Dan Pope
Dan Pope was the Mayor of Lubbock in Texas. Pope assumed office on May 17, 2016. Pope left office in 2022.
Pope ran for re-election for Mayor of Lubbock in Texas. Pope won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Mayoral elections in Lubbock are nonpartisan. Pope has stated that he is a Republican.[1][2]
Biography
Pope founded Benchmark Business Solutions in 1994. As of 2016, he had been a member of the Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees for nine years. He served as chair of Lubbock United Way in 2005. He also has experience as the chief development officer of Covenant Health System.[3]
Elections
2022
Dan Pope did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Mayoral election in Lubbock, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Mayor of Lubbock
Incumbent Dan Pope defeated Stephen Sanders in the general election for Mayor of Lubbock on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dan Pope (Nonpartisan) | 55.7 | 49,064 |
![]() | Stephen Sanders (Nonpartisan) | 44.3 | 38,981 |
Total votes: 88,045 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Mayor of Lubbock
Incumbent Dan Pope defeated Jonathan Cothran and Stephen Sanders in the general election for Mayor of Lubbock on May 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dan Pope (Nonpartisan) | 78.0 | 11,394 |
![]() | Jonathan Cothran (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 2,686 | |
![]() | Stephen Sanders (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 524 |
Total votes: 14,604 | ||||
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2016
The city of Lubbock, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 19, 2016. Four of six council seats were up for election on the same day, the three regularly-scheduled for election and District 1, which was up for a special election. Two of them were up for runoff election on June 25, 2016, including the District 1 seat.[4] Dan Pope defeated Todd Klein, Victor Hernandez, and Ysidro Gutierrez in the Mayor of Lubbock general election.[5]
Mayor of Lubbock, General Election, 2016 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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52.64% | 11,134 |
Todd Klein | 31.54% | 6,672 |
Victor Hernandez | 8.63% | 1,825 |
Ysidro Gutierrez | 7.20% | 1,522 |
Total Votes | 21,153 | |
Source: Lubbock County, Texas, "General and Special Elections Official Results," accessed May 25, 2016 |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dan Pope did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Pope's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]
Hiring a city manager
- Excerpt: "One of the big jobs facing the next city council is hiring a new city manager. The city manager is the CEO of the city government. This is a big task and I am up to that task. I have been part of a team responsible for hiring two school superintendents at LISD. I also led the effort to recruit and hire the CEO of a 5,000 employee health system. I am up to the job."
Budget
- Excerpt: "I will bring my record as a fiscal conservative and my common sense approach to city government. In simple words that means working and operating within our budget."
Water & electricity
- Excerpt: "Our efforts to bring water from Lake Alan Henry while at the same time acquiring ground water in Roberts and Bailey Counties have helped to created long-term water solutions. There is more work to be done in this area. We must explore ways to re-use treated water. This water source is cheaper and more sustainable."
Karriere
- Excerpt: "Markets thrive when government implements good policy (not too much of it), removes barriers and gets out of the way of our free enterprise system. The city of Lubbock has a role in partnering with Texas Tech, LCU, Wayland, SPC, K-12 education and the private sector to create the environment where businesses can grow. This will allow us to retain more of the talented young men and women who thrive in our schools."
Downtown
- Excerpt: "Downtown should be a great place to work, live and enjoy life. Downtown redevelopment efforts in Lubbock are making slow, steady progress. The private sector must take the lead in downtown revitalization."
Noteworthy events
Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
Pope was mayor of Lubbock during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Events in Lubbock, Texas began on Saturday, May 30, 2020.[7] No curfews were issued. The national guard was not deployed.
To read more about the death of George Floyd and subsequent events, click [show] to the right. | |||
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ KFYO, "Dan Pope on why he would like to be mayor of Lubbock," November 17, 2015
- ↑ League of Women Voters of Lubbock County, "Voters Guide," accessed April 9, 2019
- ↑ Dan Pope campaign website, "About Dan," accessed March 7, 2016
- ↑ City of Lubbock, "Candidate Information," accessed February 12, 2016
- ↑ Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, "Lubbock's municipal ballot set; Joy won't face challenger, 5 candidates compete for City Council District 2," February 19, 2016
- ↑ Dan Pope campaign website, "Issues," accessed March 7, 2016
- ↑ KCBD 11, "Lubbock protesters demand action in response to death of George Floyd," May 30, 2020
- ↑ Washington Post, "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes," May 30, 2020
- ↑ The New York Times, "8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody," May 31, 2020
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 USA Today, "Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide," June 1, 2020
- ↑ Associated Press, "Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death," April 20, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "Protests across America after George Floyd's death," accessed June 2, 2020
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