Wayne Faircloth

Wayne Faircloth
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 23rd district
Assumed office
January 13, 2015
Preceded by Craig Eiland
Personal details
Born 1953
Political party Republican
Residence Galveston, Texas
Alma mater Sam Houston State University
Profession Insurance agent
Website www.votefaircloth.com

Wayne Faircloth (born 1953) is an American insurance agent and politician.[1] He is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 23 in part of Galveston County. He was defeated by Mayes Middleton in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.

Background

A graduate of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Faircloth is a former educator and coach. He has lived in Galveston County since 1979. He is a former member of the Dickinson City Council and a past president of the Galveston County Water District. He is an active member of the Coastal Community Church in Galveston.[2]

Political career

In the November 4, 2014, general election, the veteran incumbent Democratic state representative, Craig Eiland, did not seek reelection to a ninth term. Faircloth instead defeated Democratic nominee, Susan Elizabeth Criss, a state district court judge from Galveston, 17,702 (54.6) to 14,716 (45.4 percent).[3] In the earlier Republican primary on March 4, Faircloth had defeated Bob Senter, 6,112 votes (66.1 percent) to 3,134 votes (33.9 percent).[4] Faircloth carried the backing of most of the state and local Republican leaders, including both U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs and her successor, outgoing State Senator Glenn Hegar.[2]

Faircloth won a second term in the state House in 2016, when, with 36,501 votes (58.9 percent), he defeated the Democratic former state representative Lloyd Criss, a lawyer who had served in the House from 1979 to 1991.[5] Faircloth won 59% of the vote.[6]

Faircloth ran for re-election in 2018. He was defeated by Mayes Middleton in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Wayne Faircloth". statefarm.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Wayne Faircloth". votefaircloth.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ "General election returns, November 4, 2014". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Republican primary election returns, March 4, 2014". team1.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  5. ↑ Lauren Molidor (April 15, 2007). "On the Record: Lloyd Criss". thetexasblue.com. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Election Results". Texas Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ Platoff, Emma; Pollock, Cassandra; Walters, Edgar (March 6, 2018). "In Texas House primaries, two of the three incumbents challenged by Gov. Greg Abbott survive". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by
Craig Eiland		 Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from District 23 (Galveston)
2015-		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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