Dan Mathews

Republican Party

Candidate, Texas House of Representatives District 76

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Dan Mathews (Republican Party) is running for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 76. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 8, 2022. He advanced from the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.

Mathews completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2022
* 1.1.1 Campaign finance
* 1.2 2020
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2022
* 2.2 2020
* 2.2.1 Campaign website
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

##### General election for Texas House of Representatives District 76

Suleman Lalani and Dan Mathews are running in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Suleman Lalani (D)

| Dan Mathews (R)

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There are no incumbents in this race.

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Democratic primary runoff election

#####  Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 76

Suleman Lalani defeated Vanesia Johnson in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Suleman Lalani |

63.6

| 2,261

| Vanesia Johnson |

36.4

| 1,292

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source

| Total votes: 3,553

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76

Suleman Lalani and Vanesia Johnson advanced to a runoff. They defeated L. Sarah DeMerchant and James Burnett in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Suleman Lalani |

36.6

| 3,216
✔ |

| Vanesia Johnson |

24.7

| 2,172

| L. Sarah DeMerchant |

19.3

| 1,698

| James Burnett |

19.3

| 1,694

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source

| Total votes: 8,780

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76

Dan Mathews defeated Ramesh Cherivirala and Mike Khan in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Dan Mathews |

51.6

| 3,838

| Ramesh Cherivirala |

26.5

| 1,975

| Mike Khan |

21.9

| 1,626

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source

| Total votes: 7,439

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#### Campaign finance[edit]

### 2020[edit]

See also: Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2020

Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

##### General election for U.S. House Texas District 22

Troy Nehls defeated Sri Preston Kulkarni and Joseph LeBlanc in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 22 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Troy Nehls (R)  |

51.5

| 210,259

| Sri Preston Kulkarni (D)  |

44.6

| 181,998

| Joseph LeBlanc (L) |

3.9

| 15,791

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 408,048

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Republican primary runoff election

#####  Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 22

Troy Nehls defeated Kathaleen Wall in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 22 on July 14, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Troy Nehls |

69.9

| 36,132

| Kathaleen Wall |

30.1

| 15,547

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 51,679

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 22

Sri Preston Kulkarni defeated Derrick Reed, Nyanza Moore, and Carmine Petricco III in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 22 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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|

✔ |

| Sri Preston Kulkarni |

53.1

| 34,664

| Derrick Reed |

24.7

| 16,126

| Nyanza Moore |

14.5

| 9,449

| Carmine Petricco III |

7.8

| 5,074

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 65,313

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Chris Fernandez (D)

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 22

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 22 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Troy Nehls |

40.5

| 29,583
✔ |

| Kathaleen Wall |

19.4

| 14,201

| Pierce Bush |

15.4

| 11,281

| Greg Hill |

14.1

| 10,315

| Dan Mathews |

3.0

| 2,165

| Bangar Reddy |

1.6

| 1,144

| Joe Walz |

1.4

| 1,039

| Shandon Phan |

1.1

| 773

| Diana Miller |

1.1

| 771

| Jon Camarillo |

1.0

| 718

| Douglas Haggard |

0.5

| 398

| Howard Lynn Steele Jr. |

0.4

| 283

| Matt Hinton |

0.4

| 274

| Brandon Penko |

0.1

| 96

| Aaron Hermes |

0.1

| 92

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 73,133

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Keli Chevalier (R)
* Schell Hammel (R)
* Clint Morgan (R)
* Felicia Harris Hoss (R)

Libertarian convention

#####  Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 22

Joseph LeBlanc advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 22 on March 21, 2020.

Candidate

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✔ |

| Joseph LeBlanc (L)

* * *

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## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2022[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Dan Mathews completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mathews' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Dan has spent twenty-three years in the Oil and Gas Industry working for major energy corporations in leadership roles, and in business as Business Unit Leader and Vice President. He is also a licensed Texas Real Estate Broker. Dan holds a Chemical Engineering degree and an MBA. Dan has been actively involved in the public for three decades. He has served as Republican Precinct Chair. Dan has also served as a Christian Youth Minister and has served on the Boards of both profit and non-profit organizations.

Dan was born in India and spent his childhood and school years in India and Zambia, Africa before he migrated to the United States in the late 1980’s. Dan has been married to his wife, Daisy, for twenty-seven years. The couple has two children, Christopher and Melody.

Dan Mathews started Stafford Christian Center in 2016, which supports the local community. Through diverse organizations, he has been assisting people in need with food drives, school and toy drives, disaster assistance, building houses, supporting the elderly and other charitable events. In his own words Dan said "I care for the people. I have a passion to serve. My public life and my involvement with the communities has helped me to understand the problems of people and shaped me to become an effective civil servant. I am obedient to my calling, and I believe I am called to serve for such a time as this. When I am elected, I will uphold the Constitution and serve every citizen with dignity and honor.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

* Secure the border. Work with immigration to implement foreign worker program so people can come to Texas Legally.
* Protect 2nd Amendment rights
* Improve Texas School System and Improve Literacy

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Dan’s campaign will focus on strong conservative values, securing elections, protecting our Second Amendment rights, improving the Texas school system, border security, increased energy independence, supporting law enforcement and protecting families and children. Dan is a servant leader and will campaign that way.

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### 2020[edit]

Dan Mathews completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mathews' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Dan brings leadership in diversity to the GOP and bridge the gap. He is a Christian and a social conservative living in the district over 30 years. He believes in the importance of family and community. Dan's vision is the consolation of the people of America. He is a businessman, a chemical engineer and a Texas real estate broker. He supports ministry and faith-based services. Dan works with several non-profit organizations, advisory councils, volunteer teams, PAC and Diversity & Inclusion groups.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

* Provide Tax credit to Teachers, Firefighters and Police Officers

* Make college tution affordable

* Defend the constitution, support the People, President and Israel

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Economic policies to assist Americans on tax cut, create more jobs and reduce national debt. National security to keep America safe. Address international issues on religious freedom.

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#### Campaign website[edit]

Mathews' campaign website stated the following:

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Here is what I support:

* Bridging the gap
* Faith, Family, Freedom
* Low Taxes & More Jobs
* Limited government & spending limit to relieve the deficit
* Tax Credit to Teachers, Firefighters, Police, EMT, Troops, Veterans
* Make College Tuition Affordable
* Protect the 2nd Amendment
* Stand with the president and support Israel
* Strong national security & Strong border
* Bipartisan solution to immigration issues
* Defend the Constitution

[1]

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—Dan Mathews[2]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
2. ↑ Dan Mathews 2020 campaign website, "About," accessed January 22, 2020

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