Irene Armendariz-Jackson

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Irene Armendariz-Jackson

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Burges High School

Graduate

Regent University, 2019

Personal

Birthplace

El Paso, Texas

Profession

Realtor

Contact

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Irene Armendariz-Jackson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 16th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Irene Armendariz-Jackson was born and lives in El Paso, Texas. Armendariz-Jackson graduated from Burges High School. She earned an undergraduate degree in business management from Howard Payne University and a master's degree in government from Regent University in 2019. Armendariz-Jackson's career experience includes working as a realtor with Century 21.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 16

Incumbent Veronica Escobar defeated Irene Armendariz-Jackson and Deliris Montanez in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 16 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Escobar (D)	59.5	131,391
		Irene Armendariz-Jackson (R)	40.4	89,281
		Deliris Montanez (Independent) (Write-in)	0.1	156

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 220,828
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

Incumbent Veronica Escobar defeated Leeland White in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Escobar	86.3	28,129
	Submit photo	Leeland White	13.7	4,470

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,599
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

Irene Armendariz-Jackson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Irene Armendariz-Jackson	100.0	15,553

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,553
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Deliris Montanez (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jackson in this election.

Pledges

Jackson signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 16

Incumbent Veronica Escobar defeated Irene Armendariz-Jackson in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 16 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Escobar (D)	63.5	95,510
		Irene Armendariz-Jackson (R)	36.5	54,986

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 150,496
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Samuel Williams Jr. (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

Incumbent Veronica Escobar defeated Deliris Montanez in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Escobar	88.0	30,954
		Deliris Montanez	12.0	4,235

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,189
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

Irene Armendariz-Jackson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Irene Armendariz-Jackson	100.0	12,623

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,623
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Samuel Williams Jr. (R)

2020

See also: Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2020

Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

Texas' 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 16

Incumbent Veronica Escobar defeated Irene Armendariz-Jackson in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 16 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Escobar (D)	64.7	154,108
		Irene Armendariz-Jackson (R)	35.3	84,006

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 238,114
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ben Leder (L)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 16

Irene Armendariz-Jackson defeated Samuel Williams Jr. in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 16 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Irene Armendariz-Jackson	65.4	5,170
		Samuel Williams Jr.	34.6	2,731

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,901
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

Incumbent Veronica Escobar advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Veronica Escobar	100.0	54,910

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,910
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jorge Artalejo (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samuel Williams Jr.	31.3	5,097
✔		Irene Armendariz-Jackson	25.4	4,147
		Anthony Aguero	13.4	2,184
	Submit photo	Jaime Arriola Jr.	13.0	2,115
		Blanca Ortiz Trout	10.2	1,662
		Patrick Hernandez-Cigarruista	6.7	1,100

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,305
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 16

Ben Leder advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 16 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ben Leder (L)

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Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign website

Armendariz-Jackson’s campaign website stated the following:

“	MISSION & VISION It is time for our beautiful city, El Paso, Texas, full of culture and possibilities to thrive. The culture of death and immorality that exists in our society today is unacceptable. It is time for the voiceless to be heard. It is time for Truth and Justice to prevail. BORDER SECURITY Our national sovereignty depends on having clearly defined, secure borders. I will give agents on the frontlines the support, equipment, and training to do their job and fulfill their oath to protect and secure our borders. PRO LIFE I believe 100% life begins at Conception, NO EXCEPTION. I stand and support the laws that protect preborn children, the most vulnerable among us. ECONOMY, JOBS, AND OPPORTUNITY Every job is essential and every job feeds someone. Continue the fight to help restore manufacturing and local businesses in El Paso to open the door for opportunities for the largest bilingual, binational workforce in North America. TAX RELIEF El Pasoans are united against the unjust rising cost of property and taxes. I fight to ensure El Pasoans keep more hard earned money through tax cuts and end frivolous spending in Washington. VETERANS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT As the wife of a Navy veteran, I am concerned that we keep our promises to our veterans and restore honor and end vilification of innocent officers in law enforcement. I fully support high quality mental health care and benefits for veterans and their families, and funding law enforcement agencies/departments to have adequate resources and manpower. HEALTHCARE End the Monopoly. Health insurance should not be either mandatory or withheld from any person willing and able to purchase the plan of their choice. Ensure insurance companies compete for customers, lower costs, and provide higher quality service.	”
—Irene Armendariz-Jackson’s campaign website (2024)

2022

Irene Armendariz-Jackson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Armendariz-Jackson's campaign website stated the following:

“	IT IS TIME FOR THE VOICELESS TO BE HEARD PROLIFE I believe 100% life begins at Conception, NO EXCEPTION. I stand and support the laws that protect preborn children, the most vulnerable among us. Ending government funding of the multimillion-dollar abortion mill industry. Protecting society from euthanasia, cloning, population control, and human genetic engineering to protect our future from policies that endanger innocent human life. ECONOMY, JOBS, AND OPPORTUNITY Every job is essential and every job feeds someone. It is time to get El Paso to the front of the line for jobs with USMCA in effect. Continue the fight to help restore manufacturing in El Paso to open the door for opportunities for the largest bilingual, binational workforce in North America to help local businesses identify international trade opportunities and attract foreign investments. Promote partnerships and opportunities with local businesses BORDER SECURITY Our national sovereignty depends on having clearly defined, secure borders. I will give agents on the frontlines the support, equipment, and training to fulfill their oath to protect and secure our borders. PROTECTING OUR SECOND AMENDMENT My stand for the Second Amendment aligns with the Constitution. I strongly support the right for every citizen to bear arms in the lawful defense of himself or the state. Any infringement on our right to bear arms is unconstitutional. KEEPING OUR PROMISES TO OUR VETERANS As the wife of a Navy veteran, I am concerned that we keep our promises to our veterans. We owe them a debt of gratitude. I support high quality mental health care for veterans and their families. Ensure veterans have health care and benefits earned upon discharge. Identify problems within the VA and improve the quality of service care. LAW ENFORCEMENT Defend NOT defund. Our Founding Fathers created a unique form of government rooted in the rule of law. Law enforcement officers are the thin line between order and chaos. Restore honor and end the vilification of innocent officers in law enforcement. Fund law enforcement agencies/departments to have adequate resources and manpower to fulfill their constitutional responsibility to restrain evil, and protect and serve. TAX RELIEF El Pasoans are united against the unjust rising cost of property and taxes. I fight to ensure El Pasoans keep more hard earned money through tax cuts and transparency in spending. Work to end the raising of taxes to fund frivolous spending in Washington. HEALTHCARE End the Monopoly (No Single Payer). Health insurance should not be either mandatory or withheld from any person willing and able to purchase the plan of their choice. Ensure insurance companies compete for customers, lower costs, and provide higher quality service. Lower soaring deductibles and copays. Encourage a strong job market where health insurance is included.	”
—Irene Armendariz-Jackson's campaign website (2022)

2020

Irene Armendariz-Jackson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Irene Armendariz-Jackson campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Texas District 16	Lost general	$64,300	$65,048
2022	U.S. House Texas District 16	Lost general	$389,698	$397,535
2020	U.S. House Texas District 16	Lost general	$171,497	$156,171
Grand total			$625,495	$618,755
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

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Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

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Morgan Luttrell (R)

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Al Green (D)

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Michael McCaul (R)

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August Pfluger (R)

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Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

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District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

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Greg Casar (D)

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Brian Babin (R)

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Lloyd Doggett (D)

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Wesley Hunt (R)

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