Delia Garza

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Delia Garza

Democratic Party

Travis County Attorney

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

Predecessor

David Escamilla

Prior offices

Austin City Council District 2

Successor: Vanessa Fuentes

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Texas A&M University

Law

Gonzaga University

Personal

Profession

Attorney and Firefighter

Delia Garza (Democratic Party) is the Travis County Attorney in Texas. Garza assumed office on January 1, 2021. Garza's current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Garza (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Travis County Attorney in Texas. Garza won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

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Garza holds a B.S. in journalism from Texas A&M University and a J.D. from Gonzaga University.

From 2011 to 2014, Garza worked as an assistant attorney general. Her professional experience also includes work as a law clerk for the Texas Civil Rights Project and as a firefighter with the Austin Fire Department.

As of her run for re-election in 2016, Garza was the chair of the Austin City Council's Public Utilities and Regional Affordability Committees and the vice-chair of the Open Space, Environment & Sustainability Committee. She was also a member of the city council's Austin Energy Utility Oversight, Health and Human Services, and Mobility Committees and of the intergovernmental Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Committees.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2024)

General election

General election for Travis County Attorney

Incumbent Delia Garza won election in the general election for Travis County Attorney on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Delia Garza (D)	100.0	396,347

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Travis County Attorney

Incumbent Delia Garza advanced from the Democratic primary for Travis County Attorney on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Delia Garza	100.0	75,155

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Garza in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2020)

General election

The general election was canceled. Delia Garza won election in the general election for Travis County Attorney.

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Travis County Attorney

Delia Garza defeated Laurie Eiserloh in the Democratic primary runoff for Travis County Attorney on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Delia Garza	56.5	68,258
		Laurie Eiserloh	43.5	52,603

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 120,861 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Travis County Attorney

Laurie Eiserloh and Delia Garza advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mike Edward Denton and Dominic Selvera in the Democratic primary for Travis County Attorney on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laurie Eiserloh	42.2	78,217
✔		Delia Garza	38.9	72,135
	Submit photo	Mike Edward Denton	11.4	21,067
	Submit photo	Dominic Selvera	7.5	13,950

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 185,369
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2016

See also: Municipal elections in Austin, Texas (2016)

The city of Austin, Texas, held elections for city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 22, 2016. Five of the ten city council seats were up for election. Incumbent Delia Garza defeated Casey Ramos and Wesley Faulkner in the Austin City Council District 2 general election.

Austin City Council, District 2 General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Delia Garza Incumbent	65.17%	9,775
Casey Ramos	19.61%	2,941
Wesley Faulkner	15.22%	2,283
Total Votes		14,999
Source: "Travis County", "Travis County Election Results", accessed November 8, 2016

Endorsements

Garza received endorsements from the following in 2016:

• AFSCME Local 1624
• Austin Environmental Democrats
• Austin Fire Association Local 975
• Austin Neighborhood Council
• Austin Police Association
• Austin Tejano Democrats
• Austin Young Democrats
• Austin/Travis County EMS Employee Association
• Central Austin Democrats
• Clean Water Action
• IBEW Local 520
• Laborers International Union of North America, Local 753
• Left Up to Us
• Liberal Austin Democrats
• South Austin Democrats
• Stonewall Democrats of Austin
• University Democrats
• West Austin Democrats
• Workers Defense Action Fund

2014

See also: Austin, Texas municipal elections, 2014

The city of Austin held elections for city council on November 4, 2014. The candidate filing deadline was August 18, 2014. Because of redistricting and term limits, there was no incumbent for District 2. Delia Garza defeated Mike Owen, Edward A. Reyes and John C. Sheppard.

Austin City Council, District 2, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Delia Garza	65.8%	5,576
Edward A. Reyes	15.6%	1,325
John C. Sheppard	10.5%	887
Mike Owen	8.1%	691
Total Votes		8,479
Source: Travis County Clerk - 2014 Official Election Results

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Delia Garza did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Garza's 2016 campaign website highlighted the following issues:

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TRANSPARENCY Ensuring transparency and efficiency in City government TRAFFIC-TRANSIT Alleviating traffic congestion and improving access to public transit AFFORDABILITY Fighting for affordability ECONOMY Equitable economic development that provides jobs with living wages, safety protections, and good benefits EDUCATION Collaborating with AISD to provide quality education and opportunities for Austin children ENVIRONMENT Protecting our environment and securing our water supply HEALTH Providing resources to encourage health and wellness PUBLIC SAFETY Protecting the community with exceptional public safety services

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2014

Garza's 2014 campaign website listed the same issues she emphasized in her 2016 campaign.

Personal

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Garza was the first Latina elected to the Austin City Council. She and her husband, Ramiro Martinez Jr., have a daughter, Lourdes.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by David Escamilla (D)	Travis County Attorney 2021-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Austin City Council District 2 2015-2021	Succeeded by Vanessa Fuentes