2015.

Hill (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 30th Congressional District. Hill lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.

Biography

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Hill obtained a B.A. in English and history from the University of Texas, Austin, an M.A. in history from Rice University, an M.S. in library science from Atlanta University, an M.Div. from Southern Methodist University, and a J.D. from the University of Texas, Austin. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney and owning her own private practice.^[1] Hill is also a former member of the Dallas City Council in Texas, representing District 3 from 2007 to 2015.^[1]^[2]

2022 battleground election

See also: Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Democratic primary)

Jasmine Crockett and Jane Hamilton were the top two finishers in the Democratic Party primary election for Texas' 30th Congressional District on March 1, 2022. Crockett received 48.5% of the vote, followed by Hamilton with 17% of the vote. No other candidate received more than 10% of the vote. Because no candidate won 50% of the vote, Crockett and Hamilton advanced to a runoff election on May 24.

Incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) , who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1992, did not seek re-election. The Cook Political Report and other outlets rated the 30th district Solid Democratic. Media attention focused on Crockett, Hamilton, and Jessica Mason.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Crockett represented Texas House District 100 since January 2021 and was among the Texas House members who left the state in protest of SB1, which made a series of changes to Texas' election administration laws. “There’s a number of people who will most likely enter this race. There are none that I believe will enter this race that have been battle tested like I have this session," Crockett said.^[6] She said she supported "Economic recovery that includes all, fair district maps, expanding healthcare and access to the ballot box, lowering property taxes, and reforming the criminal justice and policing systems."^[7] Johnson and a number of Texas state representatives endorsed Crockett.

Hamilton served as an adviser on Pres. Joe Biden's (D) Texas campaign in 2020 and worked as an online program manager. She emphasized her local support, saying, "There is no other candidate in this race that has such broad support throughout the district" and the race would be "determined by the candidate who works the hardest and gets out their supporters. And I’m experienced doing just that.”^[3] Hamilton said she supported criminal justice reform, expanding access to healthcare, and "Voters Rights legislation which prohibits States from disenfranchising people of color."^[8] Hamilton's endorsers included U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D), Texas State Rep. Chris Turner (D), State Sen. Beverly Powell (D), and several local officials.

Mason is a Navy veteran and worked as a legislative staffer in the Virginia General Assembly and as a community outreach coordinator. She described herself as "the only progressive, the only democratic socialist in this race," and said "the establishment has purposefully kept economic opportunity away from underserved communities."^[4] Mason said she supported universal healthcare and "ending cash bail, legalizing marijuana and expunging past convictions, and ensuring formerly incarcerated individuals have the right to vote and have job opportunities upon release."^[9] Former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner (D) and former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson (D) endorsed Mason.

Barbara Mallory Caraway, Arthur Dixon, Vonciel Jones Hill, Keisha Lankford, Abel Mulugheta, and Roy Williams Jr. also ran.

Jasmine Crockett (D), Arthur Dixon (D), Jane Hamilton (D), Keisha Lankford (D), Zachariah Manning (D), and Abel Mulugheta (D) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. To read those survey responses, click here.

Elections

2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 30

Jasmine Crockett defeated James Rodgers, Zachariah Manning, Phil Gray, and Debbie Walker in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 30 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jasmine Crockett (D)	74.7	134,876
	James Rodgers (R)	21.7	39,209
	Zachariah Manning (Independent)	2.1	3,820
	Phil Gray (L)	1.0	1,870
	Debbie Walker (Independent) (Write-in)	0.4	738

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 180,513
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Eric Williams (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30

Jasmine Crockett defeated Jane Hamilton in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30 on May 24, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jasmine Crockett	60.6	17,462
	Jane Hamilton	39.4	11,369

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,831
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30

James Rodgers defeated James Harris in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 30 on May 24, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	James Rodgers	56.9	3,090
	James Harris	43.1	2,339

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,429
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 30

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 1, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jasmine Crockett	48.5	26,798
✔	Jane Hamilton	17.1	9,436
	Keisha Lankford	7.8	4,323
	Barbara Mallory Caraway	7.7	4,277
	Abel Mulugheta	5.9	3,284
	Roy Williams Jr.	5.0	2,746
	Vonciel Jones Hill	3.4	1,886
	Jessica Mason	3.4	1,858
	Arthur Dixon	1.2	677

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,285
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Zachariah Manning (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 30

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 1, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	James Harris	32.9	3,952
✔	James Rodgers	31.3	3,754
	Kelvin Goodwin-Castillo	16.8	2,023
	Lizbeth Diaz	11.8	1,416
	Dakinya Jefferson	5.9	703
	Angeigh Roc'ellerpitts	1.3	160

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,008
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 30

Phil Gray advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 19, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Phil Gray (L)

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Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[10] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[11] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Barbara Mallory Caraway	Democratic Party	$35,372	$34,545	$900	As of December 31, 2022
Jasmine Crockett	Democratic Party	$970,009	$817,159	$152,849	As of December 31, 2022
Arthur Dixon	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Jane Hamilton	Democratic Party	$705,218	$705,218	$0	As of June 30, 2022
Vonciel Jones Hill	Democratic Party	$36,438	$35,709	$2,286	As of December 31, 2022
Keisha Lankford	Democratic Party	$48,484	$22,840	$21,782	As of February 9, 2022
Jessica Mason	Democratic Party	$290,024	$290,024	$0	As of March 31, 2022
Abel Mulugheta	Democratic Party	$375,478	$375,478	$0	As of March 31, 2022
Roy Williams Jr.	Democratic Party	$0	$10,994	$-10,994	As of February 9, 2022
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.^[12]^[13]^[14]

If available, links to satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. Any satellite spending reported in other resources is displayed in a table. This table may not represent the actual total amount spent by satellite groups in the election. Satellite spending for which specific amounts, dates, or purposes are not reported are marked "N/A." To help us complete this information, or to notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.

By candidate	By election
Barbara Mallory Caraway Jasmine Crockett Arthur Dixon Jane Hamilton Vonciel Jones Hill Keisha Lankford Jessica Mason Abel Mulugheta Roy Williams Jr.	Texas' 30th Congressional District Election Federal Election Commission Texas' 30th Congressional District Election

Endorsements

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