Rubén Eloy Hinojosa is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 15th congressional district,from 1997 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district stretched from Seguin,to McAllen on the Mexican border. Much of the region was rural although Hidalgo County is part of the third-fastest-growing metropolitan statistical area in the country. Hinojosa served on the Financial Services and Education committees.
District 20 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Brooks,Jim Wells counties and portions of Hidalgo and Nueces counties in the U.S. state of Texas.
District 27 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Bee,Cameron,Kenedy,Kleberg,San Patricio,and Willacy counties and portions of Hidalgo and Nueces counties in the U.S. state of Texas.
Juan Jesus "Chuy" Hinojosa is an American politician and attorney who is a member of the Texas Senate,representing the 20th district,which stretches from Corpus Christi to McAllen. A Democrat,he was first elected to the Senate in 2002 and has represented parts of South Texas in the Texas Legislature for a combined total of over 35 years.
The Texas Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Texas and one of the two major political parties in the state. The party's headquarters are in Austin,Texas.
Gilberto Hinojosa is an American politician. He was the chair of the Texas Democratic Party and resigned in 2024 after a 12-year run. He was the county judge of Cameron County,Texas from 1995 to 2006.
Raul Torres is an American certified public accountant and politician who represented District 33 in the Texas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. The Republican Torres lost his bid for the seat in 2008 but prevailed in the 2010 general election with 52.5 percent of the vote,when his party gained twenty-four seats across the state.
Travis Paul Clardy is an attorney from Nacogdoches,Texas,who is the Republican state representative for House District 11,which includes Cherokee,Nacogdoches,and Rusk counties in East Texas.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on November 8,2016,to elect the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas,one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on March 1.
Regina Inez Hinojosa is an American lawyer and politician. She is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives,representing the 49th District. Hinojosa was sworn into the Texas House on January 10,2017,after winning the November 2016 general election. She succeeded Democrat Elliott Naishtat,who did not run for re-election.
The 2018 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 15 of the state senate's 31 districts. The winners of this election served in the 86th Texas Legislature. State senators serve four-year terms in the Texas State Senate. A statewide map of Texas's state Senate districts can be obtained from the Texas Legislative Council here,and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census here.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Indiana. Republican congressman Jim Banks was elected to his first term,defeating Democratic psychologist Valerie McCray in the general election. Banks succeeded Republican incumbent Mike Braun,who opted instead to run for governor. This was the first election for this seat in which there was no incumbent running since 1958.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. Republican incumbent Ted Cruz won re-election to a third term,defeating Democratic challenger and U.S. Representative Colin Allred. The primary election took place on March 5,2024,during Super Tuesday.
The 86th Texas Legislature began on January 8,2019,and adjourned four months later on May 27,2019. All members of the House and Senate were elected in the 2018 general election.
The 2022 Texas Senate elections were held on November 8,2022.
The 2023 Dallas mayoral election was held on May 6,2023,to elect the mayor of Dallas,Texas. Incumbent mayor Eric Johnson ran for re-election to a second term in office. One other candidate qualified,declared write-in candidate Kendal Richardson,whom Johnson defeated with 98.7% of the vote,breaking a record set in 1909 by former Dallas mayor Stephen J. Hay for the highest vote percentage garnered by a mayoral candidate facing any opposition in Dallas history.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5,2024,to elect the 435 representatives of the United States House of Representatives,as well as 6 non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and inhabited U.S. territories. The elections were held together with other federal,state,and local elections,including the U.S. presidential election and elections to the Senate,as part of the 2024 United States general election. The winners of this election will serve in the 119th United States Congress,with seats apportioned among states based on the 2020 United States census.
Morgan Jessica LaMantia is a Texas state elected official and attorney serving as a member of the Texas Senate representing district 27.
Elections to the Texas Senate were held on November 5,2024,for 15 of the 31 Senate districts across the state of Texas. Numerous other federal,state,and local elections were be held on this date. The winners of this election will serve full four-year terms covering the 89th Texas Legislature and the 90th Texas Legislature. Republicans have held a majority in the Texas Senate since January 14,1997,as a result of the 1996 elections. Republicans won eight of the fifteen seats up for election,flipping one from the Democrats. Due to the high number of uncontested seats,however,Democratic candidates received more votes statewide than Republican candidates.
The 89th Texas Legislature is the of the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Texas,composed of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The regular session is scheduled to until June 2,2025.
