Samuel Williams Jr.

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Samuel Williams Jr.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Army
Years of service
1983 - 2013
Personal
Birthplace
St. Petersburg, FL
Contact

Samuel Williams Jr. (Republican Party, Independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 16th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.

Biography

Samuel Williams Jr. served in the United States Army from July 1983 to March 2013. His organizational affiliations include the Veterans of Foreign Wars.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2022

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 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar (D) Candidate Connection
 
63.5
 
95,510
Image of Irene Armendariz-Jackson
Irene Armendariz-Jackson (R)
 
36.5
 
54,986

Total votes: 150,496
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

Incumbent Veronica Escobar defeated Deliris Montanez in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar Candidate Connection
 
88.0
 
30,954
Image of Deliris Montanez
Deliris Montanez Candidate Connection
 
12.0
 
4,235

Total votes: 35,189
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

Irene Armendariz-Jackson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Irene Armendariz-Jackson
Irene Armendariz-Jackson
 
100.0
 
12,623

Total votes: 12,623
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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
✔
Image of Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar (D)
 
64.7
 
154,108
Image of Irene Armendariz-Jackson
Irene Armendariz-Jackson (R)
 
35.3
 
84,006

Total votes: 238,114
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
✔
Image of Irene Armendariz-Jackson
Irene Armendariz-Jackson
 
65.4
 
5,170
Image of Samuel Williams Jr.
Samuel Williams Jr. Candidate Connection
 
34.6
 
2,731

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
✔
Image of Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
 
100.0
 
54,910

Total votes: 54,910
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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

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
✔
Image of Ben Leder
Ben Leder (L)

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2018

See also: Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2018

Williams Jr. ran as an independent write-in candidate.

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 16

Veronica Escobar defeated Rick Seeberger and Ben Mendoza in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 16 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar (D)
 
68.5
 
124,437
Image of Rick Seeberger
Rick Seeberger (R)
 
27.0
 
49,127
Image of Ben Mendoza
Ben Mendoza (Independent)
 
4.5
 
8,147
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
43

Total votes: 181,754
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
 
61.4
 
30,630
Image of Dori Fenenbock
Dori Fenenbock
 
22.0
 
10,992
Image of Norma Chavez
Norma Chavez
 
6.7
 
3,325
Image of Enrique Garcia
Enrique Garcia
 
5.3
 
2,661
Image of Jerome Tilghman
Jerome Tilghman
 
3.0
 
1,489
Image of John Carrillo
John Carrillo
 
1.5
 
771

Total votes: 49,868
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

Rick Seeberger defeated Alia Garcia-Ureste in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rick Seeberger
Rick Seeberger
 
69.3
 
7,273
Image of Alia Garcia-Ureste
Alia Garcia-Ureste
 
30.7
 
3,216

Total votes: 10,489
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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Samuel Williams Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses.

Expand All
Who are you? Tell us about yourself.
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?
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?
Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?
What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?
If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?
What are your thoughts on term limits?
Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

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Note: Williams submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on December 19, 2019.

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Samuel Williams Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

IMMIGRATION/DACA • Propose border resoultions that promote security and respect for human rights • Reject a border wall within El Paso city limits but support for border walls where required • Push for DACA recipients to acquire legal status VETERANS • Push for adequate funding to fully staff our local VA clinic • Allow VA to hire and fire staff as done in the private sector to improve quality • Eliminate needless bureaucracy which causes delays in benefits and care HEALTH CARE • Get government out of private health care • Lower health insurance costs by allowing competition • Stop reducing social security benefits to pay for Medicare

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

ECONOMY • Bring better paying jobs to El Paso to improve the standard of living • Improve efforts to promote local talent to attract bigger companies • Lower the tax burden on small businesses and tax payers IMMIGRATION/DACA • Propose border resoultions that promote security and respect for human rights • Reject a border wall within El Paso city limits but support for border walls where required • Push for DACA recipients to acquire legal status VETERANS • Push for adequate funding to fully staff our local VA clinic • Allow VA to hire and fire staff as done in the private sector to improve quality • Eliminate needless bureaucracy which causes delays in benefits and care HEALTH CARE • Get government out of private health care • Lower health insurance costs by allowing competition • Stop reducing social security benefits to pay for Medicare EDUCATION • Get government out of education • Eliminate Common core and government mandated annual testing • Cap College Loans at 2% and increase financial threshold for Pell grants FOREIGN AFFAIRS • Cut Foreign Aid to nations who do not support our values • End meddling in other countries that are no threat to us or our allies • Stop needless wars to allow our military time to recover and save billions of tax dollars

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

General George S. Patton lead from he front. His leadership has been an inspiration to me throughout my military career. He believed that respect was earned from the bottom up as well as well as from the top down.

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

Honesty, self conviction, integrity, set the example, fortitude, personal accountability

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

Represent the people that elected them. Be the peoples voice first and for-most.

What legacy would you like to leave?

A veterans affairs that can serve our veterans as they served.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Representatives should be elected to a four year term with a two term limit.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Senators should be limited to two terms Representatives should be limited to eight years Supreme Court should not be a lifetime appointment twelve years appointments

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Ballotpedia biographical submission form

The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:

“ What is your political philosophy?

I am running for Congress as an Independent because I have heard the concerns of the people of El Paso and am tired of both the Democrats and Republicans letting us down. Let's face it, neither the Democrats nor Republicans have our best interests at heart. The parties only pretend to care about the people at election time and are more concerned about the party platform or what the lobbyists desire. We have been promised change for the better from almost everyone involved in government with none of them ever coming through for us. They hold us hostage on every issue. Whether it's taxes, immigration, or veteran's concerns, it's all ignored until election season rolls around. To sink even lower, both parties are too busy insulting each other and voting down party lines instead of coming together with a real solution for America. Finally, after the bickering has toned down, all that we are left with is higher taxes and more wars. These games are not what made America the country we all love. This needs to stop.

I and millions of Americans believe it is time for us to take back control of our country. As an Independent I will work directly for you the people. I will do everything in my power to present to the people of El Paso every piece of legislation that is to voted upon and then take action. When was the last time a member of Congress asked you which way to vote on a particular piece of legislation and followed through?

During this congressional session there have been over 6000 pieces of legislation drafted by members of Congress. Of those proposed, less than 200 have been voted into a law. My best estimate is that 75% of the bills introduced are not necessary are are designed to bog the system down and stall any real progress resulting in passing legislation that only benefits the special interests. We can't allow this to continue. I will strive to end the strife between the parties and work to get real results for the people of El Paso and the rest of the United States.

El Paso, the Democrats have represented us in Congress for decades and all that we have to show for it is high taxes and poorly paid jobs. Our military veterans are not receiving the proper care that they need, our largest school district is nearly bankrupt, our children are not being properly educated, and our border is riddled with issues. I want for my family the same thing that you want for yours; an opportunity in my own city to prosper and watch my family grow and be successful. Voting for the Democrats and Republicans will prove to change nothing for our beautiful city. Voting for an Independent will mean that you are voting for a representative who works to satisfy a party's requirements, but instead works directly for you, the people who own the government.

We have a chance to make real changes to our city. Let's not waste another opportunity on voting for a career politician who only seeks personal gain. Vote for someone who wants to make El Paso a place of prosperity for all of us! Vote for me, Sam Williams for Congress. Together we can take El Paso to another level![2]

”
—Samuel Williams Jr.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on July 22, 2018
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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