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Revision as of 03:11, April 7, 2020
| Bradley Leo "Brad" Buckley | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Scott Cosper |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1966 Place of birth missing Resident of Killeen, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Central Texas College in Killeen Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine |
| Occupation | Veterinarian |
Bradley Leo Buckley, known as Brad Buckley (born September 14, 1966), is the Republican state representative for District 54 in Killeen, Texas, where he is a veterinarian and a former school board member.
Buckley won his party nomination in 2018 in a runoff election against the one-term incumbent Scott Cosper. In the second round of voting, Cosper finished with 3,185 votes (41.7 percent) to Buckley's 4,445 (58.3 percent).[1] Buckley attributed his nomination to his personal style, door-to-door campaigning, and the strength of his platform. There was little difference in political views between the two candidates.[2]
Between January 26 and May 20, 2018, Cosper received $191,400 in contributions from two political action committees associated with the retiring Moderate Republican House Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio: the Texas House Leadership Fund and Associated Republicans of Texas. Buckley reported $54,115 in contributions between February 25 and May 20, 2018, the largest having been payment in three installments of $25,000 from the National Cutting Horse Association Texas Events PAC. Cosper spent $77.49 for each vote received; Buckley, $12.17.[2]
After the runoff, Cosper quickly endorsed Buckley, who called Cosper "very magnanimous to get behind me and support me.”[2] With Cosper eliminated, Buckley defeated in the November 6 general election the "progressive" Democrat Kathy Richerson, 25,924 votes (53.8 percent) to 22,222 (46.2 percent).[3] Richerson is a retired real estate agent who raises goats in rural Bell County. Coincidentally, Buckley is her veterinarian.[2] The representative before Cosper, Jimmie Don Aycock, was another veterinarian.
References
- ↑ Republican Primary Runoff Election Returns for State House District 54. Texas Secretary of State (May 22, 2018). Retrieved on May 23, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kyle Blankenship (May 26, 2018). District 54 runoff election postmortem: What contributed to Buckley upset of Cosper?. Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved on May 28, 2018.
- ↑ Election Returns. Texas Secretary of State (November 6, 2018). Retrieved on November 10, 2018.