Barbara Mallory Caraway

Barbara Mallory-Caraway
Texas State House, District 110
Former Officeholder
In office
2007 - 2013
Party	Democratic
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	2006
Term limits	N/A
Education
High school	Palo Duro High School
Bachelor's	Texas Southern University
Personal
Place of birth	Clarksville, Texas
Profession	Small business owner

Barbara Mallory-Caraway is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 110 from 2007 to 2013. She has previously served on the Dallas City Council. In 2012, she unsuccessfully ran for U.S. House, representing Texas' 30th congressional district.

Biography

Mallory-Caraway is Owner/Founder of Showcase Group, Limited Liability Company. She has also worked as Owner/Founder of Barbara Mallory Caraway and Associates, Co-Host/Producer of the Joe Bagby Morning Show KHVN Heaven 97am, and an After School Program instructor at Nova Charter.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

Barbara Mallory-Caraway served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

• Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee
• Urban Affairs Committee

2009-2010

• Public Safety Committee, Texas House
• Urban Affairs Committee, Texas House

Issues

Sponsored legislation

• HB 1052 - Relating to the creation, powers, and duties of film districts.
• HB 1515 - Relating to sanctions that may be imposed under certain circumstances on academically unacceptable public school campuses.
• HB 4240 - Relating to the authority of the governing body of a local authority to impose a civil penalty for certain violations recorded by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system.

Controversy

Police were called to a disturbance at Caraway's home in January 2011. Caraway's husband, Dwaine, who is Dallas mayor pro tem, called Police Chief David Brown personally for assistance. City officials asked the attorney general to allow the city to keep the records of the investigation secret.

Elections

2012

See also: Texas' 30th congressional district elections, 2012

Caraway ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Texas' 30th District. She was defeated by incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson in the May 29 Democratic primary.

According to Politico, Johnson's primary competition was serious this year. Both Caraway and Clayton are legitimate threats to the 10-term Johnson, and Clayton has raised significant funds and created a compelling ad. Additionally, national super PAC Campaign for Primary Accountability launched an ad campaign against the incumbent. For her part, Johnson emphasized her endorsement from Barack Obama, important in a majority-black district.

Opponent targeted

Incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson was targeted by the Super PAC Campaign for Primary Accountability. The Houston Chronicle reports that the PAC targeted Johnson because she is a long-standing incumbent, her constituents are dissatisfied, and there was a capable challenger. The PAC's efforts benefited Caraway and fellow primary challenger Taj Clayton.

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Mallory-Caraway won re-election in District 110. She was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 110 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Barbara Mallory-Caraway (D)		15,866	100%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Mallory-Caraway won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 110th District, receiving 30,869 votes without opposition. She raised $56,313 for her campaign.

Texas House of Representatives, District 110
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Barbara Mallory-Caraway (D)		30,869	100.00%

Campaign donors

2010

Mallory-Caraway raised a total of $59,496 in 2010. Below are her top 5 campaign contributors in the 2010 election:

Contributor	2010 total
Border Health	$10,000
Chickasaw Nation	$5,000
Hillco Partners	$1,800
Texas Trial Lawyers Association	$1,500
Texas Association of Realtors	$1,500

2008

Mallory-Caraway raised $56,313 in 2008. Her top 5 campaign contributors are listed below.

Contributor	2008 total
Border PAC	$5,000
Gene Phillips	$2,500
Linebarger Heard Goggan Blair Graham Pena & Sampson	$2,000
H Ross Perot Jr	$2,000
Apartment Assoc of Greater Dallas	$2,000

Scorecards

Empower Texans Fiscal Responsibility Index

Empower Texans produces the Fiscal Responsibility Index as "a measurement of how lawmakers perform on size and role of government issues." The index uses "exemplar votes on core budget and free enterprise issues that demonstrate legislators' governing philosophy." Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.

2011

Barbara Mallory-Caraway received a grade of F on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Barbara Mallory-Caraway
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008
• Freedom Speaks profile
• Texas State Directory profile
• Texas Political Almanac HD 110 page
• Texas Tribune profile & bio
• Vote-TX.org profile
• State Surge profile
• Facebook page

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	Texas House District 110 2007–2013	Succeeded by Toni Rose (D)