Richard Peña Raymond | |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 24, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Henry Cuellar |
Constituency | 42nd district |
In office January 12, 1993 – January 12, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Ernestine Glossbrenner |
Succeeded by | Ignacio Salinas Jr. |
Constituency | 44th district |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Edward Raymond (1960-10-27) October 27, 1960 (age 64) Alice, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
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Relatives | Joe Rubio Jr. (cousin) |
Residence(s) | Laredo, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | |
Signature | |
Richard Pena Raymond (born October 27, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 42, which encompasses western Webb County and includes the city of Laredo. He is a member of the State Affairs Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. He is the longest serving HispanicLatino State Representative in the United States, who is currently in office.
Election history
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Raymond | 12,787 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 12,787 | 100.00 | −52.86 | ||
Turnout | 12,787 | −52.86 | |||
Democratic hold |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Mercurio Martinez Jr. | 6,456 | 42.24 | ||
✓ | Richard Raymond | 8,828 | 57.76 | |
Turnout | 15,284 |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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✓ | Mercurio Martinez Jr. | 7,650 | 32.89 | |
Sergio Mora | 3,048 | 12.87 | ||
Jose "Rudy" Ochoa | 1,184 | 5.00 | ||
✓ | Richard Raymond | 11,806 | 49.84 | |
Turnout | 23,688 |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Raymond | 27,123 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 27,123 | 100.00 | +0.60 | ||
Turnout | 27,123 | +0.60 | |||
Democratic hold |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Raymond | 26,961 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 26,961 | 100.00 | +16.77 | ||
Turnout | 26,961 | +16.77 | |||
Democratic hold |
2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Carlos Ygnacio "Cy" Benavides | 2,409 | 18.63 | ||
Democratic | Javier H. Martinez Jr. | 1,743 | 13.48 | ||
Democratic | Maria Elena Morales | 1,676 | 12.96 | ||
Democratic | Richard Raymond | 7,090 | 54.83 | ||
Write-In | Mickey Mouse | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Write-In | None of the Above | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Write-In | George Bush | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Write-In | Donald Duck | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Write-In | Jerry Garza | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Write-In | Joe Guerra | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Write-In | Mike Kazen | 3 | 0.02 | ||
Write-In | Richard Raymond | 2 | 0.02 | ||
Write-In | L.A. Tadro | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Majority | 26,961 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 12,930 | ||||
Democratic hold |
1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | David Dewhurst | 2,072,604 | 57.42 | +10.22 | |
Democratic | Richard Raymond | 1,438,378 | 39.85 | −10.34 | |
Libertarian | J. Manuel "Monte" Montez | 98,321 | 2.72 | +0.12 | |
Majority | 634,226 | 17.57 | +510.04 | ||
Turnout | 3,609,303 | −13.29 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Raymond | 26,942 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 26,942 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 26,942 | +23.55 | |||
Democratic hold |
1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Raymond | 21,443 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 21,443 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 21,443 | −26.50 | |||
Democratic hold |
1992
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Raymond | 29,174 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 29,174 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 29,174 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Tom Cate | 4,781 | 31.65 | ||
✓ | Richard Raymond | 10,322 | 68.35 | |
Turnout | 15,103 |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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✓ | Tom Cate (formerly District 45) | 9,706 | 39.83 | |
Alberto T. Martinez | 6,714 | 27.55 | ||
✓ | Richard Raymond | 7,945 | 32.60 | |
Turnout | 24,365 |
Notes
- "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- "2006 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- "2006 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- "Special Election State Representative District 42". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- "1992 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- "1992 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
References
Party political offices | ||
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Preceded byGarry Mauro | Democratic nominee for Land Commissioner of Texas 1998 |
Succeeded byDavid Bernsen |
Texas House of Representatives | ||
Preceded byHenry R. Cuellar | Texas State Representative for District 42 (Webb County) 2001– |
Succeeded byIncumbent |
Preceded byErnestine Glossbrenner | Texas State Representative for District 44 (including Duval County) 1993–1999 |
Succeeded byIgnacio Salinas Jr. |
- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from Alice, Texas
- People from King County, Washington
- People from Duval County, Texas
- Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
- People from Laredo, Texas
- Laredo Community College alumni
- University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts alumni
- University of Texas School of Law alumni
- Texas lawyers
- American politicians of Mexican descent
- Activists for Hispanic and Latino American civil rights
- American civil rights activists
- Activists from Texas
- 21st-century members of the Texas Legislature