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Kevin Roberts (politician)

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Kevin Roberts
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 126th district
In office
January 8, 2017 – January 8, 2019
Preceded byPatricia Harless
Succeeded bySam Harless
Personal details
Born (1966-01-16) January 16, 1966 (age 58)
Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHollie Lanier Roberts
Children2
ResidenceHouston
EducationTexas Tech University

Kevin Dale Roberts (born January 16, 1966)[1] is a former politician who served one term in the Texas House of Representatives for District 126 in Harris County. He resides in Spring, Texas.

State Representative election of 2016

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Roberts ran without opposition in the Republican legislative primary on March 1, 2016, after the Republican incumbent, Patricia Harless, did not seek re-election. In the general election on November 8, 2016, Roberts received 58 percent of the ballots cast defeating Democrat, Joy Dawson-Thomas, and Libertarian Party candidate, Eric Moquin.

Congressional election of 2018

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Upon the announcement of incumbent U.S. Representative Ted Poe's retirement effective in January 2019, Roberts announced his candidacy for the seat against a crowded field of nine other challengers. After Roberts placed first in the March 6th primary with 33 percent of the vote, Roberts faced retired U.S. Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw in a primary runoff election. A negative super PAC, funded by Roberts' brother-in-law, Mark Lanier, ran ads opposing Crenshaw's candidacy for the nomination.[2]

Roberts was defeated by Crenshaw in the May 22 Republican run-off primary by more than a 2 to 1 margin.[3] Roberts finished with 30.2 percent of the vote, compared to Crenshaw's 69.8 percent. Crenshaw won the seat in the general election on November 6, 2018.

References

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  1. ^ Texas State Directory: Rep. Kevin Roberts (R)
  2. ^ Wallace, Jeremy (May 17, 2018). "Attack ads in Houston race being funded by brother-in-law's business". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Retired Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw Crushes State Rep. Kevin Roberts in District 2 Runoff". KHOU-TV. May 23, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
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