Michael Villarreal

Michael Villarreal
Texas State House, District 123
Incumbent
In office
2003 - Present
Term ends
January 13, 2015
Years in position	10
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$7,200/year
Per diem	$150/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2002
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Websites
Office website

Michael Villarreal is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 123 since 2003.

Villarreal is an Adjunct Professor at Saint Mary's University, and works for SAMCO Capitol Markets. He has previously worked as Owner/Operator of Dialogue Systems, Research Analyst for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Research Analyst for the Hausrath Economics Group, Government Instructor at Incarnate Word College, Consultant at Interlex, and Research Analyst for JP Morgan Securities.

Villarreal is a Fellow at the American Economic Association Research, Research Fellow at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and a Woodrow Wilson Policy Fellow.

Extended bio

"State Representative Mike Villarreal was born and raised in San Antonio Texas. His father immigrated to the United States from Mexico with his family as a child. His mother is a product of the Edgewood community on the West Side of San Antonio. Together they taught their children the importance of earning an education, working hard and aspiring for a better life.

Mike’s parents sent him to Catholic schools: St. Luke’s Catholic Elementary and Central Catholic High School. While at Central, he began taking classes at San Antonio College. He went on to receive an economics degree at Texas A&M University and later earned a master’s in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

Mike's professional background is in finance. He has worked at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, JP Morgan Securities. He currently directs the San Antonio office for Public Financial Management, the nation's leading public finance advisory firm. In 1999, Mike launched a grassroots campaign for the Texas House of Representatives. His prior elected experience was serving as vice president of his neighborhood association in Beacon Hill. To win his election, Mike knocked on over 4,000 doors to meet his voters one-on-one. On election night, Mike won by one vote, defeating a judge backed by the local political establishment. Mike is in his 6th term at the State Capitol advancing a public agenda that invests in education, protects our quality of life and environment, values work and aspiration, and ensures that government is accountable to citizens. Mike is known as a lawmaker who listens to all sides, studies the issues, and reaches his own independent decisions. Mike is married to Jeanne Russell. They are raising two children, Bella and Marcos. Mike brings a great sense of humor to his work. He lived in a state park during the 80th legislative session when the state was renewing its parks department. He appeared on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart poking fun at proposed legislation to regulate sexy cheerleading."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Villarreal served on the following committees:

Texas Committee Assignments, 2013
• Investments & Financial Services, Chair
• Public Education

2011-2012

Villarreal served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

Texas Committee Assignments, 2011
• Appropriations
• Redistricting, Vice-chair
• Ways & Means

2009-2010

Texas Committee Assignments, 2009
• Appropriations
• Redistricting, Vice-chair
• Ways & Means

Sponsored legislation

• HB 391 - Relating to limits on political contributions and direct campaign expenditures by individuals, partnerships, partners, and limited liability companies; providing civil and criminal penalties.
• HB 403 - Relating to the capital improvements that a local government may finance with an impact fee.
• HB 538 - Relating to the prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression
• HB 657 - Relating to the requirement that state agencies purchase low-emissions vehicles as a minimum percentage of their purchased vehicles.

Elections

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Villarreal won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 123. Villarreal ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and defeated Chuck Robinson (G) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Texas House of Representatives, District 123, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Michael Villarreal Incumbent	87.5%	32,958
	Green	Chuck Robinson	12.5%	4,700
Total Votes				37,658

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Villarreal ran for re-election in District 123. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.

2008

On November 4, 2008, Villarreal won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 123rd District, receiving 27,040 votes without opposition. He raised $209,382 for his campaign.

Texas House of Representatives, District 123
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Mike Villarreal (D)		27,040	100.00%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Villarreal received $334,724 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Texas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Michael Villarreal's campaign in 2010
Butt, Charles C	$17,500
Valero Energy	$6,000
Texas Association Of Property Tax Professionals	$5,250
Kelley, Russell	$5,081
Texas Association Of Realtors	$5,044
Total Raised in 2010	$334,724

2008

Villarreal raised $209,382 in 2008. His top 5 campaign contributors are listed below.

Contributor	2008 total
Charles C Butt	$10,000
Gina Amatangelo	$7,743
Texans for Lawsuit Reform	$6,000
Bob J Perry	$5,000
Doylene Perry	$5,000

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

Mike Villarreal received a grade of F on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.

External links

Suggest a link

• Michael Villarreal's campaign website
• Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Michael Villarreal
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
• Freedom Speaks profile
• Texas State Directory profile
• Texas Political Almanac HD 123 page
• Texas Tribune profile & bio
• Vote-TX.org profile
• State Surge profile
• Mexican American Legislative Caucus profile
• Mike Villarreal on Facebook
• Mike Villarreal on Twitter

References

Political offices
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