Mauricio Vazquez

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Mauricio Vazquez

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 1, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Texas Tech University, 2014

Law

University of Texas School of Law, 2017

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Mauricio Vazquez (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 in Texas. Vazquez lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.

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

Biography

Mauricio Vazquez earned a bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University in 2014 and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2017.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Incumbent Andrew Wright defeated Mike Monks in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Wright (D)	50.7	535,128
		Mike Monks (R)	49.3	520,584

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,055,712
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Incumbent Andrew Wright defeated Mauricio Vazquez in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Wright	58.5	82,660
		Mauricio Vazquez	41.5	58,655

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 141,315
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Mike Monks advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Monks	100.0	132,623

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 132,623
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Mauricio Vazquez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Vazquez'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.

I have been a Harris County resident for over 26 years. I have handled all types of cases from traffic tickets to capital murder death penalty appeals. I have worked in our legal system in criminal courts at every level. I am the only candidate in this race to have served our community as a prosecutor and public defender, and the only candidate with a balanced perspective. I am the candidate of the community, for the community with a history of service, humility, and justice for all.

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?

• My first priority if elected is to translate all frequently used court documents into the three most-spoken languages in Houston other than English (Spanish, Chinese, & Vietnamese). This change will ensure people can better understand and thus better abide by their bond conditions, keeping them in compliance with court orders and making the community safer.
• My second priority is to bring more accessibility and transparency to Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 by expanding access to the court via Zoom for everyone handling court-related business, and live-streaming court proceedings for the general public to allow the community to keep me accountable, both things that are currently limited by the current judge in the court.
• Treating people with dignity and with respect is not something that can be learned over years of practice. These are traits that are learned through one’s upbringing and life experiences. Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to practice before remarkable judges, and the common thread between all of them always was the way they treated people. Judges should be fair and impartial, and repect all parties in their court. My background and life experiences have taught me to be humble, and always be of service. If elected, I intend to restore decorum to the court a d treat everyone with dignity and respect.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about being a public servant to the community who helped raise me. If elected, my job as a judge is to follow the law, rather than legislating from the bench. No matter what the issue or who the parties are, judges should always lead by the power of our example, rather than by the example of our power. Judgea should lead with humility. It is my hope that I am electrd this March as well as in November in order to ensure we have that type of leader on the bench of Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7.

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