Diana Maldonado
Diana Maldonado (b. January 22, 1963) was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. She represented District 52 from 2009 to 2010. She is also a past president of the Round Rock Independent School District Board of Trustees.
Maldonado, a graduate of St. Edwards University, works as a consultant and has been a Government Efficiency Expert in the Texas Comptroller's Office.
She is a member of a number of organizations, including the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium, Round Rock Liaison - National Hispanic Institute, Executive Women in State Government, Hispanic Women's Network of Texas, Parent Teacher Association - Forest Creek Elementary, Parent Teacher Association - Reilly Elementary, Partners in Education Advisory Council - Round Rock Independent School District, and Executive Women in Texas Government.[1]
Texas House District 52
Texas House District 52 is located within Williamson County, Texas, and includes Round Rock, Taylor, Hutto, Thrall, Coupland, and parts of Georgetown and Austin.[2]
Issue positions
On her website Maldonado lists four main issue areas and her positions on them:[3]
- Public Education
- "Get the leadership in Austin back on track and make public schools a funding priority."
- "Staff Texas classrooms with certified, competitively paid professional teachers."
- "Look for equitable solutions to funding Texas schools."
- Transportation
- "Find solutions that get us all out of traffic and to our homes safely."
- "Prevent roads we have already paid for from becoming toll roads."
- Healthcare
- "Pursue federal matching funds that will ease the price of healthcare to Texas taxpayers."
- "Restore the Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and enroll all eligible children."
- "Evaluate services for our elderly and increase funding for programs that honor and care for our seniors."
- Higher Education and Training
- "Bring affordable access to public universities, technical schools, and community colleges for hardworking parents and students."
Committee assignments
Sponsored legislation
- HB 1330 - Relating to a legislative outreach program requiring members of the legislature to visit public schools.
- HB 1789 - Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to enhance and upgrade sports facilities, coliseums, and multiuse facilities in certain municipalities.
- HB 3523 - Relating to a legislative outreach program requiring members of the State Board of Education to visit public schools.
- HB 3524 - Relating to the use of recycled glass in aggregate used by the Texas Department of Transportation.[4]
Elections
2010
Maldonado lost the race for re-election in District 52. She was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary but was defeated by Republican Larry Gonzales in the November 2 general election.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 52 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Larry Gonzales (R)
|
25,430 | 57.44% | ||
| Diana Maldonado (D) | 16,823 | 38% | ||
| Charles McCoy (L) | 2,012 | 4.54% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Maldonado won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 52nd District, defeating Bryan Daniel (R) and Lillian Simmons (L). Maldonado received 34,898 votes in the election while Daniel received 34,047 votes, and Simmons received 2,854 votes.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
| Texas House of Representatives, District 52 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Diana Maldonado (D)
|
34,898 | 48.60% | ||
| Bryan Daniel (R) | 34,047 | 47.41% | ||
| Lillian Simmons (L) | 2,854 | 3.97% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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External links
- Diana Maldonado's campaign website
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Diana Maldonado (dead link)
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Official Campaign Contributions
- Follow the Money, Campaign Contributions: 2010 2008
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 52 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Mexican American Legislative Caucus profile
- Diana Maldonado on Facebook
- Diana Maldonado on Twitter
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Texas House District 52 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Larry Gonzales (R) |
