Eddie Lucio III

Last updated

Eddie Lucio III
Member of the TexasHouseofRepresentatives
from the 38th district
In office
January 9, 2007 –January 31, 2022

Lucio was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas. He attended James Pace High School in Brownsville. Upon graduation, he attended Texas Tech University on an athletic scholarship. He later received a BBA from the University of Texas at Austin. In 2005, he received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas School of Law.

Election history

Lucio was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2006. He won re-election in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. Lucio represented District 38, which is composed of the southwest region of Cameron County.

On January 18, 2022, Lucio announced he would resign in order to focus on his personal life. [3] His resignation was effective on January 31, 2022.

2006

Texas general election, 2006: House District 38 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eddie Lucio III 11,335 63.93
Republican Luis Cavazos5,05428.50
Libertarian Linda E. McNally1,3397.55
Turnout 17,728
Democratic hold

2008

In 2008, Lucio ran unopposed for the first time.

2010

In 2010, Lucio ran unopposed for a second time.

2012

Texas general election, 2012: House District 38 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eddie Lucio III (incumbent) 22,408 70.76
Republican Alex Torres7,98425.21
Libertarian Nancy Mishou1,2744.02
Turnout 31,666
Democratic hold

2014

Democratic Party Primary Election, 2014: House District 38 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eddie Lucio III (incumbent) 6,017 100.00

2016

In 2016, Lucio ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election.

2018

In 2016, Lucio ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election.

2020

Texas primary election, 2020: House District 38
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eddie Lucio III (incumbent) 7,907 53.9
DemocraticErin Gamez6,76346.1
Turnout 14,670100.0

Personal life

Lucio is currently an attorney in South Texas focusing on water law and policy. Lucio is a franchise owner for Orangetheory Fitness and Romeo's Pizza in South Texas.

His father, Eddie Lucio Jr., was a Democratic member of the Texas Senate.

References

  1. ↑ "State Rep. Eddie Lucio III". texastribune.org. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  3. ↑ "State Rep. Eddie Lucio III, who announced last year he would not seek reelection, to step down early". January 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  5. ↑ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  6. ↑ "2014 Primary Election". Texas Tribune (Texas). Retrieved January 5, 2007.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.