} Texas state Rep. Michelle Beckley on Tuesday announced that shes challenging incumbent Republican Beth Van Duyne for Congress. More neutral language such as foreign or international law has since been used in recent iterations of these bills, including one that later passed in Oklahoma. } position: relative; flex-direction: column; My role working for the community will change, but I'm not saying goodbye at all, she told The Morning News when she announced she wasnt seeking a third term. margin-right: 12px; .results_text { In announcing her plans to not seek a third term as mayor, Van Duyne credited herself with pushing through a half-penny tax cut and bringing new businesses to Irving, including the headquarters of 7-Eleven, according to media reports. padding-bottom: 8px; font-size: 90%; color: #0645ad; @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { 04 Mar 2023 02:01:53 .non_result_row th { Beckley unveiled her plans in a video filmed inside a hotel room in the nations capital, where state House Democrats fled earlier this month to break quorum in protest of Republicans priority elections bill. font-weight: 200; margin-top: 5px; Low near 50F. Ballotpedia features 395,557 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. The table below displays the partisan composition of Texas' congressional delegation as of November 2022. margin-bottom: 0px; } Texas presidential election results (1900-2020), The table below details demographic data in Texas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019. } It is one of the nine districts that voted for President Joe Biden in 2020 while being held by a Republican. Operations: Meghann Olshefski Mandy Morris Kelly Rindfleisch Van Duynes supporters expect shell bring her brand of outspoken conservative fire with her to the Capitol. } } } text-align: left; width: 90%; } Incumbent Beth Van Duyne advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 24. In the video, Beckley contrasted her commitment to the voting rights battle with Van Duynes vote earlier this year to object to the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania. Six districts were open, meaning no incumbent filed to run. } Gay, 36, spent 13 years in the Marine Corps as an intelligence officer before being medically discharged last year and said the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was a call to action. He cited the riots and ongoing GOP-led efforts to impose voting restrictions in several states as the major impetus behind his campaign. juan.betancourt@dentonrc.com, Beth Maries has churned up a new flavor, North of Ordinary, to represent Denton, By John Fields height: 22px; An amendment specifically targeting Sharia law that passed in Oklahoma was overturnedbya federal court in 2013 after it was found to be unconstitutional. } Van Duyne has not commented on Beckleys challenge. What makes Van Duyne so formidable and such a potential threat to Democrats in the future is that she has managed to win the admiration of the Trump base while bolstering the GOPs appeal to the constituency that he repelled: suburban women. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. The boundaries for her 24th District in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are likely to change before the 2022 election due to redistricting. Thats particularly true in her district that straddles parts of Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. She fended off GOP challenger Kronda Thimesch two years later, winning by a 3-point margin. This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/20/texas-michelle-beckley-beth-van-duyne/. But Van Duyne easily sailed through a five-way primary to win the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Coppell. Both districts were open. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { .votebox { Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, told Newsmax on Wednesday that the Republican Party's 2023 congressional agenda is delayed "as we fight amongst ourselves" for the speaker job.. On "The Chris Salcedo Show," Van Duyne defended House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's bid for the speakership despite calls for him to step down from 21 Republican defectors.The California Republican has failed to reach . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. position: absolute; Phone: (972) 966-5500 While Van Duyne voted to object to the Pennsylvania results, she was the only Texan to split her vote and support certifying the Arizona results. [11][12] She was named as a co-defendant in a defamation lawsuit initiated by Mohamed's father. In addition to Gonzalezs and Doggetts districts, these included the newly-created 38th District and the 1st, 8th, and 30th districts. } background-color: #f9d334; Two anti-Muslim hate groups, ACT for Americaand the Center for Security Policy, have honored her with awards. } Read more about race and ethnicity in the census. } And shes an ardent supporter of Trump, under whom she worked as a Department of Housing and Urban Development administrator. Beckley launched her campaign with endorsements from 30 fellow House Democrats, including caucus Chair Chris Turner and Joe Moody, whom House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, removed as speaker pro tem in retaliation for the quorum break. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. } Texas gained two U.S. House districts following the 2020 census. Every morning, get a link to our newly redesigned e-Edition and the top Denton headlines you need to start your day. Van Duyne also participated in a Homeland Security Forum in January 2017 sponsored by Texas state Rep. Kyle Biedermann. document.getElementById('leg-hnt-toggle640341cb7da21').addEventListener('click', event => { During that election cycle, she was one of 12 Texas Democrats to win seats. display: block; margin-top: 16px; [8], In 2015, following an article by Breitbart News that made a false allegation that a court in the DallasFort Worth metroplex followed sharia law, Van Duyne pushed for a vote on a resolution in the Irving City Council that expressed support of a bill in the Texas Legislature seeking to ban sharia law. background-color: #ccc; overflow-x: scroll; . One of the key players in the development project gave Gears hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations in his bid to keep his seat. [24] The Atlantic has described Van Duyne as "the new face of Trumpism in Texas. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { font-size: 12px; The Dallas County Republican Party and Republican Party of Texas did not return requests for comment. } padding-top: 3px; Similar religious tribunals exist within Christian and Jewish communities in the United States. Democrats long argued Texas status as a swing state. width: 100% Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+10. Van Duyne used the opportunity to urge lawmakers to investigate the tribunal, according to The Dallas Morning News. Do you value our journalism? Van Duyne is one of two Texas Republicans that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting for reelection, the other being Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio. On the campaign trail, Van Duyne harshly criticized Gears for his oversight of a publicly funded development project on which millions in taxpayer dollars were questionably spent. In March 2015, at the behest of Van Duyne, the Irving City Council voted 5-4 to pass a resolution in support of an anti-Sharia bill then making its way through the Texas Legislature. [39] The man was identified as Richard Christian Dillard, a former communications staffer for Van Duyne's 2020 House campaign.[40]. by Alex Samuels Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Van Duyne is the representative for Texas 's 24 th congressional district ( view map ) and is a Republican. display: block; Beth Van Duyne can walk away from her duty to defend democracy, but not me, Beckley says. color:white; 04 Mar 2023 02:01:35 display: inline-block; The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state. text-align: center; display: inline-block; width: 50px; display: inline-block; Van Duyne had the closest congressional race in Texas last year, winning by 1 percentage point. Earlier this month, she drew a challenge from Derrik Gay, a Carrollton tax lawyer and former intelligence officer in the Marine Corps. She never gave in, Rinaldi said of Van Duynes tenure as mayor. Whether Van Duyne will benefit in the next few years from her vigorous defense of Trump isnt immediately clear. }
.placeholder {} top: 0px; Those arent things were just making up. padding-left: 0; Get exclusive coverage about business in Denton County in your inbox twice a month, with a focus on the housing market. margin: 0px 10px; The former Housing and Urban Development official will be part of the largest group of House Republican women ever elected to Congress in the same year. Get the latest, most up-to-date breaking news in your inbox. Such bills are superfluous because while judges may take foreign law into account, the U.S. Constitution would supersede the application of any foreign law based on religion. Two years later she beat Republican challenger Kronda Thimesch, who is running again for the seat in 2022. It went into effect February 2, 2021, and remains "'unless modified or rescinded' or 'until the Secretary of . But shell arrive in the Capitol no stranger to using a single seat of political power to staunchly push her principles, toppling established opponents or garnering national attention. Van Duyne is one of two Texas Republicans whom the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting for reelection. font-size: 12px; padding-bottom: 5px; .census-table-census-item { She was an official in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Trump administration. } Incumbent Beth Van Duyne defeated Nate Weymouth in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 1, 2022. He originally is from Fort Wayne, Indiana. margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 4px; This page focuses on Texas' 24th Congressional District Republican primary. The people spoke loud and clear that theyre ready for a change, Van Duyne said after her first mayoral victory. border-bottom: 1px solid grey; There is nothing I did that was heroic., I think one of her biggest strengths as mayor was that she had a backbone which is very rare to see in a city official.. In April, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee deemed it one of 22 battleground districts for the 2022 midterm elections. background-color: #f9d334; } border-top: 1px solid #aaa; position: relative; .leg-hnt-flex-row { This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. Flynn was also a keynote speakerat ACTs 2016 conference. Information below was calculated on Jan. 27, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time. .votebox-covid-disclaimer { overflow-x: scroll; She is 52 years old. } .leg-hnt-section-title { padding-bottom: 0px; Earlier this year, Van Duyne, a freshman lawmaker, voted to object to the Pennsylvania presidential results, but supported certifying the Arizona results. display: inline-block; background-color: #f0a236; A similar state law eventually passed in 2017. padding-left: 8px; } .votebox_legend .non_result_row { .results_table_container { column-count: auto; padding-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; .leg-hnt-responsive-columns { Now, the former Irving mayors supporters expect shell bring her well-established brand of conservative fire to Washington, D.C. Van Duyne will be part of the record number of House Republican women ever elected to Congress, shattering a previous record broken in 2004. .indicate_scroll { But her time in Irving politics brought her both fame and infamy depending on the political leanings of the observer. 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The idea that Sharia is gaining a foothold in the United States is a long-running conspiracy theory pushed by anti-Muslim groups. padding:7px 8px 8px; } "[28], On November 3, Van Duyne defeated Valenzuela, 48.8% to 47.5%, even as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden carried the district by 5 points. column-gap: 1em; font-size: 12px; background: #4c4c4c; border: 1px solid #999; One of ACTs main goals is to use its chapter network across the country to lobby state lawmakers to introduce anti-Muslim legislation, including anti-Sharia bills. background-color: grey; } border-radius: 50%; The Dallas Observer has called Van Duyne "a Trumpist Republican before Trumpist Republicans existed.". Beth Van Duyne can walk away from her duty to defend democracy, but not me, Beckley says. flex: 0 0 175px; font-weight: 200; .race_header { border-bottom: 1px solid grey; margin-bottom:16px; He previously worked for the Houston Chronicle's Austin bureau. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Texas, click here. Weve got sex trafficking, she told The Morning News. position: relative; color: #6db24f; My name is Beth Van Duyne and I'm running for Congress because I know the people of the 24th District deserve to have a strong, principled voice in Congress. Beckley is the second serious Democratic opponent that Van Duyne has attracted. The complaint, launched by the TPPF Legal Counsel, TPPF's executive director Rob Henneke, and Rep. Beth Van Duyne, details the history of the year-long mandate, which CDC chief of staff Sherri Berger, who is listed as a defendant in the complaint, issued January 29, 2021. background: #4c4c4c; Beth has my Full Endorsement for Congress! Trump tweeted. I've been asked what prompted me to run for public office; the answer is simple - my children. padding-right: 0.25em; She was recruited by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, to run for the slot and quickly amassed significant financial support in the crowded GOP primary. Those votes came hours after the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection. Fifteen candidates each filed to run in the 15th and 30th Districts, more than any other. event.srcElement.innerText = '[hide]'; } } } Its changing demographics made it one of the most racially diverse battlegrounds in the state and appear more competitive. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r