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Joe Farias

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Joe Farias
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Prior offices
Texas House of Representatives District 118

Education

Associate

Saint Philips Junior College

Joe Farias (b. March 13, 1946) is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 118 from 2006 to August 10, 2015. He resigned to spend more time with his family.[1]

Biography

Farias received his AA from Saint Philips Junior College. He has worked as a Supervisor of Technical Training for City Public Service from 1971-2003, and served in the United States Army from 1968-1971.

He is a member of the Saint Leo's Catholic School Board.[2]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Farias served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Farias served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Farias served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Farias served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

Issues

  • HB 1978 - Relating to the establishment of an evidence-based youth development competitive grant pilot program.
  • HB 2408 - Relating to the extension of consumer credit to certain members of the Texas National Guard and armed forces of the United States and their dependents; providing a penalty.
  • HB 3041 - Relating to a comprehensive schedule of public school reporting requirements.
  • HB 3042 - Relating to a study regarding changing the state minimum wage to the living wage.[3]

Elections

2014

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Joe Farias was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[4][5][6]

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Farias won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 118. Farias was unopposed in the May 29 primary and defeated Robert Casias (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7]

Texas House of Representatives, District 118, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Farias Incumbent 59.8% 23,992
     Republican Robert Casias 40.2% 16,095
Total Votes 40,087

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Farias won re-election in District 118. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[8]

Texas House of Representatives, District 118
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Joe Farias (D) 13,824 100%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Farias won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 118th District, receiving 24,169 votes ahead of Republican Don Green (14,747) and Libertarian James Thompson (1,414).[7] He raised $181,357 for his campaign.[9]

Texas House of Representatives, District 118
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Joe Farias (D) 24,169 59.92%
Don Green (R) 14,747 36.56%
James L. Thompson (L) 1,414 3.50%

Campaign themes

2014

Farias' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[10]

School Finance

  • Excerpt: "Representative Farias represents some of the poorest school districts in the state and will continue to work to ensure that these lower-wealth school districts, and all school districts across the state, are able to keep up with increased educational demands."

Payday Lending

  • Excerpt: "Representative Farias is committed to working with his fellow elected officials to develop and implement policies that will curb abusive short-term lending in Texas which is trapping more and more Texans in a destructive cycle of debt."

Veterans

  • Excerpt: "Representative Farias had the privilege to serve on the Defense and Military Affairs Committee during the 82nd Legislative session. He will continue to support issues that affect the everyday lives of veterans and their families."

Healthy Schools

  • Excerpt: "Representative Farias believes health education is integral to the primary mission of schools. It provides young people with the knowledge and skills they need to become healthy and productive adults"

Dropout Prevention

  • Excerpt: "Representative Farias is committed to increasing high school graduation rates through research and evidenced-based solutions."

Campaign finance summary


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Joe Farias campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Texas House of Representatives, District 118Won $76,350 N/A**
2012Texas State House, District 118Won $172,398 N/A**
2010Texas State House, District 118Won $103,750 N/A**
2008Texas State House, District 118Won $181,357 N/A**
2006Texas State House, District 118Won $358,811 N/A**
Grand total$892,666 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Texas

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2015

In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.

Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
Legislators are scored based on votes on bills relating to abortion, common core, and sex trafficking.
  • Conservative Roundtable: Senate and House - 2015 Conservative Solutions Scorecard
Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles.
Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
  • Equality Texas - Equality Texas rankings for the Texas House during the 84th legislative session
Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues.
Legislators are scored based on votes on social issues, economic issues, and other issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families.
Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
Mark P. Jones, chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University, biennially ranks state representatives based on how liberal and conservative they are according to legislative history.
Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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Farias and his wife, Angie, have four children.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

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Preceded by
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Texas House District 118
2007–August 10, 2015
Succeeded by
John Lujan (R)


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