2022
In 2021,Luttrell filed to run as a Republican for Texas's 8th congressional district in the 2022 election to succeed retiring incumbent Kevin Brady. [10]
During his campaign,Luttrell was supported by Rick Perry, [16] Congressman Dan Crenshaw (also a former Navy SEAL),House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy,Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, [17] the Congressional Leadership Fund, [18] [19] and the American Patriots PAC,which was founded by McCarthy allies. [20] He garnered some name recognition from his brother Marcus,a veteran and the author of the memoir Lone Survivor . In total,there were 11 candidates in the Republican primary, [21] but Luttrell and Christian Collins,a conservative activist,were identified as the primary contenders since they both received significant political endorsements. [22] Collins was supported by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz,the House Freedom action fund,and avid Trump supporters such as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Madison Cawthorn. [23] [24] The Texas Tribune described the race as "a tense proxy war,with some of the best-known Republicans in Texas—and the country—split between two of the leading candidates." [24] [25] Luttrell has expressed support for Trump, [26] but he did request and receive campaign funds from a political PAC run by Adam Kinzinger,a major critic of Trump. [27] Luttrell and Collins ran on similar issues—securing the border,gun rights,and restricting abortion [24] —but Collins attempted to portray himself as the more pro-Trump candidate,accusing Luttrell of "lining up with the establishment". [24] [28] Donald Trump did not make an endorsement in the race. [28]
Luttrell won the Republican primary with 52.2% of the vote,avoiding a runoff with Collins,who placed second with 22%. [29] [30] The Democratic nominee in the general election was Laura Jones,the former Democratic Party chair of San Jacinto County. [28] Luttrell joined a lawsuit with several other congressional Republican candidates to remove Libertarian Party candidates,who are often perceived as threatening to Republican chances in tight elections,from the ballot. [31] FiveThirtyEight rated Luttrell "very likely" to win the election. [32] He was endorsed by the editorial board of the Houston Chronicle . [33] On November 8,2022,Luttrell defeated Jones in the general election by 68% to 31%. [34]
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