Frank Corte, Jr.
Frank Corte, Jr. was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 122 from 1993 to 2013.
Corte graduated from the Army War College and earned his B.S. in Building Construction from Texas A&M University.
He has worked as a Policy Planner for the United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command Korea, and served as Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
Corte is a past Board Member/President of the Texas Conservative Coalition, Cubmaster for the Alamo Area Cub Scouts, and Deacon/Sunday School Teacher at the University Baptist Church.[1]
Committee assignments
Sponsored legislation
- HB 36 - Relating to informed consent to an abortion.
- HB 40 - Relating to regulations on certain complementary and alternative health care services.
- HB 41 - Relating to creation of a public education voucher pilot program for certain children.
- HB 44 - Relating to disclosing information to persons obtaining emergency contraception.[2]
Elections
2010
Corte did not run for re-election in District 122. Democrat Masarrat Ali and Republican Lyle Larson ran for this seat in the November 2 general election.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Corte won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 122nd District, receiving 68,371 votes ahead of Democrat Frances Carnot (30,953) and Libertarian Sally Baynton (4,212).[3] He raised $287,372 for his campaign; Carnot raised $28,111.[4]
Texas House of Representatives, District 122 | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
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68,371 | 66.03% | ||
Frances Carnot (D) | 30,953 | 29.89% | ||
Sally Baynton (L) | 4,212 | 4.06% |
Campaign finance summary
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External links
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Corte (dead link)
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 122 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
Footnotes
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Preceded by ' |
Texas House District 122 1993–present |
Succeeded by NA |