Carol Alvarado
2018 - Present
2029
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Carol Alvarado (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas State Senate, representing District 6. She assumed office on December 21, 2018. Her current term ends on January 9, 2029.
Alvarado (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 6. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Alvarado is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 145 from 2009 to 2018.
Biography
Alvardo worked as a senior executive assistant to Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown and as a legislative assistant to Representative Gene Green.
She is a member of Dress for Success, Hispanic Elected Officials, Houston Downtown Alliance Board, League of Women Voters, National Association of Latino Elected Officials Board, National Organization for Women, Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas Board, Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church, Texas Democratic Party, and Women Professionals in Government.
Prior to her election to the state House, she served on the Houston City Council from 2002 to 2007.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Alvarado was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration Committee
- Committee of the Whole Senate
- Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee
- Nominations Committee
- Special Committee on Redistricting
- Senate Transportation Committee
2021-2022
Alvarado was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee
- Nominations Committee
2019-2020
Alvarado was assigned to the following committees:
- Intergovernmental Relations Committee
- Nominations Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Water and Rural Affairs Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Urban Affairs, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Alvarado served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Rules & Resolutions |
| • Special Purpose Districts, Vice-Chair |
| • Urban Affairs, Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Alvarado served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Calendars |
| • Special Purpose Districts |
| • Urban Affairs, Vice chair |
| • Transparency in State Agency Operations (Select), Co-chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Alvarado served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Public Health |
| • Redistricting |
| • Urban Affairs, Vice chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Alvarado served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
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| • Land & Resource Management |
| • Redistricting |
| • Urban Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 6
Incumbent Carol Alvarado defeated Martha Fierro in the general election for Texas State Senate District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carol Alvarado (D) | 63.0 | 119,280 |
 | Martha Fierro (R) | 37.0 | 70,013 | |
| Total votes: 189,293 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 6
Incumbent Carol Alvarado advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 6 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Alvarado | 100.0 | 20,759 |
| Total votes: 20,759 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 6
Martha Fierro advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 6 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martha Fierro | 100.0 | 10,542 |
| Total votes: 10,542 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Alvarado received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Carol Alvarado won election in the general election for Texas State Senate District 6.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 6
Incumbent Carol Alvarado advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 6 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Alvarado | 100.0 | 23,408 |
| Total votes: 23,408 | |||
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Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Martha Fierro (R)
Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas State Senate District 6
Incumbent Carol Alvarado defeated Timothy Duffield in the general election for Texas State Senate District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Alvarado (D) | 84.1 | 137,895 |
 | Timothy Duffield (L) | 15.9 | 26,166 | |
| Total votes: 164,061 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 6
Incumbent Carol Alvarado advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 6 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Alvarado | 100.0 | 31,938 |
| Total votes: 31,938 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas State Senate District 6
Timothy Duffield advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas State Senate District 6 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
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Campaign finance
2018
Special
General election
Special general election for Texas State Senate District 6
Carol Alvarado defeated Ana Hernandez, Martha Fierro, and Mia Mundy in the special general election for Texas State Senate District 6 on December 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Alvarado (D) | 50.4 | 7,602 |
 | Ana Hernandez (D) | 24.3 | 3,670 | |
| Martha Fierro (R) | 23.2 | 3,493 | |
 | Mia Mundy (D) | 2.1 | 319 | |
| Total votes: 15,084 | |||
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Regular
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 145
Incumbent Carol Alvarado defeated Clayton Hunt in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 145 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Alvarado (D) | 90.4 | 24,269 |
 | Clayton Hunt (L) | 9.6 | 2,590 | |
| Total votes: 26,859 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 145
Incumbent Carol Alvarado advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 145 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Alvarado | 100.0 | 4,518 |
| Total votes: 4,518 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[2]
Incumbent Carol Alvarado ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 145 general election.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 145 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Carol Alvarado Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 25,838 | |
| Total Votes | 25,838 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Carol Alvarado ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 145 Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 145 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Carol Alvarado Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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 Carol Alvarado defeated Susan Delgado in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
2013
Alvarado ran for election in the special election for Texas State Senate District 6. The seat was vacant following Mario Gallegos's death in October 2012. Alvarado faced Joaquin Martinez (D), Sylvia Garcia (D), Susan Delgado (D), Rodolfo M. Reyes (D), R.W. Bray (R), Dorothy Marie Olmos (R) and Maria Selva (G) in the special election on January 26, 2013. The eight candidate field resulted in a runoff election between the top two candidates. Democrats Sylvia Garcia and Alvarado met in a runoff on March 2, which Garcia won.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
| Texas State Senate, District 6, Special Election Runoff, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Sylvia Garcia |
52.9% | 9,595 | |
| Democratic | Carol Alvarado | 47.1% | 8,546 | |
| Total Votes | 18,141 | |||
| Texas State Senate, District 6, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Sylvia Garcia |
45.4% | 7,424 | |
| Democratic | Carol Alvarado |
41.6% | 6,813 | |
| Democratic | Susan Delgado | 0.3% | 53 | |
| Democratic | Joaquin Martinez | 2.5% | 405 | |
| Democratic | Rodolfo M. Reyes | 0.8% | 125 | |
| Republican | R.W. Bray | 6.2% | 1,015 | |
| Republican | Dorothy Olmos | 2.8% | 461 | |
| Green | Maria Selva | 0.4% | 73 | |
| Total Votes | 16,369 | |||
2012
Alvarado ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 145. Alvarado ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election. She was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[16]
2010
Alvarado won re-election in District 145. She was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[16]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 145 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Carol Alvarado (D)
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9,395 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Alvarado won election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 145th District, defeating Republican Patricia Rodriguez. She received 13,946 votes, ahead of Rodriguez (5,877).[16] Alvarado raised $307,209 for her campaign; Rodriguez raised $157.[17]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 145 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Carol Alvarado (D)
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13,946 | 70.35% | ||
| Patricia Rodriguez (R) | 5,877 | 29.64% | ||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2014
Alvarado's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[18]
Standing for our schools
- Excerpt: "We must restore the cuts made to public education, resolve the way our schools are funded, and ensure every Texas child gets a high quality education."
Creating economic opportunity
- Excerpt: "We need new lines of business in Texas that will bring more of today's good jobs to Senate District 6, and to invest in workforce training and retraining for the jobs of tomorrow."
Promoting a healthy Texas
- Excerpt: "A healthy Texas is a prosperous Texas. We need to expand access to affordable, quality health care and focus on preventive care, which will save billions over the long term."
Making college affordable
- Excerpt: "Tuition at Texas colleges and universities has skyrocketed in recent years, putting a degree out of reach for too many families. We must get tuition costs under control, so that getting a college education is achievable for Texas families."
Protecting our seniors
- Excerpt: "Many of our seniors who live on fixed incomes have been hit hard by the high utility and insurance rates paid by Harris County residents. We must work to lower these rates and restore the cuts made to the Medicaid program, which provides nursing home care to many of our senior citizens."
Noteworthy events
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University of Texas regent investigation
- See also: Wallace Hall impeachment trial
Alvarado was one of the eight members of the Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations when it oversaw the investigation into a possible impeachment of University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall in 2013 and 2014. On August 11, 2014, the transparency committee voted 6-1 to censure Hall as opposed to impeaching him.[19][20] He was the first regent to have been censured by a committee of the Texas State Legislature.[21]
After he was appointed by Gov. Rick Perry (R) in 2011, Hall began looking into what he believed to be clout abuses within the University of Texas system. Hall investigated the university's forgivable-loans program, admissions policies, and preferential treatment to politically-connected individuals.[22] Hall, as an individual citizen and a regent, filed public information requests with the University system. In June 2013, the transparency committee began investigating whether Hall revealed protected information about students and exceeded his role as a regent in requesting large amounts of information.
Some supporters of the investigations into Hall, including state Rep. Lyle Larson (R), a member of the transparency committee, argued that Hall's actions were politically motivated. Others, such as University of Texas, Austin Public Information Office attorney Carol Longoria, said that his records requests were unreasonable and may have violated students' privacy.[23][24][25]
Critics of the proceedings, including Gov. Rick Perry and Hall, argued that legislators' efforts to remove Hall from office were politically motivated and that Hall acted in the best interest of the state in his efforts to investigate potential abuses. Several legislators were named in investigations into possible political favoritism in the University of Texas admissions process.[26][27]
In February 2015, an independent report by Kroll Associates, commissioned by the Regents Board, stated that there was a "pattern of special treatment for well-connected applicants to UT." While the report did not show evidence of any quid pro quo, it said that "extra acceptances were extended every year to accommodate special cases" and that the "President’s Office ordered applicants admitted over the objection of the Admissions Office."[28]
In March 2015, the Travis County Grand Jury concluded a six-month investigation into Hall, deciding not to pursue criminal charges against him but recommending that the state remove him from office. The jury stated that Hall's open records request deadlines were unreasonable and that he released confidential student information to the attorney general's office and his lawyer.[29] The state did not remove Hall from office; his term expired in February 2017.
Read more about the investigations into Hall's information requests and Hall's investigations into alleged clout abuses here.
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2024
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2021
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2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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2017
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2015
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2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[30] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[31]
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2011
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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[31]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ KHOU.com, "Garcia wins special runoff election for state Senate seat," March 2, 2013
- ↑ Chron.com, "Bitter District 6 race ends with Saturday runoff," February 26, 2013
- ↑ Dallas Morning News, "Houston special election for late state senator’s seat heading into runoff," January 26, 2013
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Packed Field Could Mean a Runoff in SD-6," January 2, 2013
- ↑ The Republic, "Alvarado, Garcia, Bray vying to replace deceased Gallegos in Texas Senate special election," November 12, 2012
- ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Governor sets special election for senate seat in Houston area," December 13, 2012
- ↑ Your Houston News, " Third candidate joins race for late Senator seat," December 28, 2012
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ carolalvarado.com, "Issues," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Dallas Morning News, "Panel censures but doesn’t impeach UT Regent Wallace Hall," August 11, 2014
- ↑ Austin American-Statesman, "Panel censures UT Regent Wallace L. Hall Jr.," August 11, 2014
- ↑ Austin Business Journal, "A first: UT regent censured," August 11, 2014
- ↑ American Spectator, "Transparency for Thee," October 25, 2013
- ↑ Dallas Morning News, "UT regent sought 800,000 documents, official says in impeachment hearing," October 22, 2013
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Pitts denounces UT regent’s document requests," October 22, 2013
- ↑ Alcalde, "Legislator urges Regent to resign," November 8, 2013
- ↑ Statesman, "Grand jury won’t indict UT Regent Wallace Hall but condemns his actions," updated September 25, 2018
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Transparency Committee Votes to Censure UT Regent Hall," August 11, 2014
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Texas Admissions Rumble," February 12, 2015
- ↑ Statesman, "Grand jury won’t indict UT Regent Wallace Hall but condemns his actions," updated September 25, 2018
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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Texas State Senate District 6 2018-Present |
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Texas House of Representatives District 145 2009-2018 |
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