This Giving Tuesday, help ensure voters have the information they need to make confident, informed decisions. Donate now!
David McQuade Leibowitz
David McQuade Leibowitz was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. He represented District 117 from 2005 to 2010.
Leibowitz is an Attorney with the Law Offices of David McQuade Leibowitz, PC. He previously worked in the Law Office of Phil Hardberger, and has been a small businessman.
Leibowitz is involved with Habitat for Humanity, and the Matt Garcia Scholarship Foundation, is the Founder of Hammer and Nails, and the President of the Saint Francis Catholic Youth Organization.[1]
Committee assignments
- Border & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Texas House
- Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, Texas House
Sponsored legislation
- HB 11 - Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor.
- HB 21 - Relating to a fixed tuition rate provided by general academic teaching institutions and public lower-division institutions of higher education to certain undergraduate students.
- HB 338 - Relating to ensuring that at least 75 percent of dedicated revenues are spent for the purpose of the dedication.
- HB 638 - Relating to the use of direct recording electronic voting machines.[2]
Elections
2010
Leibowitz lost re-election in District 117. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and then defeated by Republican John Garza in the November 2 general election.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 117 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 John Garza (R)
|
14,705 | 51.88% | ||
| David McQuade Lebowitz (D) | 13,635 | 48.11% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Leibowitz won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 117th District, receiving 28,675 votes ahead of Republican John Garza (21,607).[4] He raised $78,018 for his campaign; Garza raised $8,554.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 117 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| David McQuade Leibowitz (D)
|
28,675 | 57.02% | ||
| John V. Garza (R) | 21,607 | 42.97% | ||
2006
On November 4, 2006 Leibowitz won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 117th District, defeating Ted Kenyon (R).[6]
Leibowitz raised $256,679 for his campaign while Kenyon raised $151,047.[7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 117 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| David McQuade Leibowitz (D)
|
13,024 | |||
| Ted Kenyon (R) | 8,820 | |||
2004
On November 4, 2004 Leibowitz won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 117th District, defeating incumbent Ken Mercer (R).[8]
Leibowitz raised $696,086 for his campaign while Mercer raised $402,783.[9]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 117 (2004) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| David McQuade Leibowitz (D)
|
19,707 | |||
| Ken Mercer (R) | 19,209 | |||
Campaign finance summary
Ballotpedia currently provides campaign finance data for all federal- and state-level candidates from 2020 and later. We are continuously working to expand our data to include prior elections. That information will be published here as we acquire it. If you would like to help us provide this data, please consider donating to Ballotpedia.
External links
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. David McQuade Leibowitz (dead link)
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010,2008, 2006, 2004, 2000
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 117 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Mexican American Legislative Caucus profile (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Leibowitz
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Leibowitz
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ District 117 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2006
- ↑ District 117 Texas House candidate funds, 2006
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2004
- ↑ District 117 Texas House candidate funds, 2004
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Texas House District 117 2005-2010 |
Succeeded by John Garza {R) |
