Rene Oliveira
Rene Oliveira (Democratic Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 37. Oliveira assumed office in 1991. Oliveira left office on January 8, 2019.
Oliveira (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 37. Oliveira lost in the Democratic primary runoff on May 22, 2018.
Biography
Oliveira received his both his J.D. and B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. When he served in the state House, Oliveira was also a partner of the Roerig, Oliveira and Fisher L.L.P. firm in Brownsville.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Business & Industry, Chair |
| • State Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Oliveira served on the following committees:
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| • Business & Industry, Chair |
| • Redistricting |
| • State Affairs |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Oliveira served on the following committees:
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| • Business & Industry, Chair |
| • Redistricting |
| • State Affairs |
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Oliveira served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
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| • Land & Resource Management, Chair |
| • State Affairs |
2009-2010
During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Oliveira served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
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| • State Affairs |
| • Ways & Means, Chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 37
Alex Dominguez won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 37 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Dominguez (D) | 100.0 | 20,314 | |
| Total votes: 20,314 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 37
Alex Dominguez defeated incumbent Rene Oliveira in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 37 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Dominguez | 56.7 | 3,287 | |
 | Rene Oliveira | 43.3 | 2,509 | |
| Total votes: 5,796 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 37
Incumbent Rene Oliveira and Alex Dominguez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Arturo Alonzo in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 37 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rene Oliveira | 48.4 | 3,096 |
| ✔ | Alex Dominguez | 36.4 | 2,329 | |
 | Arturo Alonzo | 15.1 | 966 | |
| Total votes: 6,391 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[2]
Incumbent Rene Oliveira ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 37 general election.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 37 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rene Oliveira Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 26,587 | |
| Total Votes | 26,587 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Rene Oliveira defeated Don De Leon in the Texas House of Representatives District 37 Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 37 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rene Oliveira Incumbent |
67.95% | 7,565 | |
| Democratic | Don De Leon | 32.05% | 3,568 | |
| Total Votes | 11,133 | |||
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Rene Oliveira was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
2012
Oliveira ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 37. Oliveira defeated Alex Dominguez in the May 29 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Rene Oliveira |
62.6% | 5,892 |
| Alex Dominguez | 37.4% | 3,517 |
| Total Votes | 9,409 | |
2010
Oliveira won re-election unopposed in District 37 in the November 2, 2010, general election.[9] He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary as well.
| Texas House of Representatives, District 37 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Rene O. Oliveira (D)
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9,640 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Oliveira won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 37th District. Oliveira ran unopposed in the general election, and he received 19,695 votes.[9] Oliveira raised $303,627 for his campaign.[10]
Campaign finance summary
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2018
In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[11] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[12]
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2012
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2011
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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[12]
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas House of Representatives Committees
- Texas Joint Committees
- Texas state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Texas Legislature website
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Rene Oliveira on Facebook
- Rene Oliveira on Twitter
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Freedom Speaks profile (Archive)
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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| Preceded by ' |
Texas House District 37 1991–2019 |
Succeeded by Alex Dominguez (D) |
| Preceded by ' |
Texas State House 1981–1987 |
Succeeded by ' |
