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. margin-top: 1em; The table below displays the partisan composition of Texas' congressional delegation as of November 2022. But her time in Irving politics brought her both fame and infamy depending on the political leanings of the observer. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. .census-table-container { . You can catch Gromer every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. on NBC 5's Lone Star Politics. color: #888; According to The Morning News, he met with Van Duyne before the event. top: 0px; Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has attacked Texas while promoting his state in recent months as people flee his state. padding-bottom: 7px; } As Mayor of Irving, Van Duyne's high-profile endorsement of President Trump made her one of the nation's only big city mayors to endorse him. width: 100% !important; Beckley is the second serious Democratic opponent that Van Duyne has attracted. This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. } This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/20/texas-michelle-beckley-beth-van-duyne/. Born in Albany, New York, the magna cum laude graduate of Cornell University eventually relocated to Las Colinas, an affluent enclave in Irving, just outside Dallas. After the conservative squad appeared on Fox & Friends last year, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar said in a tweet that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery., Van Duyne responded: Socialism is the severest form of treachery., Socialism is the severest form of treachery. The two then spent years publicly clashing at council meetings on everything from illegal immigration to the definition of apartments. She is seeking the Republican nomination for Texas 24th Congressional District after Rep. Kenny Marchant announced he wouldn't run for re-election. Apply today! Every Wednesday morning, get the week's top crime stories in Denton from the Blotter in your inbox. .race_header.green { text-align: center; Similar religious tribunals exist within Christian and Jewish communities in the United States. height: 50px; Van Duyne had the closest congressional race in Texas last year, winning by 1 percentage point. text-align: left; .race_header.republican { letter-spacing: 0.03em; } I used to work a double as a waitress then wake up at dawn to answer phones at a car dealership so you can bet I wont be the one crying in the fridge this session, Van Duyne wrote. font-weight: 200; Morning brief: Is Denton's tiny home plan a teardown? Beckley launched her campaign with endorsements from 30 fellow House Democrats, including caucus Chair Chris Turner and Joe Moody, whom House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, removed as speaker pro tem in retaliation for the quorum break. .results_row { While Van Duyne voted to object to the Pennsylvania results, she was the only Texan to split her vote and support certifying the Arizona results. The people spoke loud and clear that theyre ready for a change, Van Duyne said after her first mayoral victory. She has really built her political career on demonizing and spreading fear of American Muslims, said Syed, the CAIR-Texas DFW executive director. The boundaries for her 24th District in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are likely to change before the 2022 election due to redistricting. display: inline-block; .census-table-source { } She was Mayor of Irving. In addition to Gonzalezs and Doggetts districts, these included the newly-created 38th District and the 1st, 8th, and 30th districts. flex: 0 0 150px; She was given the groups National Security Patriot Award. color: #888; Do you value our journalism? Staff Writer Valenzuela has spoken out on the current economy and how she had to navigate it when she left college. .votebox-covid-disclaimer { position: absolute; margin-bottom: 0px; A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. } } Weve got sex trafficking, she told The Morning News. The Republican woman is running a campaign calling for local law enforcement to work closely with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in deportations. [27] Van Duyne praised the Trump administration's handling of the pandemic. The Texas Tribune is a member-supported, nonpartisan newsroom informing and engaging Texans on state politics and policy. height: 22px; flex-direction: column; color: #0645ad; State Rep. Michelle Beckley, one of the House Democrats who is camped out in Washington, D.C., announced Tuesday that she is challenging U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Irving, a national Democratic target. If they wont go back home to do the work for the people, Im proud to do my part to send them back.. background-color: #334aab; margin-right: 12px; For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages: .votebox { border-bottom: 1px solid grey; Thimesch is running again for the seat in 2022. .inner_percentage.Libertarian { } Phone: (972) 966-5500 Two anti-Muslim hate groups, ACT for Americaand the Center for Security Policy, have honored her with awards. margin-bottom: .75em; top: -5px; display: none; Texas utilizes an open primary system. Such bills are superfluous because while judges may take foreign law into account, the U.S. Constitution would supersede the application of any foreign law based on religion. During the ACT event, Flynn likened Islam to a cancer, the paper reported, and accused it of being a political ideology that hides behind being a religion.". line-height: 1.5em; Roy White encouraged me to stay for as much of the conference as possible so I'm planning on arriving Monday night and leaving Wednesday late afternoon.. The mastermind behind anti-Sharia bills, David Yerushalmi, admitted the true intention of this legislation to The New York Timesin 2011. But Van Duyne ousted him again and became the first woman mayor of the suburban city. padding-bottom: 5px; } [30] During the campaign, approximately $7.6 million was spent on advertisements against Van Duyne and $7.9 million on advertisements against Valenzuela. width: 35px !important; Vote for her for anything., Shortly after Donald Trump won the election, Van Duyne and Flynn were spotted together at Trump Tower in New York City. [11][12] She was named as a co-defendant in a defamation lawsuit initiated by Mohamed's father. display: block; juan.betancourt@dentonrc.com, Beth Maries has churned up a new flavor, North of Ordinary, to represent Denton, By John Fields .leg-hnt-flex-item { .votebox_legend { The other is Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio. Thimesch is running again for the seat in 2022. Earlier this month, she drew a challenge from Derrik Gay, a Carrollton tax lawyer and former intelligence officer in the Marine Corps. } LBJ said, we do not choose to be the guardians of the gate, but there is not one else but us.. Van Duyne has not commented on Beckleys challenge. 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Van Duyne's Irving house was a former staffer", "Man dies by suicide outside U.S. representative's Texas home", "Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, United States representatives by seniority, Current members of the United States House of Representatives, List of acts of the 118th United States Congress, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beth_Van_Duyne&oldid=1139341305, Candidates in the 2020 United States elections, Female members of the United States House of Representatives, Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development officials, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 14 February 2023, at 16:52. .votebox-results-metadata { Van Duyne used the opportunity to urge lawmakers to investigate the tribunal, according to The Dallas Morning News. margin-top: 5px; left: 0px; He graduated in 2014 from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. font-style: italic; position: relative; She fended off GOP challenger Kronda Thimesch two years later, winning by a 3-point margin. Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state. width: 350px; justify-content: center; America's Fentanyl crisis is a deliberate attack being waged by the CCP and Mexican drug cartels against our people. font-size: 0.9em; background-color: #db0000; In April, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee deemed it one of 22 battleground districts for the 2022 midterm elections. height: 56px; Van Duyne is one of two Texas Republicans whom the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting for reelection. At a time when newsroom resources and revenue across the country are declining, The Texas Tribune remains committed to sustaining our mission: creating a more engaged and informed Texas with every story we cover, every event we convene and every newsletter we send. Sharia is aset ofguiding religious principles, but anti-Muslim hate groups try to twist it into something insidious to sow fear of Islam. } max-width: 75px; .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { Nine Democrats and six Republicans filed in the 30th. width: 100%; background-color: #003388; font-weight: 300; } In 2018, she upset then incumbent Carrollton Republican Ron Simmons to win the state House District 65. The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district. The other is Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio. font-size: 80%; Beckley launched her campaign with endorsements from 30 fellow House Democrats, including caucus Chair Chris Turner and Joe Moody, whom House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, removed as speaker pro tem in retaliation for the quorum break. padding-left: 10px; .race_header.libertarian { position: relative; Van Duyne had the closest congressional race in Texas last year, winning by 1 percentage point. She also could become the rights answer to U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who became a political celebrity and lightning rod in the 2018 Democratic freshman class. width: 50%; [39] The man was identified as Richard Christian Dillard, a former communications staffer for Van Duyne's 2020 House campaign.[40]. Now, it's time we take much stronger action against these hostile and lethal forces. background-color: #db0000; } padding-left: 16px; Representative Beth Van Duyne (1970 - ) In Congress 2021 - Present | Member Back to Member Detail Texas, District 24 The district map is not available. } As a nonprofit newsroom, we rely on members to help keep our stories free and our events open to the public. A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. position: relative; } [30], Van Duyne is one of 147 Republican lawmakers who voted to overturn results in the 2020 presidential election[31] by objecting to Pennsylvania's electors on January 7, 2021. text-align: center; U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Irving . [email protected] December 2, 2022 at 7:45 PM Congresswoman Van Duyne's Weekly Update Washington, D.C. - This week, I voted to block the looming rail strike. .race_header.libertarian { Van Duynes first run at politics came in 2004, when she successfully ousted incumbent Irving City Council member Herbert Gears. } .leg-hnt-section-title { Van Duyne is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. Its changing demographics made it one of the most racially diverse battlegrounds in the state and appear more competitive. } This made Texas' 24th the 146th most Republican district nationally.[9]. In the video, Beckley contrasted her commitment to the voting rights battle with Van Duynes vote earlier this year to object to the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania.