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Tara Rios Ybarra
Texas House of Representatives District 43
Former member
Term in office began 2009
Term in office ended 2010
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Dentist

Tara Rios Ybarra was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. She represented District 43 from 2009 to 2010. She has also served on the South Padre Island City Council.

Ybarra is a dentist, and has had her own private practice since 1997. She previously worked as a Dental Consultant at the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Department of Homeland Security.

Ybarra is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Child Advocacy Center, and Family Crisis Center Against Domestic Violence Board.^[1]

2010 primary

In the 2010 primary, held on March 2, Rios Ybarra was defeated by J.M. Lozano.^[2].

Issue positions

Ybarra did not provide answers to the 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.^[3]

Committee assignments

• Agriculture and Livestock Committee, Texas House
• Energy Resources Committee, Texas House
• Rules & Resolutions Committee, Texas House

Sponsored legislation

• HB 2132 - Relating to sealing of court records containing identifying financial information or personal identifying information.
• HB 4136 - Relating to sealing court records containing medical information for children who are victims of certain offenses.
• HB 4320 - Relating to the integration of the application and eligibility determination processes for the child health plan and children's Medicaid programs.^[4]

Elections

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Ybarra ran for re-election in District 43 but was defeated by J.M. Lozano in the March 2 Democratic primary. Lozano faced Libertarian Richard Shuey in the November 2 general election.

2008

On November 4, 2008, Ybarra won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 43rd District, defeating Richard Shuey (L). Ybarra received 25,771 votes in the election while Shuey received 3,782 votes.^[5] Ybarra raised $522,496 for her campaign.^[6]

Texas House of Representatives, District 43
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Tara Rios Ybarra (D)		25,771	87.20%
Richard Shuey (L)		3,782	12.79%

Campaign donors

Below are Ybarra's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:^[7]

Contributor	2008 total
Texans for Lawsuit Reform	$107,237
Tara Rios Ybarra	$44,423
Bob J Perry	$25,000
Clayton Brashear	$15,000
Michael S Stevens	$10,000

External links

• Tara Rios Ybarra's campaign site
• Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Tara Rios Ybarra
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008
• Texas State Directory profile
• Texas Political Almanac HD 43 page
• Texas Tribune profile & bio
• Vote-TX.org profile
• Mexican American Legislative Caucus profile
• Tara Rios Ybarra on Facebook
• Tara Rios Ybarra on Twitter

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	Texas House District 43 2009–2010	Succeeded by J.M. Lozano

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