Luis Parra

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Luis Parra

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 4, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Arizona, 1995

Law

Arizona State University, 1999

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1989 - 1992

Personal

Religion

Roman Catholic

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

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Luis Parra (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 2. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 4, 2020.

Parra completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Luis Parra earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona in 1995 and a J.D. from Arizona State University in 1999. Parra's professional experience includes working as an attorney at law. He served in the United States Army from 1989 to 1992. Parra has served as a member of the State Bar of Arizona, the United States Federal Bar, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Parra has also served as a board member emeritus of the Kino Border Initiative and as an advisory board member of the University of Arizona School of Social and Behavioral Science. He is also affiliated with Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 2066 in Nogales, Arizona, and the Nogales Noon Lions Club.

Elections

2020

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 (2 seats)

Incumbent Daniel Hernandez Jr. and Andrea Dalessandro defeated Deborah McEwen in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Hernandez Jr. (D)	37.3	46,467
✔		Andrea Dalessandro (D)	35.5	44,296
		Deborah McEwen (R)	27.2	33,956

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 124,719
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 (2 seats)

Incumbent Daniel Hernandez Jr. and Andrea Dalessandro defeated Luis Parra and Billy Peard in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Hernandez Jr.	33.2	13,670
✔		Andrea Dalessandro	29.4	12,116
		Luis Parra	19.8	8,172
		Billy Peard	17.5	7,224

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,182
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 (2 seats)

Deborah McEwen advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deborah McEwen	100.0	13,283

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,283
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Luis Parra completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Parra's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My experience in working as an attorney with the City of Nogales, City of Tucson, and Santa Cruz County along with my work on cross border socioeconomic issues for the past 20 years is unique among the candidates for AZLD2. Southern Arizona is rich with history and heritage and I am committed to maintaining the vitality and sustainability of our community and region.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I INTEND TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE INNOVATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION LEGISLATION FOR OUR DIVERSE SOUTHERN ARIZONA STUDENT BODY
• AS A LEGISLATOR FOR SOUTHERN ARIZONA I WILL BE A HANDS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVOCATE
• REGARDING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC: TOGETHER WE WILL PREVAIL; JUNTOS VAMOS A PREVALECER

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about helping Veterans who are transitioning to civilian life. I have been there and it is not an easy process. I am especially grateful to Veterans who are retiring from the military and are looking forward to starting a business by applying the unique skill set they learned throughout their time in service. I am also passionate about helping students with developmental disabilities some of whom could benefit from a mental health curriculum that is currently not available to them in our public education classrooms.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to Abraham Lincoln and enjoy reading about his modest upbringing. Honest Abe was a man who held on tight to his personal set of principles who was also a pragmatist. In his relatively short lifetime never lost sight of the forest for the trees and devoted his life to defending and ameliorating the plight of those that where at a disadvantage, whether it be a man or a country.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

LOYALTY AND COURAGE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT.

What legacy would you like to leave?

PUBLIC SERVANT

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979. I saw this play out out on the TV and did not understand where this was happening, but I did understand that it involved American Citizens in an Amerian Embassy. I was nine years old at the time.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My very first job was stacking books and mopping floors at the Nogales Public Library. I was fourteen years old and was employed for the three summer months prior to my freshman year of High School. I enjoyed my job so much that I was employed the following summer and was then allowed to read to elementary school children once a week.

What is your favorite book? Why?

A FAREWELL TO ARMS BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY

ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S DESCRIPTION OF LIVING THE MOMENT IS LIKE NONE OTHER.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

EL DORADO

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

I WON'T BACK DOWN BY TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

BALANCING WORK, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY.

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Footnotes

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Leadership

Speaker of the House:Steve Montenegro

Majority Leader:Michael Carbone

Minority Leader:Oscar De Los Santos

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