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Eric Norman
Eric Norman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 44. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Norman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Eric Norman earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Texas in 2008, a graduate degree from the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center in 2012, and a graduate degree from the University of North Texas in 2012.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 44
Alan Schoolcraft defeated Eric Norman in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 44 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alan Schoolcraft (R) | 65.1 | 57,466 | |
| Eric Norman (D) | 34.9 | 30,780 | ||
| Total votes: 88,246 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 44
Alan Schoolcraft defeated incumbent John Kuempel in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 44 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alan Schoolcraft | 55.5 | 8,914 | |
| John Kuempel | 44.5 | 7,136 | ||
| Total votes: 16,050 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 44
Eric Norman advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 44 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Norman | 100.0 | 4,241 | |
| Total votes: 4,241 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 44
Alan Schoolcraft and incumbent John Kuempel advanced to a runoff. They defeated Greg Switzer and David Freimarck in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 44 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alan Schoolcraft | 48.1 | 10,922 | |
| ✔ | John Kuempel | 45.0 | 10,231 | |
| Greg Switzer | 4.6 | 1,036 | ||
| David Freimarck | 2.3 | 524 | ||
| Total votes: 22,713 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Eric Norman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Norman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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We moved to Seguin in 2019 because we were drawn to the friendly community, beautiful neighborhoods, and historic downtown. We quickly fell in love with the community and show our gratitude by serving on the boards of various organizations - from promoting the arts via the Seguin Commission on the Arts and advocating for the Hispanic community with LULAC to supporting local business owners through the Seguin Downtown Business Alliance and even co-founding a nonprofit community bike shop, Community Cycles Seguin. While this work is rewarding, it exposes us to the challenges facing hard-working Texans in the community.
I’m driven to serve as Representative to confront these issues. We can do a much better job at creating an inclusive community that provides dignity, support, and opportunity for all.- I’m ready to defend public education from voucher programs that will never deliver the benefits they promise. Our schools need more support, not to be undermined by another program that would benefit only a select few. Don’t believe me? When a similar bill passed in Arkansas, 95% of vouchers went to students already enrolled in private schools. Despite multiple bipartisan rejections by the Texas Legislature, candidates who support vouchers are being funded by special interest groups with something to gain. Gambling with the future of our children is, and will always be, a no-go for me.
- No one chooses to get chronically ill, and I don’t believe a diagnosis should derail someone’s personal, financial, or career goals. Healthcare costs are out of control, whether you have health insurance or not. Although we pay into the system via federal taxes, Texas lawmakers have chosen not to expand Medicaid, leaving benefits we already pay for on the table. As a consequence, our state has the highest uninsured rate in the U.S. and pays $5.5B every year to cover the medical treatment of uninsured people. This makes healthcare more expensive for us all and causes people to delay or defer needed treatment while something can still be done.
- From rising maternal mortality rates, to stripping away autonomy over reproductive care, Texan lawmakers made it abundantly clear that women are not a priority in this state. That’s unacceptable – regardless of the roles women play in our families or the careers they pursue, everyone’s entitled to their natural rights. By intentionally refusing to clarify what qualifies for a legal exception, lawmakers have essentially banned abortion for people without the resources to leave the state. Not only is this dangerous and cruel, but it’s also ineffective. Since Texas implemented its ban in 2021, abortions increased nationwide. Lawmakers have no place in this private and personal medical decision.
For example, Texas’ decision not to be part of the national grid means power plants aren’t required to follow federal regulations, like weatherizing supply lines. Operators saw this as an unnecessary cost, but when lines froze during the winter storm in 2021, millions of Texans lost power, and 246 people died. In a state that built its reputation on energy, these deaths didn’t need to happen. It highlights the role diverse perspectives play in governance, and it’s one more thing I bring to the table.
That said, standing firm in defense of your values is sometimes necessary, even among friends, and I’m not afraid to do that. Life has shown me that personal relationships can be useful in humanizing stereotypes and I’d do everything possible to advocate for my district. Texas would benefit from more bipartisan collaboration, and I’m willing to do my part.
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Campaign finance summary
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2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 6, 2024