Gromer Jeffers Jr., political writer. max-width: 600px; [7] She ran against Gears in the 2004 election, and won. } overflow-x: auto; Get exclusive coverage about business in Denton County in your inbox twice a month, with a focus on the housing market. Van Duyne's public clash with the local tribunal more than four years ago gained her fame among anti-Muslim figures and some right-wing pundits. display: block; How Beth Van Duyne's Trumpism Carried Her to Congress - The Atlantic float: left; } color: #888; She also graduated from Cornell University, magna cum laude, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in city and regional planning, government, and law. margin: 0 5px; background-color: #ccc; [19][20] She received Trump's endorsement in early 2020[21] and won the Republican primary on March 3, defeating four rivals with about 65% of the vote. font-weight: 100; .votebox-results-cell--check { 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.. Beckley launched her campaign with endorsements from 30 fellow House Democrats, including caucus Chairman Chris Turner and Joe Moody, who House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, removed as speaker pro tem in retaliation for the quorum break. Texas House Democrat Michelle Beckley Announces Run Against - TPR .race_header.libertarian { .votebox { color: #888; America's Fentanyl crisis is a deliberate attack being waged by the CCP and Mexican drug cartels against our people. margin: 3px 0; Van Duyne, who stepped down as mayor in 2017 to work in the Trump administration as a regional official for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, had received an endorsement from. Van Duyne served for two terms before stepping down in 2010. .results_row td:first-child { } font-size: 110%; .census-table-census-item-header { .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { The table below displays the officeholders in Texas' top four state executive offices as of November 2022. } Its extremely unlikely that federal officials would get involved in returning Texas lawmakers to Austin. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Beth Van Duyne | Fox News Beckley first won her state House seat in 2018, defeating Republican Rep. Ron Simmons of Carrollton. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { } Thats particularly true in her district that straddles parts of Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. column-gap: 1em; Nine Democrats and six Republicans filed in the 30th. 14951 Dallas Pkwy. While in office, Van Duyne dubbed herself a limited government conservative and received praise from supporters for passing the citys first ethics policy and for bringing new businesses to Irving. margin-bottom: 4px; (Trump pardoned Flynn late last month.). .votebox-scroll-container { .race_header.green { .votebox_legend .non_result_row { margin-bottom: -2px !important; 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. Van Duyne ( Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 24th Congressional District.
   .placeholder {} 		padding-left: 0; Beth Van Duyne can walk away from her duty to defend democracy, but not me, Beckley says in the video. Beth Van Duyne: A Career Politician Who Failed Up to Trump's Swamp MAKING TEXANS SICK Despite North Texas becoming an epicenter for the COVID-19 crisis, Van Duyne has been relentless in her quest to strip health care coverage away from millions of Texans.          		padding-top: 3px; 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. SPLC is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (EIN: 63-0598743), Get the latest investigative reporting from Hatewatch, Local Policing and Immigration Enforcement, Request for Legal Assistance  Economic Justice. 		font-style: italic; 	} 		background-color: #003388; Incumbent Beth Van Duyne  defeated Nate Weymouth in the  Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 1, 2022. Van Duyne has not commented on Beckleys challenge. 04 Mar 2023 02:01:35 		font-size: 0.9em; 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. Look no further than Texas 24th District, In Texas 24th House District, Van Duyne Wins GOP Race, Runoff For Democrats, "Candace Valenzuela wins Texas runoff, stands to be first Afro-Latina in Congress", "Beth Van Duyne, Candace Valenzuela Battle For North Texas' Open 24th Congressional Seat Considered Toss-Up", "Voter guide: Questionnaire for Beth Van Duyne, candidate for United States Representative", Coronavirus poses new threat to endangered Texas Republicans, "Mask wearing has been politicized, and now is a defining issue in a hot North Texas congressional race", Candace Valenzuela concedes to Beth Van Duyne in heated North Texas congressional race, "The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results", "Irving Rep. Beth Van Duyne was sole Texas representative to split vote on Electoral College count", "Texas Republicans are pulling out all the stops to dilute the voting power of people of color", "Van Duyne Selected to Serve on House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Representative Beth Van Duyne", "Van Duyne Selected to Serve on House Small Business Committee | Representative Beth Van Duyne", "Homepage of Republican Governance Group", "Dispute over Islam lands Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne on national stage | News", "In bid for privacy, Irving mayor files for divorce using her initials", "Man who killed himself outside of Rep. 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. 		padding-bottom: 8px; In the runup to Election Day, she took up the presidents defense with a gusto, advocating for reopening schools and against further pandemic-related shutdowns. 	@media screen and (max-width: 350px) { It went into effect February 2, 2021, and remains "'unless modified or rescinded' or 'until the Secretary of . 		height: 56px; 	} 		border-bottom: 1px solid grey; 		margin-bottom: -2px !important; 		display: block;    } She fended off GOP challenger Kronda Thimesch two years later, winning by a 3-point margin. 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. Throughout her campaign, Van Duyne emphasized relatability, highlighting that shes a single mother. 		display: table; 		border-top: 1px solid #aaa; About Beth Van Duyne - Beth For Texas Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.. Clear skies. 	.electionsectionheading { 	} 		letter-spacing: 0.03em; 	} 	} She is seeking the Republican nomination for Texas 24th Congressional District after Rep. Kenny Marchant announced he wouldn't run for re-election. 	.inner_percentage.Democratic { 		display: inline-block; 	} 	.leg-hnt-flex-row { Van Duyne responded to Piraneo that Aug. 18, writing:  Thank you very much for the invitation and acknowledgement. Flynn was also a  keynote speakerat ACTs 2016 conference. "[14][15] The entire suit was eventually dismissed by the judge, who ruled the plaintiffs had failed to prove officials discriminated against Mohamed. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Texas, click here. 		background-color: #f9d334; 	.results_row td { 		width: 100% For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. 	.leg-hnt-district-container { 	.results_text { If Twitter is any indication, Van Duyne may still position herself to become her partys antidote to the progressive Ocasio-Cortez, though shes remained mum on formal plans for a dueling squad. 		text-align: center; 		max-width: 75px; There were seven open seats in 2018. On the campaign trail, Van Duyne harshly criticized Gears for his oversight of a publicly funded development project on which millions in taxpayer dollars were questionably spent.    } 	.leg-hnt-district-number { Texas Rep. Beth Van Duyne, TPPF Launch Lawsuit Against CDC Mask Mandate 	} This is real city crime.. 		position: absolute; Van Duyne used the opportunity to urge lawmakers to investigate the tribunal, according to The Dallas Morning News. 	.leg-hnt-border-top { 	.leg-hnt-title { This was the same number as 2012, the previous post-redistricting cycle, and 2020. But shell arrive in the Capitol no stranger to using a single seat of political power to staunchly push her principles, toppling established opponents or garnering national attention. 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. America's Fentanyl crisis is a deliberate attack being waged by the CCP  People talk about, Oh youre so brave, Van Duyne said during a 2015 speaking engagement, according to The Morning News. Texas House Democrat Michelle Beckley announces run against Republican U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne. United States Representative Beth Van Duyne 				overflow-y: hidden; 		.race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { 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. Those votes came hours after the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection. She has served since Jan 3, 2021. She is a major racist. 	.image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { 		overflow-y: hidden; 		position: absolute; 		margin: 8px auto; The purpose was heuristic  to get people asking this question, What is Sharia? . Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne on Twitter: "America's Fentanyl crisis is  		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. U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Irving . 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. UPDATE: The Case Against Beth Van Duyne - DCCC The boundaries for her 24th District in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are likely to change before the 2022 election due to redistricting. Van Duyne is one of two Texas Republicans whom the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting for reelection. The complaint, launched by the TPPF Legal Counsel, TPPF's executive director Rob Henneke, and Rep. Beth Van Duyne, details the history of the year-long mandate, which CDC chief of staff Sherri Berger, who is listed as a defendant in the complaint, issued January 29, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025. 		top: -1px; That same year, she was a guest on Frank Gaffneys radio program several times. 			width: 350px; 		padding-bottom: 3px; Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2022 (March  - Ballotpedia She told The Texas Tribune at the time that the job overlapped a lot with what mayors do. To be sure, Van Duyne will be a freshman member of the chambers minority party when she is sworn in next month. [16], In February 2017, Van Duyne announced she would not seek a third term as mayor. Policy: Christopher Nelson  Caitlin Styrsky  Molly Byrne  Katharine Frey  Jimmy McAllister  Samuel Postell 		font-size: 12px; The two then spent years publicly clashing at council meetings on everything from illegal immigration to the definition of apartments. Beth Van Duyne has won the Texas 24th District House race  - Vox 	} I personally believe she will  not because she has had a change of heart, but simply because she only won the election by less than 4,000 votes, and in such tight margins you really cant be openly demonizing another community if you hope to stay in Congress for the long term, Syed said. Beth Van Duyne - Wikipedia Information below was calculated on Jan. 27, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time. Staff Writer Texas 24th Congressional District is a suburban district between Fort Worth and Dallas. 	} Van Duyne's first run at politics came in 2004, when she successfully ousted incumbent Irving City Council member Herbert Gears. 	.indicate_scroll { America's Fentanyl crisis is a deliberate attack being waged by the CCP and Mexican drug cartels against our people. 

. margin-right: 10px; font-weight: normal !important; font-size: 1.25em; background-color: #dac113; Make sure you're prepared with the Denton Record-Chronicle's coverage of Denton County's key races, and the candidates in the running for them. Her professional career has largely been in marketing and communications. letter-spacing: .04em; 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. } width: 90%; .votebox-results-cell--number { Interns wanted: Get paid to help ensure that every voter has unbiased election information. She was recruited by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, to run for the slot and quickly amassed significant financial support in the crowded GOP primary. display: none; 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 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. letter-spacing: 0.03em; } text-align: left; In early December, Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter, Republicans like to make fun of the fact that I used to be a waitress, but we all know if they ever had to do a double theyd be the ones found crying in the walk-in fridge halfway through their first shift bc someone yelled at them for bringing seltzer when they wanted sparkling.. [38], In February 2021, a man committed suicide by firearm outside of Van Duyne's home in Irving. color:white; } Operations: Meghann Olshefski Mandy Morris Kelly Rindfleisch .results_text { 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. 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. text-align: center; font-size: 2em; We won't share it with anyone else. bcolombo@dentonrc.com, Stranger walks into unlocked home in Denton; resident pushes him out, Denton man sentenced to life in prison for murder of 7-year-old boy, By Juan Betancourt background-color: #6db24f; display: block; width: 100%; .census-table-source { display: inline-block; If they wont go back home to do the work for the people, Im proud to do my part to send them back.. 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. }); Communications: Alison Graves Carley Allensworth Abigail Campbell Sarah Groat Caitlin Vanden Boom She recounted in a campaign ad how she battled with her health insurance company after it denied coverage for surgery for her newborn daughter. Van Duyne stepped down from the council in 2010, and successfully ran for mayor against Gears in the 2011 election. margin-bottom:16px; Thimesch is running again for the seat in 2022. California Gov. Van Duyne had the closest congressional race in Texas last year, winning by 1 percentage point. background-color: #6db24f; } If you look at what we've accomplished, it's pretty awesome.. 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. } width: 50%; } This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Phone: (972) 966-5500 margin: 0px 10px; margin-top: 16px; 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. 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Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) announced today that Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport has been awarded $35,000,0. } She fended off GOP challenger Kronda Thimesch two years later, winning by a 3-point margin. Van Duyne is one of two Texas Republicans that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting for reelection, the other being Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio.