Jim Landtroop | |
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Member of the TexasHouseofRepresentatives from the 85th district | |
In office 2011–2013 | |
Preceded by | Joe Heflin |
Succeeded by | Ken King (district 88) |
Personal details | |
Born | James F. Landtroop Jr. January 18,1968 [1] Fort Worth,Texas |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Cathy Landtroop |
Residence | Lubbock,Texas |
James F. Landtroop Jr. (born January 18,1968) is an American politician and insurance businessman. He has previously served in the Texas House of Representatives,serving District 85 for one term in the early 2010s.
Landtroop first campaigned for the Texas House of Representatives in 2006,challenging Joe Heflin as both fought for the seat vacated by the retiring Pete Laney. [2]
In 2010,Landtroop challenged Heflin again after defeating David Andrews in a partisan primary election. [3] Landtroop won the election,garnering 62% of the vote. [4] During his first term in the House,Landtroop was named vice chairman of the rural caucus. [5]
After his first legislative term,Landtroop was redistricted in to District 88 and lost the Republican runoff to Ken King. [6] Landtroop claimed the move was Republican leadership reprimanding him for not supporting House speaker Joe Straus. [7] After that election,Landtroop and his family moved from Plainview,Texas to Lubbock,Texas. [8]
In 2015,Landtroop announced his intentions to challenge incumbent John Frullo in a House District 84 election. [9] Landtroop was defeated in the primary election. [10]
Landtroop is an insurance agent affiliated with State Farm. [11] He graduated from Keller High School,and after initially attending Texas Wesleyan University,graduated from Texas A&M University. Landtroop and his wife Cathy have three children. [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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General Election [13] | |||||
Democratic | Joe Heflin | 14,323 | 49.01% | ||
Republican | Jim Landtroop | 14,106 | 48.37% | ||
Libertarian | David K. Schumacher | 793 | 2.71% | ||
Total votes | 29,222 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Primary Election [14] | |||||
Republican | Jim Landtroop | 7,409 | 65.50% | ||
Republican | Mark Andrews | 3,902 | 35.50% | ||
Total votes | 11,311 | 100.0% | |||
General Election [15] | |||||
Republican | Jim Landtroop | 17,416 | 61.91% | ||
Democratic | Joe Heflin | 10,713 | 38.09% | ||
Total votes | 28,129 | 100.0% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Primary Election [16] | |||||
Republican | Jim Landtroop | 6,251 | 34.12% | ||
Republican | Ken King | 5,575 | 30.43% | ||
Republican | Mac Smith | 3,331 | 18.18% | ||
Republican | Gary Walker | 3.162 | 17.26% | ||
Total votes | 18,319 | 100.0% | |||
Primary Runoff Election [17] | |||||
Republican | Ken King | 7.542 | 53.98% | ||
Republican | Jim Landtroop | 6,430 | 46.02% | ||
Total votes | 13,972 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Primary Election [18] | |||||
Republican | John Frullo | 9,895 | 55.20% | ||
Republican | Jim Landtroop | 8,032 | 44.80% | ||
Total votes | 17,927 | 100.0% |
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