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In 2006, Heflin defeated Landtroop, who made his first bid for the state House, by 217 votes to claim the seat vacated by James "Pete" Laney, a former Texas House Speaker. Heflin received 14,323 votes (49 percent) to Landtroop's 14,106 votes (48.3 percent) and David K. Schumacher (born 1946) of Anson, nominee of the [[Libertarian Party]], who polled 793 ballots, or 2.7 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=Texas general election returns, November 7, 2006|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 6, 2010}}</ref>​

In 2006, Heflin defeated Landtroop, who made his first bid for the state House, by 217 votes to claim the seat vacated by James "Pete" Laney, a former Texas House Speaker. Heflin received 14,323 votes (49 percent) to Landtroop's 14,106 votes (48.3 percent) and David K. Schumacher (born 1946) of Anson, nominee of the [[Libertarian Party]], who polled 793 ballots, or 2.7 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=Texas general election returns, November 7, 2006|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 6, 2010}}</ref>​

 

Landtroop said that he re-entered the state legislative race in 2010 after his 2006 defeat because he is "tired of our big-spending, over-reaching government." <ref name=landtroop/>Then Texas Attorney General and now [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]], came to Plainview to campaign for Landtroop, citing their mutual opposition to the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] signed into law in March 2010 by [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]]. ​

Landtroop said that he re-entered the state legislative race in 2010 after his 2006 defeat because he is "tired of our big-spending, over-reaching government." <ref name=landtroop/>Then Texas Attorney General and now [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]], came to Plainview to campaign for Landtroop, citing their mutual opposition to the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] signed into law in March 2010 by [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]].  

 

Landtroop declares himself a "[[conservative]] voice for West Texas.  In victory, Landtroop said that "[[God]] has just blessed us with this victory, and we look forward to representing the people of this district in this next session". He ran with the support of the [[Tea Party]].<ref name=runningagain>{{cite web|url=http://ramar.worldnow.com/story/30685818/former-state-rep-landtroop-running-for-tx-house-dist-84|title=Former state rep Landtroop running for TX House Dist. 84|publisher=[[Fox News]] in [[Lubbock]]|accessdate=February 24, 2016}}</ref>​

Landtroop declares himself a "[[conservative]] voice for West Texas.  In victory, Landtroop said that "[[God]] has just blessed us with this victory, and we look forward to representing the people of this district in this next session". He ran with the support of the [[Tea Party]].<ref name=runningagain>{{cite web|url=http://ramar.worldnow.com/story/30685818/former-state-rep-landtroop-running-for-tx-house-dist-84|title=Former state rep Landtroop running for TX House Dist. 84|publisher=[[Fox News]] in [[Lubbock]]|accessdate=February 24, 2016}}</ref>​

 

In addition to Hale and Hemphill, the home counties of Landtroop and King, respectively, the 88th District includes these other counties (listed  alphabetically): Armstrong]], Bailey, Briscoe,  Castro, Cochran, Donley, Gray Gray, Hansford County, Hockley, Lamb, Lipscomb, Ochiltree]],  Roberts, Swisher, and Yoakum.

In addition to Hale and Hemphill, the home counties of Landtroop and King, respectively, the 88th District includes these other counties (listed  alphabetically): Armstrong]], Bailey, Briscoe,  Castro, Cochran, Donley, Gray Gray, Hansford County, Hockley, Lamb, Lipscomb, Ochiltree]],  Roberts, Swisher, and Yoakum.

Few of these counties in District 88 had been in District 85, in which Landtroop sought his second term..​

Few of these counties in District 88 had been in District 85, in which Landtroop sought his second term.

 

Landtroop is a recipient of the 2004 "[[Ronald Reagan]] Republican Gold Medal Award." He has worked in the campaigns of his friend, [[U.S. Representative]] Randy Neugebauer, a Lubbock Republican who first won Texas' 19th congressional district seat in a [[special election]] in 2003. He was the congressman's Hale County co-chairman in 2004 and later served on the Neugebauer campaign finance board. Neugebauer, who retired on January 3, 2017, endorsed Landtroop's legislative candidacy in 2010. In 2009, Governor [[Rick Perry]] appointed Landtroop to the Brazos River Authority Board.<ref name=landtroop/>​

Landtroop is a recipient of the 2004 "[[Ronald Reagan]] Republican Gold Medal Award." He has worked in the campaigns of his friend, [[U.S. Representative]] Randy Neugebauer, a Lubbock Republican who first won Texas' 19th congressional district seat in a [[special election]] in 2003. He was the congressman's Hale County co-chairman in 2004 and later served on the Neugebauer campaign finance board. Neugebauer, who retired on January 3, 2017, endorsed Landtroop's legislative candidacy in 2010. In 2009, Governor [[Rick Perry]] appointed Landtroop to the Brazos River Authority Board.<ref name=landtroop/>​

 

In 2011, Landtroop joined three other newly elected state legislators from West Texas and the Panhandle, [[Four Price]] of [[Amarillo]], Charles Perry and John Frullo, both of Lubbock.​

In 2011, Landtroop joined three other newly elected state legislators from West Texas and the Panhandle, [[Four Price]] of [[Amarillo]], Charles Perry and John Frullo, both of Lubbock.​

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In his attempt to return to the legislature, Landtroop faced fellow Republican John Frullo. One of the differences between the two candidates centered on Moderate Republican House Speaker [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio, Texas, who presided over the House from 2011 to 2019.  In his term in the House, Landtroop voted against Straus as Speaker in 2011; since he entered the House, Frullo backed Straus for Speaker. Frullo had a large fundraising advantage over Landtroop. Between January 22 and February 20, 2016, Frullo raised $237,912, Landtroop, $58,845. In three campaign finance reports filed since January 15, 2016, Frullo raised $418,000; Landtroop, $132,000. Landtroop's employer, State Farm, through its [[political action committee]], gave $7,500 to Frullo, the chairman of the House Insurance Committee, but nothing to challenger Landtroop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/election/2016-02-23/frullo-outraises-landtroop-house-84-fundraising-race#.Vs3cmY-cH3y|title=Frullo outraises Landtroop in House 84 fundraising race|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=February 23, 2016|author=Enrique Rangel|accessdate=February 24, 2016}}</ref>​

In his attempt to return to the legislature, Landtroop faced fellow Republican John Frullo. One of the differences between the two candidates centered on Moderate Republican House Speaker [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio, Texas, who presided over the House from 2011 to 2019.  In his term in the House, Landtroop voted against Straus as Speaker in 2011; since he entered the House, Frullo backed Straus for Speaker. Frullo had a large fundraising advantage over Landtroop. Between January 22 and February 20, 2016, Frullo raised $237,912, Landtroop, $58,845. In three campaign finance reports filed since January 15, 2016, Frullo raised $418,000; Landtroop, $132,000. Landtroop's employer, State Farm, through its [[political action committee]], gave $7,500 to Frullo, the chairman of the House Insurance Committee, but nothing to challenger Landtroop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/election/2016-02-23/frullo-outraises-landtroop-house-84-fundraising-race#.Vs3cmY-cH3y|title=Frullo outraises Landtroop in House 84 fundraising race|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=February 23, 2016|author=Enrique Rangel|accessdate=February 24, 2016}}</ref>​

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==Family==​

==Personal life==

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Landtroop and his wife, Catherine D. "Cathy" Landtroop (born May 24, 1969), a 1991 graduate of [[Texas Tech University]] in Lubbock, operates the consulting firm, Landtroop Strategies.<ref name=runningagain/> The couple has  four children, Braden, David, Kenneth, and Lauren Grace.<ref name=landtroop/> ​

Landtroop and his wife, Catherine D. "Cathy" Landtroop (born May 24, 1969), a 1991 graduate of [[Texas Tech University]] in Lubbock, operates the consulting firm, Landtroop Strategies.<ref name=runningagain/> The couple has  four children, Braden, David, Kenneth, and Lauren Grace.<ref name=landtroop/> ​

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==References==​

 

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