Lynn Stucky
{{short description|Texas state legislator}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name = Lynn Dale Stucky
| state_house = Texas
| district = 64th
| term_start = January 10, 2017
| term_end = January 14, 2025
| predecessor = Myra Crownover
| successor = Andy Hopper
| office2 = President of the Sanger Independent School District Board of Trustees
| term_start2 = 2008
| term_end2 = 2012
| successor2 = Ken Scribner
| office3 = Member of the Sanger Independent School District Board of Trustees
| term_start3 = 1997
| term_end3 = 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|2|20}}
| birth_place = Kansas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| resting_place =
| party = Republican
| alma_mater = Kansas State University
| occupation = Veterinarian, Legislator
| spouse = Lori Ann Stucky
| children = Evan, Lyndi, and Malori Stucky
| residence = Denton County, Texas
| website = {{URL|https://www.lynnstucky.com|Official website}}
}}
Lynn Dale Stucky (born February 20, 1958) is an American veterinarian originally from Kansas, who was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 64th District in Denton County in the northern portion of the state. Earlier, Stucky served on the board of the Sanger Independent School District for fifteen years, four as the president.{{cite news|last1=Falcon|first1=Julia|title=Denton veterinarian Lynn Stucky vies for Texas House seat|url=http://ntdaily.com/denton-veterinarian-lynn-stucky-vies-for-texas-house-seat/|access-date=16 January 2017|publisher=North Texas Daily|date=November 8, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Heinkel-Wolfe|first1=Peggy|title=Lynn Stucky takes oath of office in Austin|url=http://ntdaily.com/denton-veterinarian-lynn-stucky-vies-for-texas-house-seat/|access-date=16 January 2017|publisher=Denton Record Chronicle|date=January 10, 2017}}
Stucky was elected to the House in 2016, when the incumbent Republican in the district, Myra Crownover, of Lake Dallas, retired after sixteen years in the position. He was defeated by Republican Andy Hopper in 2024.
In 2017, Stucky joined state Senator Kirk Watson of Austin in filing legislation to refer the issue of feral hog proliferation to a university study to determine what impact that poisoning these animals, as proposed by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, would have on the land, agriculture, and hunters. Stucky and Watson want the research conducted before Miller can proceed with his proposal to exterminate the hogs, which have caused millions of dollars in damage to area landowners."Lawmakers file slew of last-minute bills", San Antonio Express-News, March 11, 2017, p. A2.
Electoral history
In the general election held on November 6, 2018, Stucky won his second term with 36,195 votes (52.8 percent) to Democratic nominee Andrew Morris' 30,465 (44.5 percent). Libertarian Party nominee Nick Dietrich held the remaining 1,384 votes (2.7 percent).{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov06_331_state.htm?x=0&y=0&id=545|title=Election Returns|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110200011/https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov06_331_state.htm?x=0&y=0&id=545|archive-date=November 10, 2018|url-status=dead}}
Stucky narrowly defeated Andy Hopper in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022 by just 94 votes{{Cite web |title=Lynn Stucky |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Lynn_Stucky |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} despite spending $474,806{{Cite web |title=Lynn Stucky - Texas Candidate |url=https://www.transparencyusa.org/tx/candidate/lynn-d-stucky-coh |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Transparency USA}} to Hopper's $221,727.{{Cite web |title=Andy Hopper - Texas Candidate |url=https://www.transparencyusa.org/tx/candidate/andy-hopper |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Transparency USA}}
In the Republican primary runoff on May 28, 2024, Stucky was defeated by Andy Hopper by 2,493 votes, both early and Election Day votes, with 8,951-6,458 vote totals.::Texas Election Night Results:: (texas-election.com)
References
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External links
- [http://www.lynnstucky.com/ Campaign website]
- [https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=64 State legislative page]
- [https://www.texastribune.org/directory/lynn-stucky/ Lynn Stucky at the Texas Tribune]
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{{TXHouseSuccession box
| district = 64
| hometown = Sanger
| before = Myra Crownover
| after = Andy Hopper
| start = 2017
| end = 2024
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Category:Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
Category:American veterinarians
Category:Kansas State University alumni
Category:People from McPherson County, Kansas