John Lujan

American politician
John Lujan
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 118th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 3, 2021
Preceded byLeo Pacheco
In office
February 9, 2016 – January 9, 2017
Preceded byJoe Farias
Succeeded byTomas Uresti
Personal details
Born
John Lujan III

(1962-06-07) June 7, 1962 (age 61)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseFreda Lujan
Residence(s)San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
OccupationBusinessman
Websitehttp://www.votelujan.com/

John Lujan III (born June 7, 1962) is a firefighter and former Bexar County sheriff’s deputy, who serves as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 118 in San Antonio.

2016 special election for District 118

He won a special election held on January 26, 2016, to represent District 118, which encompasses part of Bexar County. The position opened with the resignation of Democrat Joe Farias.[1] In the November 2016 general election, he ran for election to a full term but was defeated by the Democrat Tomas Uresti.[2] Lujan's term ended on January 9, 2017.

2018 campaign

Lujan sought to return to the legislature in the general election held on November 6, 2018, but was defeated by the Democrat Leo Pacheco, 23,929 votes (58 percent) to 17,298 (42 percent).[3]

2021 special election for District 118

In August 2021, Texas House representative Leo Pacheco announced that he would resign from serving District 118.[4] Lujan stated that he started receiving calls of encouragement from Republicans, such as House Speaker Dade Phelan. On August 17, 2021, Lujan announced his candidacy for District 118 in a special election to replace Pacheco.[5] On September 28, 2021, Lujan was the top finisher in the special election, getting 42% of the vote, while Democrat Frank Ramirez placed second with 20%, placing Lujan and Ramirez in the runoff.[6]

On November 2, 2021, Lujan won the special election runoff to fill District 118, a district in San Antonio that voted for Joe Biden by fourteen points in 2020 and is 73% Hispanic. Lujan defeated Democrat Frank Ramirez 51.2% to 48.8%.[6]

2022 Election for District 118

On November 8, 2022 Lujan won his first general election in a rematch against Democrat Frank Ramirez for his District 118 seat 51.8% to 48.2%.[7]

References

  1. ^ Mekelburg, Madlin (January 27, 2016). "GOP Brags, Democrats Wince as HD 118 Goes Red". Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Ura, Alexa; Svitek, Patrick (November 22, 2016). "Election dealt some setbacks to Texas GOP's modest diversity". Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Election Returns". Texas Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "San Antonio State Rep. Leo Pacheco to resign from Texas House before second term ends". KABB. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Garcia: Special-election field takes shape for vacant Texas House seat". San Antonio Express-News. August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Republican John Lujan wins special election runoff to flip Texas House seat in San Antonio, Texas Tribune, November 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "John Lujan". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-04-26.

External links

  • John Lujan at the Texas Tribune
Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by
Joe Farias
 Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 118th district
2016–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 118th district
2021–Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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