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'''James Franklin Landtroop, Jr.''', known as '''Jim Landtroop''' (born January 18, 1968), is a [[business]]man from [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party| Republican]] former one-term member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 85 in the South Plains. He lost his 2016 bid to return to the House with an intra-party challenge to Representative John Frullo of Lubbock​.

'''James Franklin Landtroop, Jr.''', known as '''Jim Landtroop''' (born January 18, 1968), is a [[business]]man from [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party| Republican]] former one-term member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 85 in the South Plains. He lost his 2016 bid to return to the House with an intra-party challenge to Representative John Frullo of Lubbock​.

In the [[general election]] held on November 2, 2010,the [[conservative]]  Landtroop, who then resided in Plainview in Hale County, unseated two-term [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] incumbent Joseph P. Heflin of Crosbyton, 17,426 votes (61.6 percent) to 10,853 (38.4 percent). Landtroop won fifteen of the sixteen counties in the district, losing only in Heflin's own Crosby County. He secured comfortable margins in two of the larger counties in the district, Hale  and Howard, which includes Big Spring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/nov02_154_state.htm|title=Texas general election returns, November 2, 2010|publisher=[[Texas Secretary of State]]|accessdate=November 5, 2010}}</ref>​

In the [[general election]] held on November 2, 2010,the [[conservative]]  Landtroop, who then resided in Plainview in Hale County, unseated two-term [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] incumbent Joseph P. Heflin of Crosbyton, 17,426 votes (61.6 percent) to 10,853 (38.4 percent). Landtroop won fifteen of the sixteen counties in the district, losing only in Heflin's own Crosby County. He secured comfortable margins in two of the larger counties in the district, Hale  and Howard, which includes Big Spring.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 2, 2010.</ref>​

In the Republican runoff election held on July 31, 2012 in District 88, Landtroop was defeated for a second term by Ken King, a [[Moderate Republican]] and the  president of the Canadian Independent School District in Canadian  in Hemphill County in the northeastern Panhandle. King received 7,541 votes (54 percent) to Landtroop's 6,426 ballots (46 percent).<ref>[http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/july31_162_state.htm?x=0&y=4365&id=514 Texas Secretary of State official election results, July 31, 2012.]</ref>​

In the Republican runoff election held on July 31, 2012 in District 88, Landtroop was defeated for a second term by Ken King, a [[Moderate Republican]] and the  president of the Canadian Independent School District in Canadian  in Hemphill County in the northeastern Panhandle. King received 7,541 votes (54 percent) to Landtroop's 6,426 ballots (46 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, Republican runoff primary, July 31, 2012.</ref>​>​

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==Background==

==Background==

Abraham subsequently sued Daniel Greer and the group, Fix The Facts Foundation, also known as AgendaWise, for [[libel]] regarding the King-Landtroop campaign. The Texas 31st District Court in Canadian threw out the suit on grounds that Abraham had not proved malice on the part of the defendants. But the dismissal was overturned in July 2014 and remanded to the trial court by the Texas 7th District Court of Appeals in [Amarillo. The circuit court said that Abraham's complaint is unrelated to his being a public figure. Greer had not mentioned Abraham's school board tenure in the report of the Levelland meeting.<ref name=justialaw>{{cite web|url=http://law.justia.com/cases/texas/seventh-court-of-appeals/2014/07-12-00494-cv.html|title=Salem Abraham v. Daniel Greer and Fix The Facts Foundation d/b/a AgendaWise: Appeal from 31st District Court of Hemphill County|publisher=law.justia.com|date=July 25, 2014|accessdate=September 23, 2014}}</ref>

Abraham subsequently sued Daniel Greer and the group, Fix The Facts Foundation, also known as AgendaWise, for [[libel]] regarding the King-Landtroop campaign. The Texas 31st District Court in Canadian threw out the suit on grounds that Abraham had not proved malice on the part of the defendants. But the dismissal was overturned in July 2014 and remanded to the trial court by the Texas 7th District Court of Appeals in [Amarillo. The circuit court said that Abraham's complaint is unrelated to his being a public figure. Greer had not mentioned Abraham's school board tenure in the report of the Levelland meeting.<ref name=justialaw>{{cite web|url=http://law.justia.com/cases/texas/seventh-court-of-appeals/2014/07-12-00494-cv.html|title=Salem Abraham v. Daniel Greer and Fix The Facts Foundation d/b/a AgendaWise: Appeal from 31st District Court of Hemphill County|publisher=law.justia.com|date=July 25, 2014|accessdate=September 23, 2014}}</ref>

===2016 campaign===​

===2016 race in Lubbock County===​

In his attempt to return to the legislature, Landtroop faced fellow Republican John Frullo in the 84th House district. One of the differences between the two candidates centered on Moderate Republican House Speaker [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]], 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 in the 84th House district. One of the differences between the two candidates centered on Moderate Republican House Speaker [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]], 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>​