Ed Rankin

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Ed Rankin

Libertarian Party

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March 12, 2022

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Leadership development consultant/executive coach

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Ed Rankin (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 16. He lost in the Libertarian Party convention on March 12, 2022.

Biography

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Rankin is a leadership development consultant and executive coach. He holds a B.S. in psychology, an M.S. in labor and industrial relations, an M.A. in human and organizational systems, and a Ph.D. in human and organizational systems. He also has a graduate certificate in evidence-based coaching.

Elections

2022

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas State Senate District 16

Incumbent Nathan Johnson defeated Brandon Copeland in the general election for Texas State Senate District 16 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Johnson (D)	61.9	118,663
		Brandon Copeland (R)	38.1	72,885

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 191,548
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 16

Incumbent Nathan Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 16 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Johnson	100.0	31,323

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 16

Brandon Copeland advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 16 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Copeland	100.0	21,587

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,587
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas State Senate District 16

No candidate advanced from the convention.

		Candidate
		Ed Rankin (L)

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2020

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 108

Incumbent Morgan Meyer defeated Joanna Cattanach and Ed Rankin in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 108 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morgan Meyer (R)	49.7	50,229
		Joanna Cattanach (D)	48.0	48,590
		Ed Rankin (L)	2.3	2,340

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,159
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 108

Joanna Cattanach defeated Shawn Terry and Tom Ervin in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 108 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joanna Cattanach	58.2	12,925
		Shawn Terry	26.6	5,907
		Tom Ervin	15.2	3,385

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,217
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 108

Incumbent Morgan Meyer advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 108 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morgan Meyer	100.0	9,539

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 108

Ed Rankin advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 108 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ed Rankin (L)

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2016

See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Pete Sessions (R) defeated Ed Rankin (L) and Gary Stuard (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Sessions defeated Paul Brown, Russ Ramsland and Cherie Myint Roughneen in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016. No Democratic candidates filed to run in the race.

U.S. House, Texas District 32 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pete Sessions Incumbent	71.1%	162,868
	Libertarian	Ed Rankin	19%	43,490
	Green	Gary Stuard	10%	22,813
Total Votes				229,171
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 32 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Pete Sessions Incumbent	61.4%	49,813
Russ Ramsland	23.7%	19,203
Paul Brown	11.7%	9,488
Cherie Myint Roughneen	3.2%	2,601
Total Votes		81,105
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Rankin ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 32nd District. Rankin won the Libertarian Party nomination at the state convention in April 2014. He was defeated by incumbent Pete Sessions (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Texas District 32 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pete Sessions Incumbent	61.8%	96,495
	Democratic	Frank Perez	35.4%	55,325
	Libertarian	Ed Rankin	2.7%	4,276
Total Votes				156,096
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas' 30th Congressional District elections, 2012

Rankin ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 30th District. He ran as a Libertarian candidate. He ran against Travis Washington, Jr. (R) and incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Texas District 30 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson Incumbent	78.8%	171,059
	Republican	Travis Washington, Jr.	19%	41,222
	Libertarian	Ed Rankin	2.2%	4,733
Total Votes				217,014
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

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2014

Rankin's campaign website listed the following issues:

"	Abolish the IRS code: "The IRS is a job killing entity. It bears no constitutional support and has become a monstrous bureaucracy preventing Americans from prospering. Individuals have the right to keep the fruits of their labor, corporations have the right to invest their earnings into job creation, and the government should welcome investment back into America. The IRS bureaucracy has created incentives for interest groups to bribe politicians into getting special treatments and pay favorable tax rates while we as individuals and small business owners pay their bills. This monstrosity has to end." Strong National Defense: "Our brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers in uniform come home from the traumas of war with the love in their hearts believing that they have defended their families and the constitution. They also come back home being promised to be treated for post-war illnesses. If you ask those in medical needs, they will tell you stories about 300 day waiting lines. They will tell you how the trauma of war fueled by no care has made their battalion siblings commit suicide. We have not sent our families to join the military and paid taxes so that the Federal Government herd them into wars as cattle to be slaughtered not only during war, but back at home. This outrageous reality must change." No to Centralize Healthcare: "If you research about hospital wait times in Canada, results will shock you. It is not unreasonable to expect 6-8 hours wait time when visiting an emergency room in the city of Montreal. It is also not unreasonable to expect a year long wait time if you need to have a hip surgery. The so called Affordable Care Act or Obamacare paves the path towards a centralized healthcare system. When Obamacare was introduced, it was also promised that premiums would not go up, people would be able to keep their health insurance plans, and it would not become an added tax burden. Unfortunately, the math did not work the way it was dreamed and all of these promises were proved to be nothing but lies." Gun rights: "Guns, knives, even bare hands, are only tools. The responsibly lies with the user of any tool to use in a responsible manner. It is the law abiding citizen who does not use a gun irresponsibly, and it is always the criminal who does the opposite. Therefore, for the argument of self-protection, guns are only tools to enhance individual security. In a utopia of civilization, there might come a time when weapons of any sort would not be produced anymore, and neither the governments of the world, nor the citizens would have the need to use them. However, whether that time comes in my lifetime or not, the second amendment of the constitution is the law of the land and is there to protect citizens from harm’s way, whether it be used to protect citizens from individual criminals, or to defend against a tyrannical government." No to NSA Spying: ""The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” The above quote is the 4th amendment of our constitution. It is a tragedy that we live in a time when our Federal Government has outlawed the constitution. As your congressman, I will fight against all those who attack our 4th amendment, and would honor those heroes who shine light on illegal spying."	”
—Ed Rankin's campaign website, http://edrankinforcongress.com/issues

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Current members of the Texas State Senate

Leadership

Senators

District 1

Bryan Hughes (R)

District 2

Bob Hall (R)

District 3

Robert Nichols (R)

District 4

Brandon Creighton (R)

District 5

Charles Schwertner (R)

District 6

Carol Alvarado (D)

District 7

Paul Bettencourt (R)

District 8

Angela Paxton (R)

District 9

Kelly Hancock (R)

District 10

Phil King (R)

District 11

Mayes Middleton (R)

District 12

Tan Parker (R)

District 13

Borris Miles (D)

District 14

Sarah Eckhardt (D)

District 15

Molly Cook (D)

District 16

Nathan Johnson (D)

District 17

Joan Huffman (R)

District 18

Lois Kolkhorst (R)

District 19

Roland Gutierrez (D)

District 20

Juan Hinojosa (D)

District 21

Judith Zaffirini (D)

District 22

Brian Birdwell (R)

District 23

Royce West (D)

District 24

Peter Flores (R)

District 25

Donna Campbell (R)

District 26

José Menéndez (D)

District 27

Morgan LaMantia (D)

District 28

Charles Perry (R)

District 29

César Blanco (D)

District 30

Drew Springer (R)

District 31

Kevin Sparks (R)

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