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George Altgelt
George Altgelt was a member of the Laredo City Council in Texas, representing District 7. Altgelt assumed office in 2015. Altgelt left office on December 30, 2020.
Altgelt ran for re-election to the Laredo City Council to represent District 7 in Texas. Altgelt won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Altgelt ran for Place 9 of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2014. He won 9 percent of the vote in that race, placing third of three candidates competing for the seat.[1]
Although city council elections in Laredo are officially nonpartisan, Altgelt is known to be affiliated with the Green Party.[2]
Biography
Altgelt obtained a B.A. in political science from Texas A&M International University and a J.D. from St. Mary's University.[3]
As of his run for re-election in 2016, Altgelt was managing partner of his own law firm, Altgelt Law Office. His professional experience also includes work as managing partner of the law firm Altgelt, Cook, Loree, Hernandez & Lipscomb and a felony drug court prosecutor and environmental prosecutor for the Webb County Attorney and District Attorney.[4]
Altgelt has served as a board member for the conservation organization Big River Foundation and the cultural heritage group River Pierce Foundation. He and his wife, Rosa Elia Gonzalez de Altgelt, have two daughters, Emily and Joyce.[4][5]
Campaign themes
2016
Altgelt's 2016 campaign website listed the following goals:
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Elections
2016
The city of Laredo, Texas, held elections for city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was August 22, 2016. Four of the seven city council seats were up for election. The District 4 race advanced to a runoff election on December 17, 2016. Incumbent George Altgelt defeated Juan Chavez in the Laredo City Council District 7 general election.[8]
| Laredo City Council District 7, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 George Altgelt Incumbent |
59.02% | 3,645 |
| Juan Chavez | 40.98% | 2,531 |
| Total Votes | 6,176 | |
| Source: City of Laredo, "Final 2016 General Election results," accessed November 29, 2016 | ||
2015
- See also: Laredo, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Laredo, Texas, held a nonpartisan special election for city council on March 7, 2015. A runoff election took place on April 25, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 5, 2015. The city held the special election to fill the District 7 seat of former council member Jorge Vera, who was recalled from office on November 4, 2014, following his arrest for drug possession on August 1, 2014. In the general election, candidates included Juan Chavez, Hector Lee Patiño, Arturo Pantoja, Daniel "Danny" Reyes, Guillermo (Memo) Castro and George J. Altgelt. Because no candidate received a majority in the general election, the top two candidates - Patiño and Altgelt - faced each other in a runoff election on April 25, 2015. Altgelt defeated Patiño in the runoff.[9][10]
| Laredo City Council, District 7, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| George J. Altgelt |
58.3% | 935 | |
| Hector Lee Patiño | 41.7% | 669 | |
| Total Votes | 1,604 | ||
| Source: City of Laredo Elections, "2015 Official runoff election results," accessed May 29, 2015 | |||
| Laredo City Council, District 7, Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| George J. Altgelt |
29.8% | 292 | |
| Hector Lee Patiño |
19.8% | 194 | |
| Arturo Pantoja | 17.9% | 175 | |
| Guillermo (Memo) Castro | 11.4% | 112 | |
| Juan Chavez | 10.7% | 105 | |
| Daniel "Danny" Reyes | 10.4% | 102 | |
| Total Votes | 878 | ||
| Source: City of Laredo Elections, "2015 Official General Election Results," accessed May 29, 2015 | |||
2014
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Altgelt ran for election to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
General: He faced David Newell (Republican) and William Bryan Strange (Libertarian) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[11]
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See also
External links
- Campaign website
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Footnotes
- ↑ News Channel 10, "Texas - Election Results for November 4, 2014," December 9, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Election Wrap-Up 2014," November 6, 2014
- ↑ George J. Altgelt - Council Member - District VII, "Biography," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LinkedIn, "George Altgelt," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ George Altgelt, "Who Is George Altgelt?" accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ George Altgelt, "George's Goals for District 7," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Laredo, "2016 General Elections: District 7 Candidates," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ City of Laredo Elections, "2015 District 7 Election Results," accessed April 25, 2015
- ↑ City of Laredo, "2015 Special City Elections - District VII," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Candidates on Convention Ballot," accessed October 6, 2016
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