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Carlos Lopez (Texas state house candidate)
Carlos Lopez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 80. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Lopez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Carlos Lopez was born in Uvalde, Texas. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1998 to 2002. Lopez earned an assoicate degree from Northlake College in 2003 and a bachelor's and graduate degree from Texas A&M University-Commerce in 2005 and 2019, respectively. His career experience includes being an educator and business owner. Lopez has been affiliated with Youth Soccer and the Democratic Party.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 80
Don McLaughlin defeated Cecilia Castellano in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 80 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Don McLaughlin (R) | 59.5 | 31,182 |
| Cecilia Castellano (D) | 40.5 | 21,231 | ||
| Total votes: 52,413 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 80
Cecilia Castellano defeated Rosie Cuellar in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 80 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cecilia Castellano | 57.9 | 4,347 | |
 | Rosie Cuellar | 42.1 | 3,162 | |
| Total votes: 7,509 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 80
Cecilia Castellano and Rosie Cuellar advanced to a runoff. They defeated Carlos Lopez, Teresa Johnson Hernandez, and Graciela Villarreal in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 80 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cecilia Castellano | 27.1 | 3,425 | |
| ✔ | | Rosie Cuellar | 25.5 | 3,226 |
 | Carlos Lopez | 23.2 | 2,932 | |
 | Teresa Johnson Hernandez | 18.1 | 2,286 | |
| Graciela Villarreal | 6.2 | 787 | ||
| Total votes: 12,656 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 80
Don McLaughlin defeated JR Ramirez and Clint Powell in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 80 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don McLaughlin | 58.0 | 6,371 |
| JR Ramirez | 25.8 | 2,837 | ||
| Clint Powell | 16.2 | 1,785 | ||
| Total votes: 10,993 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lopez in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Carlos Lopez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lopez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Former Sergeant United States Marine Corps College Educator Small Business Owner Soccer Coach Married for 22 years Father of 3 Children
Community Advocate for Children, Elderly and Teachers- We are about uplifting our communities and improving the lives our family, friends and neighbors. We care about people first.
- We want to provide funding for infrastructure, which will include monies for water, roads, highspeed internet and rural healthcare facilities to name a few.
- Our administration will meet regularly with city councils, commissioner courts, school boards and other organizations consistently to formulate an agenda for the needs of our communities every session.
Uvalde County Commissioner Garza
Crystal City Mayor Moreno
Former Uvalde Mayor Garza
Carrizo Springs Mayor Puente
Dimmit County Commissioner Carmona
Former Big Wells Mayor Rosa
Former Asherton Mayor Martinez
Former Uvalde County Commissioner Flores
Dimmit County Commissioner Urenda
Former Pearsall Mayor Alvarez
Former Zavala Commissioner Lopez
Zavala County Commissioner Gomez
Former Asherton High School Principal Martinez
Former Crystal City Mayor Espinosa
Former Dimmit County Democratic Chair Harris
Business & Industry
Defense & Veteran Affairs
Insurance
Public Education
Health Care Reform, Select
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 6, 2024
