Mike Siegel (politician)
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| Born | December 4, 1977[1] Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Campaign website |
Mike Siegel (born December 4, 1977) is a civil rights lawyer and former public school teacher, and the 2020 Democratic nominee for U.S. House representing Texas's 10th congressional district.[1]
Siegel won the July 14, 2020, Democratic Party primary election and will face incumbent Michael McCaul in the November 3, 2020 general election. Siegel ran against McCaul in the 2018 general election, losing by 4.3 percent of the vote, the closest contest incumbent McCaul has faced.[2] The outcome was notable in a district that political experts rate as “Heavily Republican.”[3][4]
Career[edit]
Siegel earned a BA in Comparative Literature from Brandeis University in 1999.[1] He taught 3rd grade in Oakland under the Teach for America program and in affiliation with the National Education Association. He founded two nonprofit education agencies and served as the executive director of Oakland Leaf, an organization that provides free after-school and summer programs to hundreds of children and youth.[5]
Siegel was sharply critical of the USA Patriot Act passed after the September 11 attacks on the United States, and in response, pursued a JD from Cornell Law School in 2009.[6] He initially worked as an employment lawyer, representing women who experienced discrimination in the workplace and whistleblowers who suffered retaliation.[7]
Siegel subsequently served as Assistant Attorney for the City of Austin, Texas. He represented the city in lawsuits against the State of Texas on behalf of immigrant families, firefighters, low-income renters.[1] He was part of a legal team that successfully argued against SB4 (a Texas Senate bill that would have forced cities to comply with ICE deportation requests), citing the bill's unconstitutionality, lack of federal guidance and training for local police, and the harm that resulted to local communities without any increase in public safety.[8]
Siegel supports a universal Medicare for All healthcare plan. He supports programs to employ workers in constructing sustainable infrastructure to combat climate change.[9] He supports increased funding for public schools[10] and increased protections for citizens denied voting rights.[11][12]
Siegel refused all corporate PAC donations in the 2018 election[13] and in the 2020 primary and general elections[14] and won the latter despite being outspent.[15] His 2020 general election campaign is endorsed by the AFL-CIO, Brand New Congress, the Sierra Club, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, The Houston Chronicle, the Austin Chronicle. He is also endorsed by national political figures Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, as well as Texas Congressmembers Sheryl Cole and Erin Zwiener.[16]
Electoral history[edit]
2018[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Michael McCaul (incumbent) | 157,166 | 51.1 | |
| Democratic | Mike Siegel | 144,034 | 46.8 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Ryan | 6,627 | 2.1 | |
| Total votes | 307,827 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mike Siegel | 35,651 | 44.0 | |
| Democratic | Pritesh Gandhi | 26,818 | 33.1 | |
| Democratic | Shannon Hutcheson | 18,578 | 22.9 | |
| Total votes | 81,047 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mike Siegel | 26,291 | 54.2 | |
| Democratic | Pritesh Gandhi | 22,182 | 45.8 | |
| Total votes | 48,473 | 100.0 | ||
Personal life[edit]
Siegel lives with his wife and two children in Austin, Texas.[1] He is the son of prominent labor lawyer Dan Siegel.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Vote Smart: Mike Siegel". VoteSmart. Retrieved August 23, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Downey, Renzo (January 21, 2019). "Mike Siegel running again in North Austin congressional district". Austin American Statesman. Retrieved August 23, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 23, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Adams-Heard, Rachel (August 13, 2020). "A Bernie Democrat Will Again Try to Flip Texas' 10th District". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved August 24, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Pryce, Chevall (February 7, 2018). "Democratic U.S Representative candidates for Texas District 10 election answer questions about policies, priorities". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved August 23, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kassel, Matthew (May 14, 2020). "Mike Siegel hopes standing out in Texas will help send him to Congress". Jewish Insider. Retrieved August 24, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Michael Siegel". Siegel and Yee. Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Tuma, Mary (June 30, 2017). "SB 4: Texas Cities Get Their Day in Court". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved August 23, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Aronoff, Kate (January 28, 2020). "Selling the Green New Deal to Texas Unions". The New Republic. Retrieved August 24, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Goudeau, Ashley (September 9, 2018). "FULL INTERVIEW: Mike Siegel, Congressional Candidate for Texas District 10". KVUE. Retrieved August 23, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Young Democrats And Former Austin Official Sue Over Texas' Ban On Temporary Voting Locations". Houston Public Media. November 26, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Democratic aide arrested advocating for voting rights in Texas". MSNBC. October 11, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Texas District 10 2018 Race: Business / Labor / Ideological Split In Political Action Committees Contributions". OpenSecrets. Retrieved August 23, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Texas District 10 2020 Race: Business / Labor / Ideological Split In Political Action Committees Contributions". OpenSecrets. Retrieved August 23, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Grim, Ryan (July 14, 2020). "Progressive Wave Rolls through Texas with Big Wins in Dallas, Austin and Houston". The Intercept. Retrieved August 24, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Mike Siegel: Endorsements". Mike Siegel. Retrieved August 23, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Texas Election Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Mike Siegel". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
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