Joseph Moody
2013 - Present
2027
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Joseph Moody (Democratic Party) (also known as Joe) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 78. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Moody (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 78. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Moody was assigned to the following committees:
- Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, Chair
- House Administration Committee
- Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
- Redistricting Committee
2021-2022
Moody was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Moody was assigned to the following committees:
- Calendars Committee, Vice Chair
- Business & Industry Committee
- Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Redistricting Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Criminal Jurisprudence, Chair |
| • General Investigating & Ethics, Vice chair |
| • Juvenile Justice & Family Issues |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Moody served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Criminal Jurisprudence, Vice-Chair |
| • General Investigating & Ethics |
| • Homeland Security & Public Safety |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Moody served on the following committees:
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| • Criminal Jurisprudence |
| • Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
| • Local & Consent Calendars |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Moody served on the following committees:
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| • Border & Intergovernmental Affairs |
| • Criminal Jurisprudence |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 78
Incumbent Joseph Moody won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 78 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Moody (D) | 100.0 | 45,474 | |
| Total votes: 45,474 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 78
Incumbent Joseph Moody advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 78 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Moody | 100.0 | 7,872 | |
| Total votes: 7,872 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Joseph Moody won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 78.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 78
Incumbent Joseph Moody advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 78 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Moody | 100.0 | 8,753 | |
| Total votes: 8,753 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 78
Incumbent Joseph Moody defeated Jeffrey Lane in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 78 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Moody (D) | 61.7 | 38,876 | |
| Jeffrey Lane (R) | 38.3 | 24,180 | ||
| Total votes: 63,056 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 78
Incumbent Joseph Moody advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 78 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Moody | 100.0 | 13,076 | |
| Total votes: 13,076 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 78
Jeffrey Lane advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 78 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeffrey Lane | 100.0 | 5,139 | |
| Total votes: 5,139 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 78
Incumbent Joseph Moody defeated Jeffrey Lane in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 78 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Moody (D) | 65.2 | 31,882 | |
| Jeffrey Lane (R) | 34.8 | 16,987 | ||
| Total votes: 48,869 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 78
Incumbent Joseph Moody advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 78 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Moody | 100.0 | 9,258 | |
| Total votes: 9,258 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 78
Jeffrey Lane advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 78 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeffrey Lane | 100.0 | 3,294 | |
| Total votes: 3,294 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[1]
Incumbent Joseph Moody defeated Jeffrey Lane in the Texas House of Representatives District 78 general election.[2]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 78 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Joseph Moody Incumbent |
63.36% | 31,185 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Lane | 36.64% | 18,030 | |
| Total Votes | 49,215 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Joseph Moody ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 78 Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 78 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Joseph Moody Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Jeffrey Lane ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 78 Republican Primary.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 78 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Lane (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Joseph Moody was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]
2012
Moody ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 78. Moody ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and defeated incumbent Dee Margo (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Joe Moody |
53.8% | 22,650 | |
| Republican | Dee Margo Incumbent | 46.2% | 19,430 | |
| Total Votes | 42,080 | |||
2010
Moody ran for re-election in District 78 and lost. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and was defeated by Republican Dee Margo in the November 2 general election.[8]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 78 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dee Margo (R)
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15,337 | 52.40% | ||
| Joseph Moody (D) | 13,927 | 47.59% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Moody won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 78th District, defeating Dee Margo (R) and Bill Collins (L). Moody received 26,176 votes in the election while Margo received 22,918 votes, and Collins received 1,706 votes.[8] Moody raised $708,548 for his campaign; Margo raised $1,073,457.[9]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 78 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Joseph Moody (D)
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26,176 | 51.52% | ||
| Dee Margo (R) | 22,918 | 45.11% | ||
| Bill Collins (L) | 1,706 | 3.35% | ||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[10] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[11]
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Personal
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Moody has a wife, Adrianne.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 78 |
Officeholder Texas House of Representatives District 78 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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Texas House of Representatives District 78 2013-Present |
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