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Maclovio Perez Jr.

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Maclovio Perez Jr.
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Associate

Mississippi State University, 1999

Bachelor's

University of Texas at Austin, 1974

Graduate

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 2020

Personal
Birthplace
McAllen, Texas
Religion
Catholic
Profession
Broadcaster
Contact

Maclovio Perez Jr. (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 27th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Perez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Maclovio Perez Jr. was born in McAllen, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1974 and a master's degree in education from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2018. Perez's career experience includes working as a broadcast meteorologist with KRIS TV, a communications manager with the San Antonio Independent School District, and a public information officer with Edgewood Independent School District. He served as the president of the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists.[1][2]

Elections

2022

See also: Texas' 27th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated Maclovio Perez Jr. in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 27 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Cloud
Michael Cloud (R)
 
64.4
 
133,416
Image of Maclovio Perez Jr.
Maclovio Perez Jr. (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.6
 
73,611

Total votes: 207,027
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Maclovio Perez Jr. defeated Anthony Tristan and Victor Melgoza in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Maclovio Perez Jr.
Maclovio Perez Jr. Candidate Connection
 
59.1
 
13,044
Image of Anthony Tristan
Anthony Tristan Candidate Connection
 
26.0
 
5,733
Image of Victor Melgoza
Victor Melgoza
 
14.9
 
3,289

Total votes: 22,066
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27

Incumbent Michael Cloud defeated A.J. Louderback, Chris Mapp, Andrew Alvarez, and Eric Mireles in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 27 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Cloud
Michael Cloud
 
72.5
 
45,741
Image of A.J. Louderback
A.J. Louderback
 
12.2
 
7,704
Image of Chris Mapp
Chris Mapp
 
7.2
 
4,542
Image of Andrew Alvarez
Andrew Alvarez Candidate Connection
 
4.2
 
2,648
Image of Eric Mireles
Eric Mireles
 
3.9
 
2,478

Total votes: 63,113
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Maclovio Perez Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Perez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a native Texan. I spent most of my career in Broadcasting. The most recent 20 years as a Meteorologist. I have always been a student of politics but my Journalism ethics prevented me from commenting on political positions. I am running for US House Texas District 27. I have a degree in Journalism, a degree in Geoscience and as Master's in Education.
  • I am a reasonable person interested in providing the best government for the residents of my district. I tell the truth. I am fair. I am looking for good.
  • Democrats need to fight hard to defend our Democracy.
  • There is too much big money in politics. Congressmen should not be able to trade in stocks while voting on matters affecting that stock.
I am personally passionate about people, the environment and fair taxation.
I was the meteorologist in Los Angeles and lived through bad smog. I was part of communicating with the audience about smog reduction programs which have been very successful. LA air is better now that in 1980.

I believe that the value of every person. I will work to provide good education, job opportunities and safe environment for residents of my district.

I believe that salaried employee are taxed to the fullest extent of the Tax Code while business owners are able to shelter and hide revenues and then play accounting games in order not to pay any taxes.

I believe there should be an Alternative Minimum Corporate Tax. Everyone should be proud to pay taxes to operate our country.
I look up to Jesus Christ and all that he said in the New Testament.

I hold Robert Kennedy in very high regard for his uplifting messages
I am very proud of the work of President Barack Obama did for this country.
I was thrilled to meet Walter Cronkite during my college years. He was my idol.

Mr. Ed Gomez hired me for my first job in radio and saw in me that I had the potential.
Fascism by Madeline Albright

The Power of the Powerless by Vaclav Havel

The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine
Fairness, Concern for his fellow man, honor the constitution, stand on principles, shouldn't be there to make a fast buck.
A fair-minded person.

Creative in solving problems.
Gregarious in willingness to meet and work with others.

A true believer in the greatness of our country.
I believe it is important to spend as much time as possible in all areas of the district.
That I did a good job for my fellow man.
The first historical event I remember is when John Kennedy was shot in Dallas. I clearly remember walking home from school that sad day. I was in elementary school.
I few up working in my family's grocery store. I went from box boy to butcher to cashier.

My first job in broadcasting was in high school at radio station KQXX- FM in McAllen ,Texas.
I have worked in the following broadcast markets: Austin, San Antonio, Los Angeles and Corpus Christi.

I retired after 40 years in broadcasting.
"It was all a lie" by Stuart Stevens
Jose Antonio Navarro, hero of the Texas Revolution.
Honky Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones
There have been many struggles but none of that compares to the many blessing I have received.
I believe the U. S. House of Representatives is designed to truly represent a cross section of the country. However, that being said, we have seen too much gerrymandering and legislation attempting to favor one party.
I am not a fan of the Senate. I believe it is just a hold over from the House of Lords in England and it controls too much power.
I believe it's up to the individual. Previous experience is good in anything or it can be used to game the system.
Some individuals are natural born leaders and should be allowed to offer their talents.
The nation must come back together. I believe that right-wing media has served to polarized the county for profits sake.

We must mitigate the wealth disparity. The middle class has disappeared. The wealthy have become the robber barons of the 19th Century.

I believe we must stand up to Russia. If we don't stop them at the Ukraine border then the Western culture is in jeopardy. Other countries will begin to challenge sovereign lines.
I am most interested in serving in environmental, education or agricultural affairs.
No. I believe that is not enough time to file a bill and follow it through. One a representative is elected he or she needs to turn around and start the next campaign.
I used to believe that elections were the term limits that were prescribed in our constitution.

However, in recent years we have seen how our elections have been gamed. Some politicians have legislated positions that keep them in office for a lifetime.

I believe that nobody needs to serve in Congress for more that 16 years.
I believe Rep. Jaime Raskin has been amazing in his dedication to the constitution.
I believe Rep. Adam Schiff had done an amazing job.
An office mate of mine was an up and coming news field producer. She was assigned to cover Central America. While there she had relations with a videographer. When she returned to work she decided to terminate the pregnancy. Afterwards she confided that the abortion was the hardest thing she ever did and that she would always wonder about that child. An abortion is a very difficult thing for women.
Dracula is hungry but he can't find any victims. He sees another vampire with blooding dripping on his chest. Dracula goes over and says, "I see you have eaten, where did you get that blood?" The vampire says, " Do you see that post?" Dracula says, "Yes". The vampire says, "Well, I didn't see it"!
Compromise in governing is necessary and desirable.
However, our system provides from majority rules. Too often the minority will use their privileges' to obstruct.
The shape of your budget determines what you hold as value. Our budget for Defense is $750 Billion. There is plenty of money for that. However, recently the Congress has eliminated the Child Tax Credit. There doesn't seem to be enough money or that!

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Campaign website

Perez's campaign website stated the following:

MY PLATFORM

Jobs

The people of District 27 deserve higher paying jobs. For our economy to grow, we need to ensure that we are paying people a living wage so they can afford to spend money in our local stores. I believe we should raise the minimum wage and provide job training to older residents that are looking for a job in today’s economy.

Health Care

Health care is a basic human right, not a benefit that can be taken away. That is why I support a single payer system, so that your health care is not attached to your job. This will reduce the cost of health care, expand the number of people benefiting, and benefit our economy by helping more people get back to work faster.

Environment

Clean Air to breathe. Clean Water to drink. Healthy Soil to grow food. These are not radical beliefs. These are non-negotiable for not only the people in our district, but across the country. More needs to be done by us. As a meteorologist who studied the atmosphere for over 40 years, I know that climate change is real. It’s time to fully fund the Environmental Protection Agency and hold polluters responsible by imposing large enough fines that make them think twice about polluting again.

Immigration

Our economy and its future growth depend on having enough workers to grow with it. There are currently 14 million undocumented workers in the US. We need real immigration reform that would make undocumented workers LEGAL workers by providing a work visa and an EIN to collect federal taxes. In addition, we should pass the DREAM ACT, which will provide citizenship to the children brought by their parents.[3]

—Maclovio Perez Jr.'s campaign website (2022)[4]

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External links

Footnotes

  1. LinkedIn, "Maclovio Perez Jr.," accessed February 4, 2022
  2. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 8, 2022
  3. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. Maclovio for America, “Issues,” accessed January 19, 2022


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