Gary VanDeaver

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Gary VanDeaver
Member of the TexasHouseofRepresentatives
from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2015
Children2
Residence(s) New Boston, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater East Texas State University (now East Texas A&M University)
OccupationEducator
Website garyvandeaver.com

Gary Wayne VanDeaver (born September 25, 1958) [1] is an American politician serving as the state representative for the Texas House of Representatives' 1st district, which encompasses Bowie, Cass, Lamar, Morris, and Red River counties in northeastern Texas. [2] He is a retired lifelong educator with the Avery Independent School District, Rivercrest Independent School District [3] and finally at New Boston Independent School District in New Boston, Texas, where he still resides.

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VanDeaver was first elected in 2014, and has been re-elected by his district four times, in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022. [4] He has defeated the previous incumbent, George Lavender, on three separate occasions, and has never faced opposition in a general election. He identifies as a Conservative Republican.

Background

VanDeaver was born in Grimes County south of College Station, Texas. [1] [5] [6] He grew up on a cattle ranch in Red River County outside of Clarksville TX [7]

Political Life

VanDeaver was first elected in 2014, defeating the incumbent George Lavender by 54.34%-45.66% in the 2014 Republican primary election. [8] VanDeaver faced no opposition in the 2014 general election.

VanDeaver easily defeated Lavender in a rematch in the 2016 Republican primary on March 1, 2016. [9] VanDeaver received 18,263 votes (61.93 percent) to Lavender's 11,242 (38.07 percent). [10] VanDeaver faced no opposition in the 2016 general election.

VanDeaver ran unopposed in the 2018 Republican primary. [11] VanDeaver ran unopposed in the general election held on November 6, 2018. [12]

VanDeaver ran unopposed in the 2020 Republican primary. [13] VanDeaver ran unopposed in the general election held on November 3, 2020. [14]

VanDeaver ran again in the 2022 Republican primary, once again defeating Lavender (and a third candidate, Ray Null); the margin being 62.88%-28.96% over Lavender with Null taking only 8.16%. [15] As with his previous general election races, VanDeaver again faced no opposition.

VanDeaver ran in the 2024 Republican primary against Chris Spencer and Dale Huls. VanDeaver received 45.5% of the primary vote, while Spencer garnered 43.0% and Huls received 11.4%, resulting in a runoff election. [16] In the Republican primary runoff, VanDeaver defeated Spencer with 53.5% of the vote, while Spencer received 46.5%. [17]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gary Wayne VanDeaver". search.ancestry.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Representatives, Texas House of. "Texas House of Representatives". www.house.texas.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Tallant, VanDeaver PJC Distinguished Alumni". 6 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Representatives, Texas House of. "Texas House of Representatives". www.house.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Conservative Republican Gary VanDeaver for State Representative". garyvandeaver.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Gary VanDeaver". Texarkana Business Journal. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Biography – Gary VanDeaver".
  8. ↑ "Race Summary Report. 2014 Republican Party Primary Election. 3/4/2014". Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "2016 Filed Primary Candidates". texasgop.org. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Republican primary returns". Texas Secretary of State. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ Murphy, Ryan (March 6, 2018). "Texas Primaries 2018: Full election results". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Gary VanDeaver". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  13. ↑ Astudillo, Carla (2020-03-03). "Texas primary 2020 results: Live updates from elections". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  14. ↑ "Texas 2020 election results". The Texas Tribune. 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  15. ↑ "Press". Gary VanDeaver. 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  16. ↑ "Texas election results for president, senate, Congress and more". The Texas Tribune. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  17. ↑ "Texas runoff election results: House, Senate, and more". The Texas Tribune. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
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