Carlos Pena
Carlos Pena (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 132. Pena lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.
Pena was a 2012 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 21st Congressional District of Texas.
Biography
Carlos Pena earned a degree from the University of Texas at El Paso and a master's degree in business administration from St. Mary's University. Pena's career experience includes working as a software developer and as an attorney for energy companies.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 132
Gina Calanni defeated incumbent Mike Schofield and Daniel Arevalo in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 132 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gina Calanni (D)  | 49.3 | 32,841 |
 | Mike Schofield (R) | 49.1 | 32,728 | |
| Daniel Arevalo (L) | 1.7 | 1,106 | ||
| Total votes: 66,675 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 132
Gina Calanni defeated Carlos Pena in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 132 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gina Calanni | 67.0 | 3,713 |
 | Carlos Pena | 33.0 | 1,830 | |
| Total votes: 5,543 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 132
Incumbent Mike Schofield advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 132 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Schofield | 100.0 | 6,815 |
| Total votes: 6,815 | |||
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2012
Pena ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 21st District. He ran as an independent candidate but did not appear on the general election ballot.[2]
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
Pena stated the following about his political philosophy in a biographical submission to Ballotpedia:[3]
| “ | It is very important to bring non-partisan and well-reasoned policy and decision-making back to political governance in the process of humbly serving our fellow neighbors and the community at large.
If elected, and in an effort to prove that he is dedicated to humbly serving the needs of his fellow Texans, Carlos Pena has pledged to contribute the salary from the position to worthwhile charitable organizations, such as churches, that have a proven record of helping those in need. [4] |
” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Carlos Pena for Texas Representative, "Blog," accessed February 10, 2018
- ↑ Texas general election candidates (dead link)
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on January 18, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
