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Richard Raymond
Democratic Party
Candidate, Texas House of Representatives District 42
Texas House of Representatives District 42
Tenure
2001 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
25
Prior offices:
Texas House of Representatives District 44
Years in office: 1993 - 1999
Compensation
Base salary
$7,200/year
Per diem
$221/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
March 3, 2026
Next election
November 3, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
University of Texas, Austin
Law
University of Texas, Austin
Personal
Profession
Businessman and consultant
Contact
Official website
Campaign website
Campaign Facebook
Personal Facebook
Personal LinkedIn

Richard Raymond (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 42. He assumed office on January 24, 2001. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Raymond (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 42. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.

Biography

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Raymond received both his J.D. and B.A. from the University of Texas, Austin. He works as a businessman and a consultant.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Raymond was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Raymond was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Raymond was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2017
• Human Services, Chair
• Ways & Means

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Raymond served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Raymond served on the following committees:

2011-2012

During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Raymond served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

2009-2010

During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Raymond served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

Issues

Texas open beaches

Raymond was a sponsor of the Texas Open Beaches Amendment (2009), which was on the November 2009 ballot in Texas. The amendment was approved by voters.[2]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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General election for Texas House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Richard Raymond (D) and Teresa Johnson-Hernandez (R) are running in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on November 3, 2026.

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Richard Raymond (D)
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Teresa Johnson-Hernandez (R)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Richard Raymond (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 3, 2026.

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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42

Teresa Johnson-Hernandez (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 3, 2026.

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Teresa Johnson-Hernandez

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2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Richard Raymond won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Richard Raymond
Richard Raymond (D)
 
100.0
 
38,584

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 38,584
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Richard Raymond advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Richard Raymond
Richard Raymond
 
100.0
 
12,768

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,768
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Richard Raymond defeated Joe Brennan in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Richard Raymond (D)
 
71.2
 
24,075
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Joe Brennan (R)
 
28.8
 
9,734

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,809
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Richard Raymond defeated Jorge Delgado in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Richard Raymond
Richard Raymond
 
62.7
 
8,611
Image of Jorge Delgado
Jorge Delgado
 
37.3
 
5,130

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,741
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42

Joe Brennan advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joe Brennan
 
100.0
 
1,897

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Total votes: 1,897
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Richard Raymond won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Richard Raymond
Richard Raymond (D)
 
100.0
 
35,709

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 35,709
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Richard Raymond advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Richard Raymond
 
100.0
 
16,683

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,683
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Campaign finance


2018

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Richard Raymond defeated Luis De La Garza in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Richard Raymond (D)
 
74.3
 
25,392
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Luis De La Garza (R)
 
25.7
 
8,778

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Total votes: 34,170
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Richard Raymond advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Richard Raymond
Richard Raymond
 
100.0
 
13,566

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,566
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42

Luis De La Garza advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 42 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Luis De La Garza
 
100.0
 
883

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 883
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2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 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.[3]

Incumbent Richard Raymond ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 42 general election.[4]

Texas House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Richard Raymond Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 35,124
Total Votes 35,124
Source: Texas Secretary of State


Incumbent Richard Raymond ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 42 Democratic Primary.[5][6]

Texas House of Representatives, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Richard Raymond Incumbent (unopposed)



2014

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 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 Richard Raymond was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Raymond defeated Nicolas Serna, III (Green) in the general election.[7][8][9][10][11]

Texas House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Raymond Incumbent 88.4% 16,103
     Green Nicolas Serna III 11.6% 2,104
Total Votes 18,207

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Raymond ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 42. Raymond ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election. He was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12]

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Raymond won re-election unopposed in District 42 in 2010. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[12]

Texas House of Representatives, District 42
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Richard Pena Raymond (D) 18,798 100

2008

On November 4, 2008, Raymond won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 42nd District. Raymond ran unopposed in the general election, and he received 31,129 votes.[12] Raymond raised $272,111 for his campaign.[13]

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Richard Raymond campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Texas House of Representatives District 42Won general$1,657,855 $936,623
2022Texas House of Representatives District 42Won general$887,582 $1,012,143
2020Texas House of Representatives District 42Won general$557,824 N/A**
2018Texas House of Representatives District 42Won general$834,855 N/A**
2014Texas House of Representatives, District 42Won $658,035 N/A**
2012Texas State House, District 42Won $605,880 N/A**
2010Texas State House, District 42Won $485,557 N/A**
2008Texas State House, District 42Won $272,111 N/A**
2006Texas State House, District 42Won $910,325 N/A**
2004Texas State House, District 42Won $140,212 N/A**
2002Texas State House, District 42Won $423,889 N/A**
1998Commissioner of Public LandsLost $660,622 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Noteworthy events

Alleged political favoritism at the University of Texas

See also: Wallace Hall impeachment trial and Political favoritism in admissions to the University of Texas

In May 2014, reporters at Watchdog.org released a report detailing alleged situations where admitted students with typically lower-than-acceptable credentials had connections to politicians or elected officials. Raymond was an elected official at the time he was admitted to the University.[14]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
    2. ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Constitutional right to hit beach? Voters will decide," May 29, 2009
    3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
    4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
    5. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
    6. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
    7. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
    8. ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
    9. ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
    10. ↑ Texas Civil Justice League, "Texas House Races 2014," accessed December 17, 2013
    11. ↑ Texas Tribune, "Election Brackets," accessed May 5, 2014
    12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named elections
    13. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
    14. ↑ Watchdog.org, "UT favoritism report produced by hard work, not leaks," May 14, 2014

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