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Leo Pacheco
Leo Pacheco (Democratic Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 118. He assumed office on January 8, 2019. He left office on August 19, 2021.
Pacheco (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 118. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Pacheco resigned effective August 19, 2021, to teach public administration at San Antonio College.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Pacheco was assigned to the following committees:
- House Higher Education Committee, Vice chair
- General Investigating Committee
- Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee
2019-2020
Pacheco was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 118
Incumbent Leo Pacheco defeated Adam Salyer and Eric Velasquez in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 118 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Leo Pacheco (D) | 56.7 | 33,230 |
 | Adam Salyer (R)  | 39.9 | 23,376 | |
 | Eric Velasquez (L) | 3.3 | 1,952 | |
| Total votes: 58,558 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 118
Incumbent Leo Pacheco advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 118 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leo Pacheco | 100.0 | 10,964 |
| Total votes: 10,964 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 118
Adam Salyer advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 118 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Salyer | 100.0 | 5,229 |
| Total votes: 5,229 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 118
Eric Velasquez advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 118 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Velasquez (L) |
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 118
Leo Pacheco defeated John Lujan in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 118 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leo Pacheco (D) | 58.0 | 24,032 |
 | John Lujan (R) | 42.0 | 17,367 | |
| Total votes: 41,399 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 118
Leo Pacheco defeated incumbent Tomas Uresti in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 118 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leo Pacheco | 57.3 | 3,517 |
 | Tomas Uresti | 42.7 | 2,620 | |
| Total votes: 6,137 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 118
John Lujan advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 118 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Lujan | 100.0 | 3,525 |
| Total votes: 3,525 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Leo Pacheco did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Leo Pacheco participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on July 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Leo Pacheco's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Property Tax Reform Public School Education |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | With the rising cost of living (prescriptions, healthcare, food, utilities, home repairs, etc.) many of our seniors need our assistance, and we need to be there for them. Let's start by capping property taxes for homeowners over 65, and not just the tax rate. Let's cap the total they have to pay given escalating property tax values. This would ensure that our elders can enjoy the quality of life they've worked a lifetime to create. After all, they built this life for us.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Leo Pacheco answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | My parents who were hard working blue collar God fearing people who always paid their taxes and worked hard till the day they died.[5] | ” |
| “ | Woodrow Wilson's papers on public administration and public policy.[5] | ” |
| “ | Honesty and integrity.[5] | ” |
| “ | I'm and educator, a parent, grandparent, and honest taxpayer.[5] | ” |
| “ | To represent their constituents to the best of their ability.[5] | ” |
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2021
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Public Radio, "San Antonio Democrat Leo Pacheco Reportedly Plans To Resign From Texas House Before 2nd Term Ends," August 9, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Phone call with Clerk Robert Haney," August 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Leo Pacheco's responses," July 9, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Tomas Uresti (D) |
Texas House District 118 2019 - 2021 |
Succeeded by John Lujan (R) |
