Dan Thomas (Texas)
This article is about Dan Thomas, a 2024 candidate for Texas' 4th Congressional District. For the former Travis County constable, see Danny Thomas.
Dan Thomas (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 4th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Dan Thomas was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Thomas earned a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University in 2000. His career experience includes working as a local evening news anchor. Thomas has been affiliated with Rotary International.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas' 4th Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Texas' 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 4
Incumbent Pat Fallon defeated Simon Cardell in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pat Fallon (R) | 66.9 | 179,991 |
 | Simon Cardell (D)  | 33.1 | 89,130 | |
| Total votes: 269,121 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Boler (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 4
Simon Cardell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Simon Cardell | 100.0 | 14,954 |
| Total votes: 14,954 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 4
Incumbent Pat Fallon defeated Don Horn in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pat Fallon | 80.3 | 70,801 |
 | Don Horn | 19.7 | 17,396 | |
| Total votes: 88,197 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan Thomas (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 4
Mark Boler advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 4 on March 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Boler (L) |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Thomas in this election.
2022
See also: Texas' 4th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 4
Incumbent Pat Fallon defeated Iro Omere and John Simmons in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pat Fallon (R) | 66.7 | 170,781 |
 | Iro Omere (D) | 30.9 | 79,179 | |
 | John Simmons (L) | 2.4 | 6,049 | |
| Total votes: 256,009 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 4
Iro Omere advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Iro Omere | 100.0 | 16,404 |
| Total votes: 16,404 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Earl Davis (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 4
Incumbent Pat Fallon defeated Dan Thomas and John Harper in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pat Fallon | 59.0 | 41,297 |
 | Dan Thomas | 30.2 | 21,168 | |
 | John Harper | 10.8 | 7,576 | |
| Total votes: 70,041 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 4
John Simmons advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 4 on March 19, 2022.
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dan Thomas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Dan Thomas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thomas' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Dan was a well-known and successful television News Anchor who lost his job to the vaccine mandate. He's in this campaign to fight against Federal Government overreach, not just with the mandates but in any number of areas where our current leadership has failed us. Dan strongly wants to get rid of politicians who secretly profit from the corrupt system they told us they were going to fix.
Dan knows the meaning of hard work. He grew up working a small family-owned appliance store, delivering, selling and repairing washers, dryers and refrigerators. Dan put himself through college by starting a coin-op washer and dryer business.
Dan is a Christian, Father and Husband. He's been married to his wife for 19 years and they have two children. They are members of First Baptist Church, Sherman.
- We have to clean the house. No more corrupt politicians who profit off the system we sent them there to fix!
- We must protect our constitutional values. No red flag laws that rob us of our Second Amendment rights.
- We must restore education to reflect our exceptional American values. No Critical Race Theory.
I'm most interested in defending the constitution. We need to return to the vision our founders had of the role of the Federal Government. We must fight to protect free speech and religious liberty. The protection of our liberties starts with preserving the second amendment. The right to bear arms is essential to protecting all other rights.
We need to restore the right of the individual to make their own decisions for themselves and their families.
The guiding force in my life is Jesus Christ. He is the perfect example of who to follow and look up to. I make time every morning before the day gets started or anyone else gets up in the house, to read the word of God and learn as much as I can about the life of Christ.
The most important characteristic an elected official can have is honesty. We need people who will tell us the truth about who they are and why they want to hold office. Their principles must center around respect for individual liberty. We need principled people who realize that government isn't the solution to our problems. People need to be freed from the grip the government places on our unalienable rights.
I have the tenacity, energy and drive to stick to my principles while doing the job. I can bridge the gap to the next generation of Republican voters, something our party desperately needs. Communication is key to winning over the hearts and minds of voters, especially those new to Texas. We face a rapidly groing population. I'm the candidate who can uniquely appeal to a wide range of voters while maintaining our conservative values.
The first big event I remember was the election of Ronald Regan. I was about 4 years old and remember seeing his face on television. I remember how he spoke about the United States with such hope and admiration.
My first job at age 13 was doing maintenance at a truck stop on I-35. I mowed a 3-acre lot with a push mower, cleaned the bathrooms, mopped the floors and eventually was entrusted to run the cash register. I had that job on weekends for about a year.
I think it's preferable for representatives to NOT have previous experience in government or politics. Too often, the voters send an experienced politician to Washington who talks a great game on the campaign trail. Then, they get to Washington and fail to deliver. Too often, we find out that these "experienced" politicians are profiting off the very system they claim they were going to fix. ENOUGH. We need good, honest people who did NOT live their entire lives hoping to "get elected". We have too many people who have spent their entire lives raking in taxpayer cash, hopping from one elected position to another and profiting off some of the very agencies they oversee.
We must regain our national sense of direction and pride.
By the end of this decade, America will be the world’s 3rd largest economy. Behind China and India whose populations dwarf own.
If our nation is to lead the world, we must unite to stand up to Chinese and Russian military, technological and economic aggression led by Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. We MUST educate this generation to complete on the world’s economic stage. We must set aside our differences. There is too much at stake to allow ourselves to devolve into tribalism and play into the hands of our adversaries. Putin’s divide and conquer strategy is working. I am determined to do whatever it takes to ensure that my children and yours have more opportunities to realize their dreams and aspirations. I am not in this race to line my pockets with taxpayer money.
Yes, representatives need to be held immediately accountable by the people they represent.
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Campaign website
Thomas' campaign website stated the following:
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Key Issues
End Corruption How often are we told one thing by a candidate but then they vote differently in D.C.? Then we find out they're profiting off the very system we sent them to fix! We can do better! JOIN ME! Bodily Sovereignty The Federal Government has no right to dictate vaccines. Take back your bodily sovereignty and get involved! Election Integrity We must restore trust in the system. We must have Picture IDs at the polls, paper ballots and a way to audit the results. Eliminate Racism Stop teaching our children to identify as either oppressors or oppressed based on skin color. That is racist! Critical Race Theory is nothing more than racism training. We need to teach our children to love each other and to love our exceptional country.[3] |
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| —Dan Thomas' campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 21, 2021.
- ↑ Dan Thomas For Congress, "About Dan," accessed February 12, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dan Thomas for Congress, “Home,” accessed January 26, 2022
