Glen Robertson
| Glen Robertson | |
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| 34th Mayor of Lubbock, Texas | |
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In office May 19, 2012 – May 17, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Martin |
| Succeeded by | Dan Pope |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Glen Charles Robertson May 20, 1959 Lubbock, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Karen Lynn Phillips Robertson |
| Children | Jason Robertson Jeremy Robertson Jared Robertson Stepson Kirby Phillips |
Glen Charles Robertson (born 1959) is an American politician who served two terms as mayor of Lubbock, from May 19, 2012 until May 17, 2016.
Robertson was an unsuccessful Republican candidate in the runoff election held on May 24, 2016, for Texas' 19th congressional district seat, which will be vacated in January 2017 by the Republican Randy Neugebauer of Lubbock, who has filled the position since 2003. Robertson was defeated by Jodey Arrington, a former vice chancellor of Texas Tech University and an official in the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush. Arrington polled 25,214 votes (53.7 percent) to Robertson's 21,769 (46.3 percent).
Robertson had led a nine-candidate field in the primary election on March 1 with 27,791 (26.7 percent) of the ballots cast, followed by Arrington's 26,980 (26 percent). In third place was Michael Bob Starr, the former commander of Dyess Air Force Base who led handily in Abilene and finished with 22,256 votes (21.4 percent). Laredo surgeon Donald R. May finished fourth in the primary with 9,592 votes (9.2 percent). In the first phase of the campaign, Robertson had questioned Starr’s participation in the LGBT "Fun Run" at Dyess Air Force Base. Mayor Norm Archibald of Abilene said that he believed the advertisement backfired on Robertson in the runoff campaign against Arrington.
Robertson attended Texas Tech in Lubbock from 1976 to 1978.
In the mayoral election, a non-partisan contest under Texas law, Robertson unseated Tom Martin by 30 percentage points—a result thought to be related to voter perceptions that municipal "taxes" had increased in the form of fees. One Lubbock resident (who had previously supported Martin but who went for Robertson in 2012) cited Martin's "dedication and countless hours" but explained the magnitude of the election margin as being an undercurrent of concerns about increasing debt and spending, and the escalating reliance on hidden taxes on water bills to fund unrelated departments.
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