Beth Van Duyne - Wikipedia padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 8px; .votebox-scroll-container { display: table; Federal and state primary competitiveness, Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022, Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Democratic primary), Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2022. complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. height: 50px; .leg-hnt-border-top { 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. } background-color: #6db24f; Van Duyne had the closest congressional race in Texas last year, winning by 1 percentage point. background-color: #db0000; padding-bottom: 5px; .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { } You have permission to edit this article. On Aug. 11, 2016, Flynn sent an email to Van Duyne titled Meeting (10 Aug), stating: If you can continue to engage with Act For America, I would sincerely appreciate it. This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/20/texas-michelle-beckley-beth-van-duyne/. color:white; margin: 5px auto; 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. margin-top: 16px; height: 22px; letter-spacing: .03em; Van Duyne had the closest congressional race in Texas last year, winning by 1 percentage point. But she has also kept some of her signature confrontational style, often blasting national socialist Democrats on social media. As mayor, Van Duyne infamously sought an investigation of a group of Muslim imams in North Texas after she latched on to internet rumors falsely accusing them of bypassing American courts when settling disputes among members of their community. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. } width: 100% !important; Beckley unveiled her plans in a video filmed inside a hotel room in the nations capital, where House Democrats fled earlier this month to break quorum in protest of Republicans priority elections bill. Do you value our journalism? Months later, as Van Duynes term as mayor was ending, her next move was announced: The Trump administration tapped her to be a regional U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regional administrator. } overflow: hidden; Weve got drug cartels that are doing business in our street. } United States Representative Beth Van Duyne padding-bottom: 8px; Informally named a conservative squad the GOPs antidote to a quartet of progressive women in the U.S. House known as the squad Van Duyne said that, if elected, the GOP groups goal was to influence a Congress run by extremists.. Two members of the U.S. House filed to run for re-election in a different district than the one represented before redistricting: Lloyd Doggett (D) filed in the new 37th District, while Vicente Gonzalez (D) filed in the 34th District seat held by retiring Rep. Filemon Vela (D). 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. z-index:1; padding:7px 8px 8px; } } .results_table_container { Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. .inner_percentage { Make no mistake: There are gangs. background-color: #dac113; R-Tyler, and Chip Roy, R-Austin, were given first warnings. width: 100% !important; } text-align: center; The former Irving mayor won a North Texas congressional seat in November. padding-left: 16px; Gaffney, the founder and executive chairman of the Center for Security Policy, is well-known for engaging in anti-Muslim conspiracy theories. .results_table { event.srcElement.innerText = '[show]'; .inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: #003388; In April, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee deemed it one of 22 battleground districts for the 2022 midterm elections. .leg-hnt-flex-item { .census-table-census-item-header { On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Speaking with Van Duyne during a June 23, 2015, episode, Gaffney claimed Irving had become a hotbed, it turns out, of efforts to inculcate inside her city, well, a program that is quite at odds with our Constitution. display: block; letter-spacing: 0.03em; font-weight: 300; } } [17][18], After Kenny Marchant announced in August 2019 that he would not seek reelection to the United States House of Representatives, Van Duyne resigned from HUD so that she could run to succeed Marchant in representing Texas's 24th congressional district, a suburban stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth, including parts of Denton, Dallas, and Tarrant counties. Van Duynes ascension to Congress was key for the party, as she fended off Democrats last hope of picking up a congressional seat during what was forecast to be a grim year for the GOP. The people spoke loud and clear that theyre ready for a change, Van Duyne said after her first mayoral victory. ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. margin-right: 12px; .votebox-results-metadata { } padding: 2px 0; display: inline-block; That is so ugly. font-size: 20px; Choose wisely! } There were no districts where the same is true of Democratic candidates. }); Communications: Alison Graves Carley Allensworth Abigail Campbell Sarah Groat Caitlin Vanden Boom height: 22px; But on Tuesday she introduced a resolution urging the U.S. House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms, Capitol Police, and Department of Justice to assist Texas authorities in returning the more than 50 Texas House members who broke quorum back to the Texas Capitol. border-radius: 50%; display: inline-block; } } color: #888; She recounted in a campaign ad how she battled with her health insurance company after it denied coverage for surgery for her newborn daughter. jfields@dentonrc.com, A long time coming: No. Flynn was also a keynote speakerat ACTs 2016 conference. margin-bottom: .75em; The very fabric of our nation is under attack, and Im running for Congress to save it.. Nine Democrats and six Republicans filed in the 30th. width: 100%; She always stood her ground and had principles, and that will be her biggest asset in Congress.. display: inline-block; .non_result_row div { color: #6db24f; font-size: 12px; } letter-spacing: .04em; background-color: grey; } My name is Beth Van Duyne and I'm running for Congress because I know the people of the 24th District deserve to have a strong, principled voice in Congress. Interns wanted: Get paid to help ensure that every voter has unbiased election information. On Feb. 6, 2015, Van Duyne took to Facebook to state:Sharia Law Court was NOT approved or enacted by the City of Irving. She vowed to work to better understand how this court will function, and added: Our nation cannot be so overly sensitive in defending other cultures that we stop protecting our own. The post has since been taken down. Those votes came hours after the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection. letter-spacing: .04em; .race_footer { } During a February 2015 interview with Glenn Beck, Van Duyne accused the imams associated with the tribunal of bypassing American courts. She did not respond to Hatewatchs emails asking for comment. Two years later she beat Republican challenger Kronda Thimesch, who is running again for the seat in 2022. My role working for the community will change, but I'm not saying goodbye at all, she told The Morning News when she announced she wasnt seeking a third term. color: #fff; font-size: 110%; } .votebox-results-cell--number { } display: flex; [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. One of ACTs main goals is to use its chapter network across the country to lobby state lawmakers to introduce anti-Muslim legislation, including anti-Sharia bills. .census-table-container { margin-top: 5px; } position: absolute; } font-weight: 500; flex: 0 0 150px; He graduated in 2014 from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. display: block; Six districts were open, meaning no incumbent filed to run. .inner_percentage.Republican { position: relative; Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees. } display: inline; Both districts were open. padding-top: 8px; But Van Duyne ousted him again and became the first woman mayor of the suburban city. Van Duyne, who did not respond to requests to be interviewed for this story, is a single, working mother in a delegation of Texas Republicans who are overwhelmingly older and male. Former Irving mayor Beth Van Duyne, a Republican running for U.S. House Texas District 24, says hello to 2 yr-old Nissi Hernandez, daughter of Texas House of Representatives District 105. font-weight: 100; .results_table_container { That is why the Texas Border Plan I helped develop designates the cartels as terrorist organizations. While that anti-Sharia bill in Texas died, a similar law passed in 2017. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { Texas House Democrat Michelle Beckley Announces Run Against Republican By Brooke Colombo He said, You rich white people behind your pearly gates, you dont care, you dont get involved, so why should I care? Van Duyne told The Morning News. 14951 Dallas Pkwy. margin-bottom: -2px !important; margin-top: 0px; color: white; The tribunal is a faith-based arbiter offering nonbinding resolutions to civil disputes. border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-right: 0.25em; Van Duyne is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. [33] The proposed maps would draw her 2020 challenger's home out of the district. .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { Van Duyne had the. by Alex Samuels } else { This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. } } Beth Van Duyne, Representative for Texas's 24th Congressional District "[24][25] During the campaign, she ran advertisements in which she said she would protect laws that require preexisting conditions to be covered by insurance. She was an official in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Trump administration. text-align: left !important; margin-bottom: 0px; .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { [32], Van Duyne's district was competitive in the 2020 elections, but redistricting maps released by Republicans in 2021 shift the lean of her district to the right by nearly 20 points, making it non-competitive. 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. As the Brennan Center for Justice notes, For decades, American courts have applied foreign law as long as it does not violate U.S. public policy.. line-height: 1.5em; My pledge to the people of the 24th District is that no matter whom you supported in this election, I will work tirelessly for you and your family.. [5] She defeated Gears in a rematch in 2014. She never gave in, Rinaldi said of Van Duynes tenure as mayor. An amendment specifically targeting Sharia law that passed in Oklahoma was overturnedbya federal court in 2013 after it was found to be unconstitutional. Whether Van Duyne will benefit in the next few years from her vigorous defense of Trump isnt immediately clear. overflow-y: auto; width: 90%; .votebox-results-cell--number { 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. width: 100%; 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. Van Duynes first run at politics came in 2004, when she successfully ousted incumbent Irving City Council member Herbert Gears. } font-size: 90%; Replies to this discussion thread. } .votebox-scroll-container { For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages: .votebox { Van Duyne did Great things as Mayor of Irving, Texas, with my Administration. High around 75F. .outer_percentage { } font-weight: 300; padding-top: 8px; display: block; position: relative; Morning brief: Is Denton's tiny home plan a teardown? text-align: center; Shortly after, Gears successfully ran for mayor, allowing him to preside over the governing body Van Duyne had just joined. background: #4c4c4c; } margin-right: 12px; The Texas Tribune is a member-supported, nonpartisan newsroom informing and engaging Texans on state politics and policy. text-align: center; Flynn was later named Trumps national security adviser, though his tenure lasted about a month and he eventually pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador. } Van Duynes appearance at the ACT event appears to have been facilitated through Michael Flynn, President Donald Trumps former national security adviser, according to emails that Hatewatch obtained. } America's Fentanyl crisis is a deliberate attack being waged by the CCP Even her detractors are cautiously optimistic about her political future. .inner_percentage.Green { .non_result_row { font-size: 2em; background-color: #003388; California Gov. Democrat Michelle Beckley announces campaign against Republican Beth Van Duyne, also a former server, had a response. Van Duyne is one of two Texas Republicans whom the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting for reelection. Ballotpedia features 395,557 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. 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. Texas utilizes an open primary system. padding-bottom: 0px; Earlier this month, she drew a challenge from Derrik Gay, a Carrollton tax lawyer and former intelligence officer in the Marine Corps. What makes Van Duyne so formidable and such a potential threat to Democrats in the future is that she has managed to win the admiration of the Trump base while bolstering the GOPs appeal to the constituency that he repelled: suburban women. Contact our sales team. Van Duyne is one of two Texas Republicans whom the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting for reelection. .census-table-widget { During the 2016 presidential campaign and Van Duynes final year as Irving mayor retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn spoke at a Dallas event hosted by ACT for America. Earlier this month, she drew a challenge from Derrik Gay, a Carrollton tax lawyer and former intelligence officer in the Marine Corps. .leg-hnt-toggle-text { 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. Texas 24th Congressional District is a suburban district between Fort Worth and Dallas. Beth Van Duyne, a former Texas mayor who stoked hysteria around an Islamic tribunal and has associated with anti-Muslim hate groups, is running for U.S. Congress. .election_results_text { } .leg-hnt-flex-row { As of November 2022, Texas was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. Her co-panelists included Nonie Darwish and Chris Gaubatz, two figures known for their anti-Muslim rhetoric. margin: 0; These officials were elected to serve their communities by representing them in Austin, not charter a jet to Washington to join the Nancy Pelosi and Kamala Harris temper tantrum demanding states like Texas federalize our election process. She is a very strong-willed, strategic, no-nonsense executive, said Dallas County GOP Chair Rodney Anderson. display: none; Van Duyne's first run at politics came in 2004, when she successfully ousted incumbent Irving City Council member Herbert Gears. Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state. background-color: #6db24f; background-color: #db0000; From 2011 to 2017, Van Duyne was mayor of Irving, Texas, a Dallas suburb. Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne on Twitter: "A war is being waged against Texas House Democrat Michelle Beckley announces run against GOP U.S padding-bottom: 7px; Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. .race_header.green { display: flex; Gay, 36, spent 13 years in the Marine Corps as an intelligence officer before being medically discharged last year and said the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was a call to action. He cited the riots and ongoing GOP-led efforts to impose voting restrictions in several states as the major impetus behind his campaign. float: left; font-weight: normal !important; .votebox-covid-disclaimer { Van Duyne was born in upstate New York and lived in Amsterdam, New York, until she was seven years old and later lived in Cooperstown. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { Rep. Van Duyne to Newsmax: GOP Agenda Halted 'as We Fight Amongst This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Texas 24th Congressional District: Beth Van Duyne wins GOP primary; Kim Van Duyne is one of two Texas Republicans whom the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting for reelection. color: #0645ad; width: 100%; 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. Similar religious tribunals exist within Christian and Jewish communities in the United States. } Beckley is the second serious Democratic opponent that Van Duyne has attracted. } } Read more about race and ethnicity in the census. One of the key players in the development project gave Gears hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations in his bid to keep his seat. In the lead-up to Nov. 3, the elections handicapper Sabatos Crystal Ball argued the district leaned Democratic. 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. According to The Dallas Morning News, she was dissatisfied with how he handled a zoning case in her neighborhood and how he treated her and another constituent who tried to talk to him about it. Late last month, when Trump pardoned Flynn for lying to the FBI, Van Duyne thanked the outgoing president. color: #0645ad; font-style: italic; padding-bottom: 8px; This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. background-color: green; } Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2022 (March - Ballotpedia The boundaries for her 24th District in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are likely to change before the 2022 election due to redistricting. Texas Democrat Michelle Beckley to run against GOP U.S. Rep. Beth Van She fended off GOP challenger Kronda Thimesch two years later, winning by a 3-point margin. font-weight: bold; } .votebox-results-metadata { border: 1px solid #999; Beth Van Duyne Last night/this morning, my district's house representative Beth Van Duyne voted to object to the peaceful transfer of power in the presidency. Elizabeth Ann Van Duyne (/vndan/ van-DYNE; born November 16, 1970)[2] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 24th congressional district.