Celia Israel
2025 - Present
2028
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Celia Israel (Democratic Party) is the Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector in Texas. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Israel (Democratic Party) ran for election for Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector in Texas. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Celia Israel earned a bachelor's degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1988. Her professional experience includes serving in Texas Gov. Ann Richard's (D) administration and working as a realtor.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector
Celia Israel won election in the general election for Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Celia Israel (D) | 100.0 | 394,675 |
| Total votes: 394,675 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector
Celia Israel advanced from the Democratic primary for Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celia Israel | 100.0 | 75,943 |
| Total votes: 75,943 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Mayoral election in Austin, Texas (2022)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Austin
Kirk Watson defeated Celia Israel in the general runoff election for Mayor of Austin on December 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kirk Watson (Nonpartisan) | 50.4 | 57,565 |
| Celia Israel (Nonpartisan) | 49.6 | 56,623 | |
| Total votes: 114,188 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Austin
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Austin on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celia Israel (Nonpartisan) | 40.0 | 122,377 |
| ✔ | | Kirk Watson (Nonpartisan) | 34.9 | 106,883 |
 | Jennifer Virden (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 56,313 | |
 | Phil Campero Brual (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 7,340 | |
| Anthony Bradshaw (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 7,137 | ||
| Gary Spellman (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 5,815 | ||
| Total votes: 305,865 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Erica Nix (Nonpartisan)
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Celia Israel defeated Larry Delarose in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 50 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celia Israel (D) | 68.8 | 63,449 |
| Larry Delarose (R) | 31.2 | 28,805 | ||
| Total votes: 92,254 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Celia Israel advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 50 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celia Israel | 100.0 | 25,311 |
| Total votes: 25,311 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 50
Larry Delarose advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 50 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Larry Delarose | 100.0 | 5,761 | |
| Total votes: 5,761 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Celia Israel won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 50 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celia Israel (D) | 100.0 | 52,652 |
| Total votes: 52,652 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Celia Israel advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 50 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celia Israel | 100.0 | 12,509 |
| Total votes: 12,509 | |||
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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 Celia Israel defeated Ceasar Ruiz in the Texas House of Representatives District 50 general election.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 50 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Celia Israel Incumbent |
63.69% | 43,637 | |
| Republican | Ceasar Ruiz | 36.31% | 24,882 | |
| Total Votes | 68,519 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Celia Israel ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 50 Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 50 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Celia Israel Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Ceasar Ruiz ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 50 Republican Primary.[4][5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 50 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Ceasar Ruiz (unopposed) | |
2014
General election
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. Celia Israel was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Mike VanDeWalle was unopposed in the Republican primary. David Dreesen was running as a Libertarian candidate. Israel defeated VanDeWalle and Dreesen in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Celia Israel Incumbent |
58.7% | 22,690 | |
| Republican | Mike VanDeWalle | 37.1% | 14,359 | |
| Libertarian | David Dreesen | 4.2% | 1,620 | |
| Total Votes | 38,669 | |||
Special election
Celia Israel (D) and Mike VanDeWalle (R) advanced past Rico Reyes (D) and Jade Chang Sheppard (D) in the special election.[9][10] Israel defeated VanDeWalle in the runoff election.[11][12]
The seat was vacant following Mark Strama's (D) resignation to lead Google's fiber optics operation in Austin, Texas.[13]
A special election for the position of Texas House of Representatives District 50 was called for November 5, 2013, with a runoff if necessary on January 28, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 4, 2013.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Celia Israel |
59.6% | 6,275 | |
| Republican | Mike VanDeWalle | 40.4% | 4,245 | |
| Total Votes | 10,520 | |||
| Texas House of Representatives, District 50, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mike VanDeWalle |
39.2% | 5,853 | |
| Democratic | Celia Israel |
31.8% | 4,755 | |
| Democratic | Jade Chang Sheppard | 15.6% | 2,335 | |
| Democratic | Rico Reyes | 13.3% | 1,993 | |
| Total Votes | 14,936 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Celia Israel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Celia Israel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Israel's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[14]
Supporting Higher Education
- Excerpt: " Celia has been a vocal critic of political appointees who abuse their position to intimidate academics and universities.It’s time to stop the right wing campaign that is trying to undermine the value of a college education."
Expanding Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Celia has called out Governor Perry for his efforts to block the Affordable Care Act, robbing Texas of billions of federal dollars we need to expand our health care infrastructure and ensure no family has to go without insurance."
Ending Discriminatory Practices
- Excerpt: "A long time Democratic activist, Celia is a staunch defender of women’s health, opposes Greg Abbott’s voter ID bill and all efforts to suppress the vote, and has been a leader in advancing the issue of equality in Texas."
Expanding our Thinking on Environment and Energy
- Excerpt: "Celia is a vocal advocate for expanded public transportation options as a critical part in solving our transportation challenges. She also believes the time is now to redouble our efforts in making renewable energies cost efficient."
Public Education
- Excerpt: "Celia understands that to compete in a global economy we need to invest in our children’s education today. That means we need to fully restore the cuts, keep up with growth, and give our children the education they need to compete."
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State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Israel was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Israel was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Elections, Vice chair |
| • Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Israel served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Elections |
| • Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
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2022
In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session.
2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
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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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
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.[15] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[16]
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Celia Israel 2022 campaign website, "About," accessed December 2, 2022
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
- ↑ sos.state.tx.us, "Candidates for House of Representatives, District 50 Special Election," accessed September 6, 2013
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Special Election State Representative District 50," accessed December 29, 2022
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Israel Defeats VanDeWalle in HD-50 Runoff," January 28, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed February 21, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 texastribune.org, "Special Election to Replace Strama Set for Nov. 5," July 11, 2013
- ↑ celiaisrael.com, "Issues," accessed February 21, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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| Preceded by Bruce Elfant (D) |
Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Texas House of Representatives District 50 2014-2023 |
Succeeded by James Talarico (D) |
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