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David Alcorta
David Alcorta (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 50. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
Alcorta completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
David Alcorta was born in San Antonio, Texas. Alcorta earned a bachelor's degree from Radford University in 2018. His career experience includes working as an administrative assistant for the City of Austin Youth Initiatives Office, a legislative aide in the Texas House of Representatives, and a local organizer for Beto O'Rourke's 2018 U.S. Senate campaign. He has been affiliated with Austin DSA and AFSCME Local 1624.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent James Talarico defeated Victor Johnson and Ted Brown in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 50 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Talarico (D)  | 76.8 | 36,881 |
 | Victor Johnson (R) | 20.2 | 9,718 | |
 | Ted Brown (L) | 2.9 | 1,392 | |
| Total votes: 47,991 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent James Talarico defeated David Alcorta in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 50 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Talarico | 78.5 | 9,117 |
 | David Alcorta | 21.5 | 2,497 | |
| Total votes: 11,614 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 50
Victor Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 50 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Victor Johnson | 100.0 | 2,396 |
| Total votes: 2,396 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 50
Ted Brown advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 50 on March 12, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ted Brown (L) |
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Alcorta completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Alcorta's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After graduation, David moved back to Texas and worked as a field organizer for the 2018 Beto O'Rourke senate campaign. Afterwards, he would work as a legislative aide for a freshman Democratic house member during the 86th Texas Legislative Session. Currently, David is an employee of the City of Austin and helps coordinate the city's youth career programs.
David's personal and professional experiences have given him a deep desire to help working class Texans who struggle to make ends meet. The grotesque inequality he sees in the city that he has adopted as his own, Austin, has driven him to seek public office to do his part in bringing economic justice to Texas.
David describes himself as a democratic socialist. This is because he ultimately believes any system built upon economic exploitation is morally wrong. He is intensely pro-union and wants to see Texas workers empowered to fight for their right to a life of dignity and respect.- Our district deserves a representative that reflects our diverse, working-class community. I am a proud Latino who comes from a working poor background. My experiences has fueled my desire to see the working people of Texas see economic justice in their communities. Our legislature has ignored the material conditions of working Texans for far too long. I want to change that.
- My work experience as a legislative aide in the legislature allowed me to learn from some of the most effective lawmakers our state has. I believe my young career has helped prepare me to fight for my district in the Capitol.
- Many may try to say my young age and lack of political connections to "important" people are negatives. However, our legislature is in desperate need of members who are represent my generation and people who also come from a working poor background. In a legislative body mostly comprised of mostly millionaire baby boomers, I think electing someone with my background is vital.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 21, 2022
