John Lujan

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John Lujan
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 118th district
In office
February 9, 2016 – January 9, 2017
Preceded byJoe Farias
Succeeded byTomas Uresti
Personal details
Born (1962-06-07) June 7, 1962 (age 59)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Freda Lujan
ResidenceSan Antonio, Texas
OccupationBusinessman
Websitehttp://www.votelujan.com/

John I. Lujan (born June 7, 1962) is a Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives. He won a special election held on January 26, 2016, to represent District 118, which encompasses part of Bexar County. The position opened with the resignation of Democrat Joe Farias.[1] In the November 2016 general election, he ran for election to a full term but was defeated by the Democrat Tomas Uresti.[2] Lujan's term ended on January 9, 2017.

Lujan sought to return to the legislature in the general election held on November 6, 2018, but was handily defeated by the Democrat Leo Pacheco, 23,929 votes (58 percent) to 17,298 (42 percent).[3]

In August 2021, Texas House representative Leo Pacheco announced that he would resign from serving District 118.[4] Lujan stated that he started receiving calls of encouragement from Republicans, such as House Speaker, Dade Phelan. On August 17, 2021, Lujan announced his candidacy for District 118 in a special election to replace Pacheco.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Mekelburg, Madlin (January 27, 2016). "GOP Brags, Democrats Wince as HD 118 Goes Red". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  2. ^ Ura, Alexa; Svitek, Patrick (November 22, 2016). "Election dealt some setbacks to Texas GOP's modest diversity". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Election Returns". Texas Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "San Antonio State Rep. Leo Pacheco to resign from Texas House before second term ends". KABB. 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  5. ^ "Garcia: Special-election field takes shape for vacant Texas House seat". San Antonio Express-News. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-22.

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Preceded by
Joe Farias 		Texas State Representative for
District 118 (Bexar County)

John I. Lujan
2016–2017

Succeeded by
Tomas Uresti
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