Anthony Aguero

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Anthony Aguero

Republican Party

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Last election

March 3, 2020

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El Paso, TX

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Christian

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Journalist

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Anthony Aguero (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 16th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2020.

Aguero completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2020

Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 16

Incumbent Veronica Escobar defeated Irene Armendariz-Jackson in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 16 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Escobar (D)	64.7	154,108
		Irene Armendariz-Jackson (R)	35.3	84,006

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 238,114
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ben Leder (L)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 16

Irene Armendariz-Jackson defeated Samuel Williams Jr. in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 16 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Irene Armendariz-Jackson	65.4	5,170
		Samuel Williams Jr.	34.6	2,731

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,901
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

Incumbent Veronica Escobar advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Escobar	100.0	54,910

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jorge Artalejo (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samuel Williams Jr.	31.3	5,097
✔		Irene Armendariz-Jackson	25.4	4,147
		Anthony Aguero	13.4	2,184
	Submit photo	Jaime Arriola Jr.	13.0	2,115
		Blanca Ortiz Trout	10.2	1,662
		Patrick Hernandez-Cigarruista	6.7	1,100

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,305
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 16

Ben Leder advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ben Leder (L)

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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Anthony Aguero completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Aguero's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am an El Pasoan from El Paso, for El Paso. I have been an advocate for not just El Paso, but Texas, and American issues such as the 2nd Amendment and Border Security. While covering these issues in El Paso with Border Network News, I have been on the front lines of our broken immigration system with Border Patrol and with local 2nd Amendment Advocacy groups to bring attention and support these vital issues. I am looking to represent Texas Congressional District 16, I am not running against anyone, rather running for El Paso. For Texas. For America.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I will fight for our nations heroes (Veterans) for the proper VA Facilities and programs they deserve and have earned through their sacrifices.
• I will fight not just for your 2nd Amendment Rights, but fight to protect all of your unalienable rights as outlined in the Constitution.
• I will fight to get our Border Patrol, CBP and ICE personnel the needed funding, equipment, training, and infrastructure to do their jobs safely, effectively, and efficiently.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Constitutional Protection

Veteran Affairs Reform Border and National Security Social Security Reform Foreign Aid Reform Withdrawing the US from the UN

Term Limits on Congress

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to and admire my father. Being a legal migrant, my father faced many challenges but this did not deter him from succeeding. As a family man, provider, and a small business owner of over 30 years, his hard work and sacrifice helped me to learn that through hard work, determination, and sacrifice, you can achieve anything. He is living proof that the American Dream can be achieved if you work hard to achieve it.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty, Integrity, Transparency, and Personal Courage. The personal courage needed to go against the status quo and be a voice of the people whom elected you to office and not the donors who have.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To put your people first above anything else. You vote based off of the needs/wants of your people and not by the media and donors pressure.

What legacy would you like to leave?

To make an impact term as Congressman that would make real and meaningful change not just to my district but to America.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first real job was in real estate as a licensed Realtor in Texas from 2005-16. I enjoyed this job as it allowed me to help people from all walks of life in helping them to achieve a small part of their "American Dream" with home ownership.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

I do not. I say this because as history has proven, career politicians tend to cater to their backers rather than the people they serve. This is unacceptable. In order to establish true change and balance in government, we must have new elected officials that are for the people. This is why I strongly support and believe in term limits for all government.

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

The greatest challenge we as Americans face is the globalization agenda against our sovereignty by the main stream propaganda machine and leftist elected "officials".

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

The House Committee on Veteran Affairs, the House Committee on Homeland Security, and House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

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Representatives

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Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

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Lance Gooden (R)

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Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

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Morgan Luttrell (R)

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Al Green (D)

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Michael McCaul (R)

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August Pfluger (R)

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Craig Goldman (R)

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Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

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Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Christian Menefee (D)

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

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District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

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Henry Cuellar (D)

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Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

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Lloyd Doggett (D)

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Wesley Hunt (R)

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