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Alberto Cardenas Jr.

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Alberto Cardenas Jr.
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Elections and appointments
Last election

May 4, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Texas A&M University, 1994

Law

Texas Tech University, 1998

Contact

Alberto Cardenas Jr. (Democratic Party) (also known as Beto) ran for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 15. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.

Cardenas also ran in a special election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 15. He did not appear on the ballot for the special general election on May 4, 2024.

Cardenas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Alberto Cardenas Jr. earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in 1994 and a law degree from Texas Tech University in 1998.[1]

Elections

2024

Special election

General election
Special general election for Texas State Senate District 15

Molly Cook defeated Jarvis Johnson in the special general election for Texas State Senate District 15 on May 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Molly Cook
Molly Cook (D)
 
57.1
 
9,370
Image of Jarvis Johnson
Jarvis Johnson (D)
 
42.9
 
7,052

Total votes: 16,422
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Endorsements

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Regular election

General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 15

Incumbent Molly Cook defeated Joseph L. Trahan in the general election for Texas State Senate District 15 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Molly Cook
Molly Cook (D) Candidate Connection
 
61.9
 
200,680
Image of Joseph L. Trahan
Joseph L. Trahan (R) Candidate Connection
 
38.1
 
123,515

Total votes: 324,195
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 15

Incumbent Molly Cook defeated Jarvis Johnson in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Senate District 15 on May 28, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Molly Cook
Molly Cook Candidate Connection
 
50.2
 
9,506
Image of Jarvis Johnson
Jarvis Johnson Candidate Connection
 
49.8
 
9,444

Total votes: 18,950
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 15

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 15 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jarvis Johnson
Jarvis Johnson Candidate Connection
 
36.2
 
17,953
Image of Molly Cook
Molly Cook Candidate Connection
 
20.6
 
10,213
Image of Todd Litton
Todd Litton Candidate Connection
 
15.8
 
7,859
Image of Michelle Bonton
Michelle Bonton
 
10.7
 
5,291
Image of Alberto Cardenas Jr.
Alberto Cardenas Jr. Candidate Connection
 
10.5
 
5,196
Image of Karthik Soora
Karthik Soora Candidate Connection
 
6.2
 
3,091

Total votes: 49,603
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 15

Joseph L. Trahan advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 15 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph L. Trahan
Joseph L. Trahan Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
23,627

Total votes: 23,627
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cardenas in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Special election

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Alberto Cardenas Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Regular election

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Alberto Cardenas Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cardenas' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Lifelong Democrat and activist with decades-long experience as a public advocate with a proven record of positive results. I have worked within the legislative process and with our community to represent New Americans, help our businesses grow, and support nonprofits doing the day-to-day work of improving lives.
  • ENSURE THAT WOMEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE THEIR OWN HEALTHCARE DECISIONS.
  • END VOUCHER SCHEMES HURTING ALL PARENTS WHO DEPEND ON QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
  • REDUCE CRIME AND GUN VIOLENCE BY INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
I am most passionate about protecting our individual freedoms and right to choose how we govern our bodies. I am also passionate about ending school voucher schemes, and about reducing gun violence. I will work to amend the Texas constitution to enshrine a woman's right to choose.
Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, former State Representative Jessica Farrar, former State Representative Glen Maxey

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 10, 2024


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