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Rene Oliveira
| Rene Oliveira | ||
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| Texas State House, District 37 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1981 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 13, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 32 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $7,200/year/year | |
| Per diem | $150/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 1980 | |
| Next election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Texas, Austin | |
| J.D. | University of Texas, Austin | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Contents |
Oliveira is an attorney, receiving his both his JD and BA from the University of Texas, Austin.[1]
Biography
Oliveira is a partner of the Roerig, Oliveira and Fisher L.L.P. firm in Brownsville and earned a bachelor's degree and law degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Oliveira served on the following committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Business & Industry, Chair | ||||
| • Redistricting | ||||
| • State Affairs | ||||
2011-2012
Oliveira served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Land & Resource Management, Chair | ||||
| • State Affairs | ||||
2009-2010
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • State Affairs | ||||
| • Ways & Means, Chair | ||||
Sponsored legislation
- HB 1897 - Relating to transportation services provided to aged or disabled clients of certain programs and facilities.
- HB 3418 - Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a student services center at The University of Texas at Brownsville.
- HB 3898 - Relating to the establishment of an Alzheimer's disease registry.
- HB 4608 - Relating to the higher education fund and the allocation and distribution of certain constitutional revenues to The University of Texas at Brownsville.[2]
Elections
2012
Oliveira ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 37. Oliveira defeated Alex Dominguez in the May 29 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives District 37 Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rene Oliveira |
62.6% | 5,892 |
| Alex Dominguez | 37.4% | 3,517 |
| Total Votes | 9,409 | |
2010
Oliveira won re-election unopposed in District 37 in the November 2, 2010 general election.[5] He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary as well.
| Texas House of Representatives, District 37 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Rene O. Oliveria (D)
|
9,640 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Oliveira won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 37th District. Oliveira ran unopposed in the general election, and he received 19,695 votes.[6] Oliveira raised $303,627 for his campaign.[7]
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Oliveira received $336,775 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[8]
| Texas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Rene Oliveira's campaign in 2010 | |
| Texas Association Of Realtors | $15,000 |
| Time Warner | $12,500 |
| AT&T | $10,000 |
| American Electric Power | $7,500 |
| Ryan & Co | $7,500 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $336,775 |
2008
Below are Oliveira's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[9]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| Energy Future Holdings Corp | $12,500 |
| AT&T | $10,129 |
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform | $10,000 |
| Time Warner | $9,000 |
| Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc | $7,500 |
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Rene + Oliveira + Texas + House
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
Rene Oliveira News Feed
- House Approves South Texas University Compromise Bill - Texas Tribune
- University merger awaits Perry's signature - Monitor
- Medical school bill passes biggest hurdle - KGBT-TV
- Lawmakers OK $178.4M for merged university construction - Monitor
- University bill clears final House step - Monitor
- UT-Brownsville receives $100M to 'grow into next phase' - Brownsville Herald
- Valley Unites to Realize Regional Medical School - The Valley Town Crier
- Med school within reach - Valley morning Star
- Valley lawmakers to unveil medical school compromise - Brownsville Herald
- House Signals Approval for Campus Construction Bonds - Texas Tribune
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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."[10] Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.
2011
Rene Oliveira received a grade of F on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
External links
- Campaign website
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Oliveira
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Texas Watchdog
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 37 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Oliveira
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Oliveira
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State - 2012 Election and Candidate Information
- ↑ Office of the (Texas) Secretary of State, "Race Summary Report," accessed July 12, 2012
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2008
- ↑ District 37 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Empower Texans, "Fiscal Responsibility Index"
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