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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=John I. Lujan
| image=John Lujan of TX.jpg
| office=[[Texas]] State Representative<br>for the 188th district
| term_start=November 2021
| term_end=
| preceded=Leo Pacheco
| term_start2=February 9, 2016
| term_end2=January 9, 2017
| preceded2=Joe Farias
| succeeded2=Tomas Uresti
| birth_date=June 7, 1962
| birth_place=
| death_date=
| death_place=
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| alma_mater=
| occupation=Secretary at Sistema Technologies, Inc.<br>
Former firefighter
| spouse=Freda Lujan
| residence=[[San Antonio]], Texas
}}
'''John I. Lujan''' (born June 7, 1962) is a [[Republican Party|Republican]]<ref>John Lujan (I), 59 - San Antonio, TX Public Reputation Profile at MyLife.com™, accessed November 3, 2021.</ref> state representative from [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. He won special elections for the District 118 seat in February 2016 and again on November 2, 2021. He was defeated for election to a full term in November 2016. He reclaimed the seat five years later, when he won a [[special election]] to succeed the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Leo Pacheco. His second nonconsecutive`term will expire in January 2023.
Lujan first won election to the House on January 26, 2016, to succeed the Democrat Joe Farias.<ref>{{cite we |author=Madlin Mekelburg|title=GOP Brags, Democrats Wince as HD 118 Goes Red|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2016/01/27/party-leaders-question-significance-bexar-county-r/|publisher=Texas Tribune|date=January 27, 2016}}</ref> In the November 2016 general election, Lujan sought a full term but was defeated by the Democrat Tomas Uresti.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns, November 8, 2016.</ref> Lujan's first term hence ended on January 9, 2017.
Lujan sought to return to the legislature in the [[general election]] held on November 6, 2018, but was handily defeated by Democrat Leo Pacheco, 23,929 votes (58 percent) to 17,298 (42 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 6, 2018.</ref>
In August 2021, Pacheco announced that he would resign his District 118 seat.<ref name=FoxSA>{{cite web|date=August 9, 2021|title=San Antonio State Rep. Leo Pacheco to resign from Texas House before second term ends|publisher=KABB (Fox in San Antonio)|url=https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/san-antonio-state-rep-leo-pacheco-reportedly-planning-to-resign-from-texas-house|accessdate=August 22, 2021}}</ref> Lujan stated that he started receiving calls of encouragement to run again for the legislature from Republican leaders like House Speaker [[Dade Phelan]]. On August 17, 2021, Lujan announced his candidacy.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 21, 2021|title= Special-election field takes shape for vacant Texas House seat|publisher=''San Antonio Express-News''|url=https://www.expressnews.com/news/news_columnists/gilbert_garcia/article/Garcia-Special-election-field-takes-shape-for-16402528.php|author=Gilbert Garcia|accessdate=August 22, 2021}}</ref>
In the special election on November 2, 2021, Lujan defeated the Democrat Frank Ramirez, 51.2 to 48.8 percent. Lujan said he is humbled to win the seat for a second abbreviated term and the only Republican in history to hold the seat.
The district voted heavily for [[liberal]] Democrats [[Beto O'Rourke]] and [[Joe Biden]] in the 2018 and 2020 elections.<ref>Republicans flip Texas seat where Beto won by 20 points… – CITIZEN FREE PRESS , accessed November 3, 2021.</ref>
==References==
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|name=John I. Lujan
| image=John Lujan of TX.jpg
| office=[[Texas]] State Representative<br>for the 188th district
| term_start=November 2021
| term_end=
| preceded=Leo Pacheco
| term_start2=February 9, 2016
| term_end2=January 9, 2017
| preceded2=Joe Farias
| succeeded2=Tomas Uresti
| birth_date=June 7, 1962
| birth_place=
| death_date=
| death_place=
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| alma_mater=
| occupation=Secretary at Sistema Technologies, Inc.<br>
Former firefighter
| spouse=Freda Lujan
| residence=[[San Antonio]], Texas
}}
'''John I. Lujan''' (born June 7, 1962) is a [[Republican Party|Republican]]<ref>John Lujan (I), 59 - San Antonio, TX Public Reputation Profile at MyLife.com™, accessed November 3, 2021.</ref> state representative from [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. He won special elections for the District 118 seat in February 2016 and again on November 2, 2021. He was defeated for election to a full term in November 2016. He reclaimed the seat five years later, when he won a [[special election]] to succeed the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Leo Pacheco. His second nonconsecutive`term will expire in January 2023.
Lujan first won election to the House on January 26, 2016, to succeed the Democrat Joe Farias.<ref>{{cite we |author=Madlin Mekelburg|title=GOP Brags, Democrats Wince as HD 118 Goes Red|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2016/01/27/party-leaders-question-significance-bexar-county-r/|publisher=Texas Tribune|date=January 27, 2016}}</ref> In the November 2016 general election, Lujan sought a full term but was defeated by the Democrat Tomas Uresti.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns, November 8, 2016.</ref> Lujan's first term hence ended on January 9, 2017.
Lujan sought to return to the legislature in the [[general election]] held on November 6, 2018, but was handily defeated by Democrat Leo Pacheco, 23,929 votes (58 percent) to 17,298 (42 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 6, 2018.</ref>
In August 2021, Pacheco announced that he would resign his District 118 seat.<ref name=FoxSA>{{cite web|date=August 9, 2021|title=San Antonio State Rep. Leo Pacheco to resign from Texas House before second term ends|publisher=KABB (Fox in San Antonio)|url=https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/san-antonio-state-rep-leo-pacheco-reportedly-planning-to-resign-from-texas-house|accessdate=August 22, 2021}}</ref> Lujan stated that he started receiving calls of encouragement to run again for the legislature from Republican leaders like House Speaker [[Dade Phelan]]. On August 17, 2021, Lujan announced his candidacy.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 21, 2021|title= Special-election field takes shape for vacant Texas House seat|publisher=''San Antonio Express-News''|url=https://www.expressnews.com/news/news_columnists/gilbert_garcia/article/Garcia-Special-election-field-takes-shape-for-16402528.php|author=Gilbert Garcia|accessdate=August 22, 2021}}</ref>
In the special election on November 2, 2021, Lujan defeated the Democrat Frank Ramirez, 51.2 to 48.8 percent. Lujan said he is humbled to win the seat for a second abbreviated term and the only Republican in history to hold the seat.
The district voted heavily for [[liberal]] Democrats [[Beto O'Rourke]] and [[Joe Biden]] in the 2018 and 2020 elections.<ref>Republicans flip Texas seat where Beto won by 20 points… – CITIZEN FREE PRESS , accessed November 3, 2021.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lujan, John}}
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[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:Republicans]]