Marisa Marquez
Marisa Marquez is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 77 from 2009 to 2017.
Marquez did not seek re-election to the Texas House of Representatives in 2016.
Biography
During her tenure, Marquez was working as a community relations manager with Texas Community Care. She previously served as Grants Administrator for El Paso Empowerment Zone Corporation, was an Americorps VISTA Volunteer with ACCION-Texas, and worked with the International Hispanic Cultural Institute.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Marquez served on the following committees:
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| • Appropriations |
| • Culture, Recreation, & Tourism |
| • House Administration, Vice-Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Marquez served on the following committees:
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| • Appropriations |
| • Environmental Regulation, Vice chair |
| • House Administration |
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Marquez served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
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| • Corrections |
| • County Affairs, Vice chair |
| • House Administration |
| • Local & Consent Calendars |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[1] Incumbent Marisa Marquez (D) did not seek re-election.
Evelina Ortega ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 77 general election.[2]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 77 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Evelina Ortega (unopposed) |
100.00% | 28,819 | |
| Total Votes | 28,819 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Evelina Ortega defeated Adolfo Lopez in the Texas House of Representatives District 77 Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 77 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Evelina Ortega |
69.21% | 6,957 | |
| Democratic | Adolfo Lopez | 30.79% | 3,095 | |
| Total Votes | 10,052 | |||
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Marisa Marquez defeated Lyda Ness-Garcia in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election. Ben Mendoza (I) was defeated by Marquez in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Marisa Marquez Incumbent |
78.2% | 11,324 | |
| Independent | Ben Mendoza | 21.8% | 3,166 | |
| Total Votes | 14,490 | |||
2012
Marquez ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 77. Marquez defeated Aaron Barraza in the May 29 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Marisa Marquez |
62.1% | 6,406 |
| Aaron Barraza | 37.9% | 3,915 |
| Total Votes | 10,321 | |
2010
Marquez won re-election in District 77 in 2010. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[9]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 77 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Marisa Marquez (D)
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9,508 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Marquez won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 77th District. Marquez ran unopposed in the general election, and she received 21,444 votes.[9] Marquez raised $192,869 for her campaign.[10]
Campaign finance summary
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2017
In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[11] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[12]
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2012
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2011
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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[12]
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Recent news
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Personal
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Marquez is a member of the City/County of El Paso Revolving Loan Fund Board, sits on the Board of the Los Paisanos del Chamizal, and volunteers with the Nolan Richardson Charity Golf Tournament.[13]
See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives Committees
- Texas Joint Committees
- Texas state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 77
- Biography from the Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Profile from Vote-TX.org
- Profile from State Surge
- Profile from the Mexican American Legislative Caucus
- Marisa Marquez on Facebook
- Marisa Marquez on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "The 2014 Election Brackets," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
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| Preceded by ' |
Texas House District 77 2009–2017 |
Succeeded by Evelina Ortega (D) |
