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Rick Walker (Republican) was a candidate for Texas' 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House. Walker lost the primary on March 6, 2018.
Businessman Rick Walker founded and has served as the CEO of GreenEfficient. He previously founded a website design and data-hosting company. He received a degree in music business from Southern Nazarene University. Walker and his family were affected by Hurricane Harvey's impact on the Houston area.
Walker's campaign slogan is "Our Values." According to his campaign website, "The values of Faith, Family and Country are the rock upon which Rick will fight to create more good-paying jobs here at home, promote family values and the right to life, all while cutting government and bureaucratic waste through increased efficiency. Rick Walker shares our values and will put them to work for us in Congress."
Rick Walker lives in Houston, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree in music-business from Southern Nazarene University. Walker's career experience includes working as a deacon. He founded GreenEfficient, a sustainable technology, and real estate company.
Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position
Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position
Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position
Daniel Crenshaw (R) defeated Todd Litton (D), Patrick Gunnels (L), and Scott Cubbler (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Daniel Crenshaw (R) |
52.8
|
139,188 |
|
|
Todd Litton (D) |
45.6
|
119,992 | |
|
|
Patrick Gunnels (L) |
0.9
|
2,373 | |
|
|
Scott Cubbler (Independent) |
0.7
|
1,839 | |
|
|
Total votes: 263,392 |
Daniel Crenshaw defeated Kevin Roberts in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 2 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Daniel Crenshaw (R) |
69.5
|
19,430 |
|
|
Kevin Roberts (R) |
30.5
|
8,523 | |
|
|
Total votes: 27,953 |
Todd Litton defeated J. Darnell Jones, Silky Malik, H. P. Parvizian, and Ali Khorasani in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Todd Litton (D) |
52.8
|
15,113 |
|
|
J. Darnell Jones (D) |
22.1
|
6,308 | |
|
|
Silky Malik (D) |
9.7
|
2,770 | |
|
|
H. P. Parvizian (D) |
7.9
|
2,259 | |
|
|
Ali Khorasani (D) |
7.5
|
2,148 | |
|
|
Total votes: 28,598 |
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Kevin Roberts (R) |
33.0
|
15,273 |
| ✔ |
|
Daniel Crenshaw (R) |
27.4
|
12,679 |
|
|
Kathaleen Wall (R) |
27.1
|
12,524 | |
|
|
Rick Walker (R) |
7.2
|
3,320 | |
|
|
Jonny Havens (R) |
2.0
|
936 | |
|
|
Justin Lurie (R) |
0.9
|
425 | |
|
|
Jon Spiers (R) |
0.9
|
418 | |
|
|
David Balat (R) |
0.8
|
348 | |
|
|
Malcolm Whittaker (R) |
0.7
|
322 | |
|
|
Total votes: 46,245 |
