Kenneth Omoruyi
Kenneth Omoruyi (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 7th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on May 28, 2024.
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Biography
Kenneth Omoruyi earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Benin in 2007, a graduate degree from the University of Southern California in 2016, and a public leadership credential from Harvard Kennedy School in 2022. His career experience includes working as a certified public accountant.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 7
Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated Caroline Kane in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D) | 61.3 | 149,820 |
 | Caroline Kane (R)  | 38.7 | 94,651 | |
| Total votes: 244,471 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 7
Caroline Kane defeated Kenneth Omoruyi in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 7 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Caroline Kane | 50.4 | 2,539 |
 | Kenneth Omoruyi | 49.6 | 2,495 | |
| Total votes: 5,034 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7
Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated Pervez Agwan in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lizzie Pannill Fletcher | 74.2 | 27,902 |
 | Pervez Agwan | 25.8 | 9,679 | |
| Total votes: 37,581 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Noor Mobeen (D)
- Lakeisha Simon (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7
Kenneth Omoruyi and Caroline Kane advanced to a runoff. They defeated Carolyn B. Bryant and Tina Blum Cohen in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Omoruyi | 41.9 | 9,834 |
| ✔ | | Caroline Kane | 24.6 | 5,764 |
 | Carolyn B. Bryant | 18.7 | 4,382 | |
 | Tina Blum Cohen | 14.9 | 3,489 | |
| Total votes: 23,469 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Weinberg (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 7
No candidate advanced from the convention.
Candidate | ||
 | Roy Eriksen (L) | |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Omoruyi in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kenneth Omoruyi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Omoruyi's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Kenneth is an alumnus of the University of Southern California, Leventhal School of Accounting, where he earned his Master’s degree in Business Taxation. Kenneth holds an undergraduate degree in accounting. Before starting CKO, CPAs & Advisors LLC, Kenneth worked for Schlumberger within their North American corporate accounting and tax division. Kenneth won several awards in Schlumberger for implementing and championing process improvement initiatives and leadership development activities.
He earned a Public Leadership Credential from the Harvard Kennedy School and has received the Top 40 Under 40 in the Accounting Profession Award, the AICPA Black CPA 40 Under 40 Award, and the AICPA Outstanding Young CPA Award.
Kenneth is an adjunct professor of Accounting at Lonestar College and the immediate past Chair - Tax Expo Committee - Houston CPA Society. Kenneth is an active member of the AICPA and Houston CPA Society. Kenneth is also an active alumnus of the prestigious AICPA Leadership Academy’s tenth graduating class.
Outside work, Kenneth enjoys playing Alto Saxophone at his local church and spending time with his wife and triplet girls.
- Curb the Rapidly Increasing Cost of Living: Often, the families who struggle to make ends meet are the most affected by government spending, certain government regulations, and inflation. Prudent fiscal policies can enable Americans to prosper without being dictated to by politicians or bureaucrats. There is a financial crisis looming over the United States. Time is still on our side to change the course of events.
- Improve Access to Quality Health Care We need to stop the drive toward a government takeover of health care. As reported by the Texas Health Institute, the uninsured rate in Southwest Houston (45%) is roughly double that of greater Houston (23%), the state (19%), and the nation (9%). Politicians in our newly drawn District 7 should not accept donations from insurance companies while our people die and cannot afford healthcare.
- Defend against the attack on Conservative Values We cannot replace family with government! Every human being has the right to life from the moment he or she is conceived. Pregnancy is not oppression, abortion is not liberation, and having a nuclear family is not obsolete. We must safeguard constitutional rights, such as free speech, religious liberty, and gun rights, and limit government interference in our private lives.
A fundamental reform of the US tax system aimed at reducing taxes would reduce the harm caused by the faulty and broken US tax system and contribute significantly to economic growth. A good tax policy should stimulate and incentivize economic growth and prosperity for individuals and businesses.
I look up to my mother, who singlehandedly ensured that all her six children had a college education in a country without student loans.
A meaningful life is a life lived in service to others.
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Campaign website
Omoruyi’s campaign website stated the following:
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Curb the Rapidly Increasing Cost of Living We can’t just keep printing money and giving it away. That can get a politician re-elected in the short run—but the long run has now confronted us. Often, the families who struggle to make ends meet are the most affected by government spending, certain government regulations, and inflation. Prudent fiscal policies can enable Americans to prosper without being dictated to by politicians or bureaucrats. There is a financial crisis looming over the United States. Time is still on our side to change the course of events. Improve Access to Quality Health Care Reduce Taxes Restore Trust, Integrity, Accountability, and Fiscal Responsibility in Government Defend against the attack on Conservative Values Combat Increasing Crime A justice system that ensures that our American dream can be realized by all is a basic right for victims, and a basic right for our communities. Curb Immigration Challenges |
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| —Kenneth Omoruyi’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 13, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Republican Kenneth Omoruyi for U.S. Congress, “Issues,” accessed January 11, 2024
