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Azuwuike Okorafor
Azuwuike Okorafor was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 131 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
Okorafor is a Houston, Texas native and has lived in District 131 for over 20 years.[2]
After graduating from Westside High School, Okorafor attended Texas Tech University where he earned his B.S. While in college, he pursued his interest in politics by joining Tech Student Democrats. He then attended Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law and earned his J.D. Okorafor served as editor-and-chief of the Gender, Race, and Justice Law Journal. He also earned Dean's List honors.[3][2]
Upon graduation from law school, Okorafor worked as a civil rights attorney. His professional experience also includes working as a Equal Employment Opportunity Consultant.[2]
Campaign themes
2014
Okorafor highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:[4]
Education: "Phasing out standardized testing and establishing authentic performance assessments."
Economy: "Broadening the scope of the State of Texas tax refund for employers who hire underprivileged groups. Reducing the expansion of toll roads."
Environment: "Expanding the inner city park and bike trials program into the District. Utilizing eminent domain to preserve the safety and beauty of the District. Increasing police patrol in multi family apartment homes across the District to reduce crime."
- Excerpts from candidates' websites may contain spelling and grammatical errors
Elections
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Alma Allen defeated Azuwuike Okorafor in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[1][5][6]
Personal
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Okorafor and his wife, Crystal, live in Houston, Texas.[2]
Additional reading
See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Okorafor for Texas: "About," accessed December 29, 2013
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on December 28, 2013
- ↑ Okorafor for Texas: "Issues," accessed December 29, 2013
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
