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Leticia Van de Putte

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Leticia Van de Putte
Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
Texas State Senate District 26
Years in office: 1998 - 2015
Education
Bachelor's
University of Texas, Austin, 1979
Personal
Profession
Pharmacy

Leticia Van de Putte (b. December 6, 1954) was a 2015 candidate for Mayor of San Antonio, Texas. She is a former Democratic member of the Texas State Senate, representing District 26 from 1998 to February 24, 2015.[1]

Van de Putte served as State Senate President Pro Tempore from 2013 to 2015.[2]

In 2014, she ran for Lieutenant Governor of Texas.[3] She lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Shortly after State Representative Michael Villarreal announced that he would be resigning his seat in the Texas House of Representatives to run for Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Van de Putte confirmed that she was being considered as a candidate to run for Mayor of San Antonio, according to The Texas Tribune. In her statement on November 9, 2014, Van de Putte wrote, "Recently, many business and community leaders have asked me to play a new role in service to San Antonio, as Mayor. I am humbled by their confidence and support."[4] This was a reversal from a statement she made in July, 2014: “Under no circumstance will I be running for mayor of San Antonio. I will be in the Senate come January 2015.”[4][5] On November 11, 2014, State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer said that he would consider running for Van de Putte's State Senate seat, if she chose to run for Mayor.[4]

On November 19, 2014, Van de Putte announced her candidacy for Mayor of San Antonio, Texas. In an interview with KSAT-TV she explained, "I'm running for mayor. I'm coming home. My decision to run for mayor had to do with how I can serve the people the best." A special election was held on February 17, 2015, and Jose Menendez (D) won the seat.[6]

Biography

Van de Putte graduated with a B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1979 from the College of Pharmacy.

In addition to being a senator, Van de Putte was also the Advisory Member of Health Systems Research, Incorporated from 1993 to 1999 and also held the title of Pharmacy Advisory Panel, Eli Lilly and Company from 1989 to 1996.[7]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Van de Putte served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Van de Putte served on the following Texas Senate committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Van de Putte served on the following Texas Senate committees:

Elections

2015

See also: San Antonio, Texas municipal elections, 2015

The city of San Antonio, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. A runoff election took place on June 13, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. All 10 city council seats were up for election. In the mayoral race, incumbent Ivy R. Taylor faced Paul A. Martinez, Douglas S. Emmett, Michael Idrogo, Raymond Zavala, Mike Villarreal, Tommy Adkisson, Leticia Van de Putte, Rhett Rosenquest Smith, Julie Iris Oldham, Cynthia T. Cavazos, Pogo Mochello Reese and Cynthia Brehm. Because no candidate received a majority of the votes in the general election, the top-two candidates—Taylor and Van de Putte—advanced to a runoff election on June 13.[8][9][10] Taylor was the winner.[11]

Runoff election

Mayor of San Antonio Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngIvy R. Taylor Incumbent 51.7% 50,662
Leticia Van de Putte 48.3% 47,331
Total Votes 97,993
Source: Bexar County Elections, "Official runoff election results," accessed September 15, 2015


General election

Mayor of San Antonio General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLeticia Van de Putte 30.4% 25,986
Green check mark transparent.pngIvy R. Taylor Incumbent 28.4% 24,247
Mike Villarreal 26.1% 22,247
Tommy Adkisson 9.8% 8,344
Paul A. Martinez 2.2% 1,877
Cynthia Brehm 1.8% 1,498
Douglas S. Emmett 0.3% 221
Michael Idrogo 0.3% 221
Cynthia T. Cavazos 0.2% 201
Raymond Zavala 0.2% 196
Rhett Rosenquest Smith 0.1% 111
Julie Iris Oldham 0.1% 103
Gerard Ponce 0.1% 97
Pogo Mochello Reese 0% 29
Total Votes 82,701
Source: Bexar County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015

2014

See also: Texas Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

Van de Putte ran for election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Texas. She won the Democratic nomination in the unopposed primary on March 4, 2014.[3][12] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

General election
Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDan Patrick 58.1% 2,724,493
     Democrat Leticia Van de Putte 38.7% 1,813,974
     Libertarian Robert Butler 2.6% 119,833
     Green Chandrakantha Courtney 0.6% 27,719
Total Votes 4,686,019
Election results via Texas Secretary of State

Endorsements

Polls

General election
All candidates

Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Poll Dan Patrick (R) Leticia Van de Putte (D)Chandrakantha Courtney (G)Robert Butler (L)Margin of errorSample size
University of Texas/Texas Tribune
October 10-19, 2014		 52%35%4%9%+/-3.33866
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Major party candidates

Texas Lieutenant Governor - Patrick and Van de Putte
Poll Dan Patrick (R) Leticia Van de Putte (D)Not sureMargin of errorSample size
Public Policy Polling
April 10-13, 2014
 51%35%14%+/-4.1559
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Primary election
Republican primary

Lt. Governor of Texas - Republican Primary
Poll David Dewhurst Dan PatrickJerry PattersonTodd StaplesDon't KnowMargin of errorSample size
University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll
October 18-27, 2013
 26%13%10%5%46%+/-5.021,200
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Lt. Governor of Texas - Republican Primary
Poll David Dewhurst Dan PatrickJerry PattersonTodd StaplesMargin of errorSample size
University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll
February 7-17, 2014
 38%31%14%16%+/-5.37543
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Hypothetical match-ups

Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Poll David Dewhurst (R) Leticia Van de Putte (D)Don't Know/NAMargin of errorSample size
Public Policy Polling
April 10-13, 2014
 50%32%17%+/-4.1559
University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll
February 7-17, 2014
 44%32%24%+/-3.281,200
Public Policy Polling
November 1-4, 2013
 46%37%17%+/-4.4500
AVERAGES 46.67% 33.67% 19.33% +/-3.93 753
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2012

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012

Van de Putte won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate, District 26. Van de Putte ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[14]

Texas State Senate, District 26, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLeticia Van de Putte Incumbent 80.3% 141,040
     Libertarian N. Ruben Flores Perez 13.1% 22,989
     Green Chris Christal 6% 10,588
     Independent Deborah Parrish 0.6% 966
Total Votes 175,583

2008

On Nov. 4, 2008, Van de Putte won re-election to the 26th District Seat in the Texas State Senate, defeating opponent Steve Lopez.[14]

Van de Putte raised $602,179 for her campaign while Lopez raised $0.[15]

Texas State Senate, District 26 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Leticia Van de Putte (D) 136,913 81.44%
Steve Lopez (L) 31,194 18.55%

Campaign finance summary

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Leticia Van de Putte campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Texas Lieutenant GovernorLost $8,263,861 N/A**
2012Texas State Senate, District 26Won $1,275,568 N/A**
2008Texas State Senate, District 26Won $1,004,724 N/A**
2004Texas State Senate, District 26Won $486,305 N/A**
2002Texas State Senate, District 26Won $359,854 N/A**
2000Texas State Senate, District 26Won $491,050 N/A**
1998Texas State House, District 115Won $85,941 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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Van de Putte and her husband, Pete, have six children: Nichole, Vanessa, Henry, Gregory, Isabella and Paul.

Recent news

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Leticia Van de Putte - Google News

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Official website of Leticia Van de Putte
  2. ↑ Dallasnews.com, "Leticia Van de Putte, Texas Senate’s new president pro tem, urges compromise," accessed January 22, 2013
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Burnt Orange Report, "Sen. Leticia Van de Putte (D) Considering Run for Lieutenant Governor," September 10, 2013
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 John Reynolds The Texas Tribune, "Villarreal Resigning to Run for San Antonio Mayor," November 10, 2014
  5. ↑ Ross Ramsey The Texas Tribune, "Analysis: Timing of Speculation Not on Van de Putte's Side," August 8, 2014
  6. ↑ Alexa Ura, WFAA8, "Van de Putte: 'I'm running for mayor'," November 19, 2014
  7. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
  8. ↑ Bexar County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
  9. ↑ Harris County, "Important 2015 Election Dates," accessed January 12, 2015
  10. ↑ City of San Antonio, "2015 Candidate Listing," accessed March 18, 2015
  11. ↑ Bexar County Elections, "Official runoff election results," accessed September 15, 2015
  12. ↑ My San Antonio, "Van de Putte joins 2014 race for lieutenant governor," November 23, 2013
  13. ↑ Burnt Orange Report, "Breaking News: EMILY's List Endorses Sen. Leticia Van de Putte for Lieutenant Governor," December 6, 2013
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
  15. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
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