John Castro
John Castro (Republican Party) ran for election for President of the United States. He lost as a write-in in the Republican convention onJuly 15, 2024.
Biography
John Anthony Castro was born on the U.S. military base in Landstuhl, Germany and lives inMansfield, Texas.[1] He earned a B.A. degree from Texas A&M International University, a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law, and an LL.M. from the Georgetown University Law Center.[2] Castro’s career experience includes working as an attorney and entrepreneur.[3]
Elections
2024
TheRepublican Party selected former PresidentDonald Trump (R) as its 2024 presidential nominee at the2024 Republican National Convention, which was held from July 15-18, 2024, inMilwaukee, Wisconsin.
Republican presidential primaries 2024
Candidate | Pledged delegates | |
 | Donald Trump | 2,268 |
 | Nikki Haley | 97 |
 | Ron DeSantis | 9 |
 | Vivek Ramaswamy | 3 |
 | Total pledged delegates: 2,377 |
2021
See also: Texas' 6th Congressional District special election, 2021
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for U.S. House Texas District 6
Jake Ellzey defeatedSusan Wright in the special general runoff election for U.S. House Texas District 6 on July 27, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jake Ellzey (R) | 53.3 | 20,873 |
 | Susan Wright (R) | 46.7 | 18,293 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 39,166 | ||
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General election
Special general election for U.S. House Texas District 6
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Texas District 6 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Wright (R) | 19.2 | 15,077 |
| ✔ | | Jake Ellzey (R) | 13.8 | 10,865 |
 | Jana Lynne Sanchez (D) | 13.4 | 10,518 | |
 | Brian E. Harrison (R) | 10.8 | 8,485 | |
 | Shawn Lassiter (D) | 8.9 | 6,973 | |
 | John Castro (R) | 5.5 | 4,321 | |
 | Tammy Allison (D) | 5.4 | 4,240 | |
 | Lydia Bean (D) | 3.7 | 2,923 | |
 | Michael Wood (R) | 3.2 | 2,509 | |
 | Michael Ballantine (R) | 2.8 | 2,225 | |
 | Daniel Rodimer (R) | 2.7 | 2,088 | |
 | Daryl Eddings (D) | 2.1 | 1,654 | |
 | Michael Egan (R) | 2.0 | 1,544 | |
 | Patrick Moses (D) | 1.5 | 1,189 | |
| Manuel Salazar (D) | 1.4 | 1,120 | ||
 | Sery Kim (R) | 1.1 | 889 | |
 | Travis Rodermund (R) | 0.6 | 460 | |
 | Adrian Mizher (Independent) | 0.4 | 351 | |
 | Brian Stephenson (D) | 0.3 | 271 | |
 | Phil Gray (L) | 0.3 | 265 | |
 | Matt Hinterlong (D) | 0.3 | 252 | |
 | Jenny Garcia Sharon (R) | 0.2 | 150 | |
| Christopher Suprun (D) | 0.1 | 102 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 78,471 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Montgomery Markland (R)
- Asa Palagi (R)
- Katrina Pierson (R)
2020
See also: United States Senate election in Texas, 2020
United States Senate election in Texas, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
United States Senate election in Texas, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
IncumbentJohn Cornyn defeatedMary Jennings Hegar,Kerry McKennon,David B. Collins, andRicardo Turullols-Bonilla in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Cornyn (R) | 53.5 | 5,962,983 |
 | Mary Jennings Hegar (D) | 43.9 | 4,888,764 | |
 | Kerry McKennon (L) | 1.9 | 209,722 | |
 | David B. Collins (G) | 0.7 | 81,893 | |
 | Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 678 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 11,144,040 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Arjun Srinivasan (Independent)
- Cedric Jefferson (People Over Politics Party)
- James Brumley (The Human Rights Party)
- Tim Smith (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas
Mary Jennings Hegar defeatedRoyce West in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Jennings Hegar | 52.2 | 502,516 |
 | Royce West | 47.8 | 459,457 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 961,973 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Jennings Hegar | 22.3 | 417,160 |
| ✔ | | Royce West | 14.7 | 274,074 |
 | Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez | 13.2 | 246,659 | |
 | Annie Garcia | 10.3 | 191,900 | |
 | Amanda Edwards | 10.1 | 189,624 | |
 | Chris Bell | 8.5 | 159,751 | |
 | Sema Hernandez | 7.4 | 137,892 | |
 | Michael Cooper | 4.9 | 92,463 | |
 | Victor Harris | 3.2 | 59,710 | |
 | Adrian Ocegueda | 2.2 | 41,566 | |
 | Jack Daniel Foster Jr. | 1.7 | 31,718 | |
 | D.R. Hunter | 1.4 | 26,902 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,869,419 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Love III (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas
IncumbentJohn Cornyn defeatedDwayne Stovall,Mark Yancey,John Castro, andVirgil Bierschwale in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Cornyn | 76.0 | 1,470,669 |
 | Dwayne Stovall | 11.9 | 231,104 | |
 | Mark Yancey | 6.5 | 124,864 | |
| John Castro | 4.5 | 86,916 | |
 | Virgil Bierschwale | 1.1 | 20,494 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,934,047 | ||
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Green convention
Green convention for U.S. Senate Texas
David B. Collins advanced from the Green convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | David B. Collins (G) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas
Kerry McKennon advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas on August 3, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Kerry McKennon (L) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign themes
2021
John Castro did not completeBallotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Castro completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Castro's responses.
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An expansion of public education to cover Pre-K to Ph.D. The use of government-sponsored entities (GSEs) to build wind turbines, solar panels, and hydroelectric dams creating thousands of high-paying jobs with the project paying for itself through energy production and a public auction of the facilities at maturity to generate a profit for taxpayers. The introduction of a new Entrepreneur Tax Credit to help starting small businesses get off the ground. The introduction of tax-free retirement post-65.
Fresh ideas for a new American vision.- Pre-K to Ph.D.
- A Tax Code that Promotes Success
- Energy Independence
We will accomplish this together by (1) investing heavily in education with an expansion to cover pre-K thourgh Ph.D. that will be paid through a multi-generational phase-in of a new privatized social security regime called American Superannuation Funds, (2) introducing a new Entrepreneur Tax Credit to help thousands of small businesses get off the ground that will pay for itself through the creation of thousands of new jobs, (3) and creating thousands of high-paying jobs through GSE manufacturing of wind turbines and solar panels coupled with GSE construction companies building hydroelectric dams that will pay for themselves through energy production. These projects are designed to not only pay for themselves but generate a net profit for taxpayers that will be paid to all Americans in the form of Energy Independence Dividends.
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Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | President of the United States | Lost convention | $23,999 | $23,165 |
| 2024 | President of the United States | Lost convention | $40,000,000 | N/A** |
| 2021 | U.S. House Texas District 6 | Lost general | $0 | N/A** |
| 2020 | U.S. Senate Texas | Lost primary | $0 | N/A** |
| Grand total | $40,023,999 | $23,165 | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Texas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed March 3, 2021
- ↑LinkedIn, "John Anthony Castro, J.D., LL.M," accessed December 31, 2019
- ↑Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 27, 2019
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